Donald Steel

Seaside links courses offer golfers unmatched challenges and enchanting scenery. And while they can be found in many parts of the world, the links of the British Isles are the most famous in their class. Donald Steel takes readers on a tour of seventy-five spectacular greens along windswept beaches and sheer cliffs of Britain and Ireland. These links prove true the old belief that courses are for expanding a player's abilities, rather than defining and confining them as in so many other sports. Steel offers up destinations like St. Andrews, Royal St. George's, and Formby, Ballybunion, and Muirfield among the seaside playing fields that have been the home to championship tournaments and amateur aspirations. With scorecards, maps, color photos, and helpful hints for most holes, this guide is an essential reference tool for the traveling golfer. It tells the history of the courses it covers and provides information on the designers who built them and the pros who have set their records. Brian Morgan's stunning photography handsomely captures the majestic layout of the courses. From the deceptive lengths to the treacherous traps, his visual log of the courses prepares golfers for the beauty and challenges that await them. His award-winning and world-renowned pictures have appeared in golf journals on both sides of the Atlantic and in several exhibitions.

Classic Golf Links of England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland

Herbert Warren Wind

Peter Ryde

Golf has become one of the best-known games in the world, capturing the interest of millions, providing excitement and challenge to both the weekend amateur and the top professional. This encyclopedia includes biographies of past golfers who made the game great; details of courses from throughout the world; and also articles on the rules, terms, playing techniques and the evolution of clubs and balls. The origin of golf in Scotland is fully discussed, as are histories of the game in every country where it is played. Among other entries are such varied topics as golf on television, the sand courses of the Middle East, and golf-course architecture. -- Publisher description.

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