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Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations
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Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations Features
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Coffee Table Books
Hard Cover
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Additional Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations Information
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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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What Customers Say About Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations:
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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. Part coffee table book, part guidebook, this well-produced volume features fifty recommendations of some of the greatest courses in the world. A very-nice book.-Bryan Fryklund, author of The Golf Fanatic's Guide to Hawaii 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. 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.
I thought it was rather small - but, it was a good gift. Gave this as a Christmas gift to a real golf lover. He seem to like it.
Though he has already played several of the courses he was very excited about the list and he said that the pictures and overall quality of the book were excellent. I gave this as a gift to a well heeled friend who lives out of state.
Many of these courses you have no prayer of ever playing on so it's more of an interesting book than a bucket list.
He told me it arrived promptly, so I'm satisfied with the service that was provided. I ordered the book as a gift for my brother.
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