Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations Review
Part coffee table book, part guidebook, this well-produced volume features fifty recommendations of some of the greatest courses in the world. Author Chris Santella asked esteemed golf industry professionals around the world to recommend their favorite course. Those interviewed by the author include such golf luminaries as Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Pete Dye, Peter Jacobsen, Nick Faldo, and Dave Pelz. The content of each course description is approached like a magazine article, with quotes from each interview interwoven with well-written descriptions of the course and a few special holes. The accompanying photos are excellent, and the "If You Go" section at the end of each course provide some basic directions on how to get to the course, where to stay, and how to book your round. A very-nice book.
-Bryan Fryklund, author of The Golf Fanatic's Guide to Hawaii
Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations Feature
- ISBN13: 9781584794745
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations Overview
There's an incredible similarity between the mechanics of a fly cast and the swing of a golf club. Perhaps that's why Chris Santella, author of
Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, can be found on the links when he's not on the stream. With
Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die, Santella gives voice to his other sporting passion, interviewing 50 people intimately connected to the sport about some of their favorite courses around the world.
For both passionate golfers and armchair travelers, this gorgeous full-color book presents the world's greatest golf venues, the personal favorites of renowned players, course architects, and other experts in the sport. From Ballyliffin, Ireland's northernmost course, whose rumpled fairways wander along the North Sea in the shadows of Glashedy Rock, to New Zealand's Cape Kidnappers, perched atop dramatic cliffs some 500 feet above the ocean, the book's beautiful photographs capture the architecture, noteworthy holes, location, and ambiance that make these courses standouts for ardent golfers. A brief history of each course, an experiential account-filled with local color-from the person recommending the venue, and trip-planning advice provide adventurous readers with all the information they need to chip and putt their way around the globe.
A close-up look at golf's top courses around the world, recommended by such experts as Nick Faldo and Christie Kerr (pro golfers), Pete Dye and Tom Doak (course architects), Brian McCallen (editor and author), and Donald Trump
With breathtaking color photographs of each site, this is a great gift for avid golfers and armchair travelers alike
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Customer Reviews
Not Display or Coffee Table Worthy - C. Acuff - Metairie, Louisiana
I bought this as a gift, and am very disappointed in how small it is. Yes, I could have -- and now realize I should have -- checked the dimensions, but I didn't.
The photos are nice, but like others have said, there are not enough of them and the bottom line is that it is just not display or coffee table worthy.
Great - Donna L. Price - The Woodlands, TX
Very fast shipping which I really appreciate. Book in great condition and wonderful price. Thanks!
Pacific Grove sold me this book! - Bob in California - San Jose, California USA
I live on the Pacific Grove Golf Course. It is listed as one of the 50 places to play. That sold the book for me. It sits on my coffee table.
Enticemennt - lv2boutside - California
I liked this book because it has great pictures and it includes information such as green fees, but I felt a few of the choices weren't so good. But it is great for short reads to inspire one to golf more and to dream of better lies.
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