Great Golf Courses of America

by John Gordon

Book Overview

From the INTRODUCTION to Great Golf Courses of America This may be a futile gesture, but I'll make it anyhow, just for the record. Read the next sentence very carefully; maybe read it twice: This book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155209149X
• ISBN13: 9781552091494
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.2" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Good review of numerous courses

The descriptions of courses and the famous events held there are brief, which may be a relief to many just looking to learn a little about the great golfing grounds of the US. The photography, though, makes up for it. The perspectives offered give a clear visual as to how the hole would look if you were standing on it, something not seen in general guides like this. The routing diagrams are also approximately to scale, which is a bonus. Most of the time they are way out of scale, leaving one to guess how the holes really relate to one another. Unfortunately, there are no indications of hieght changes, so courses like Olympic Club's Lake course are not shown to be as challenging as they really are (there is only one fairway bunker on the course due to the severe changes in altitude throughout). For a basic guide, it is really hard to do better than this. Hopefully, if another edition is made, it will include more of the great public courses around, rather than mostly just private clubs.

When does volume 2 come out!

This is one of the quintessential golf atlases. Following on the heels of the wildly successful and equally exquisite "Great golf courses of Canada," the authors have identified and honored many of the most hallowed grounds in America. Breathtaking photography is coupled with historical accounts and hole-by-hole analyses of close to 40 of the most famous and beautiful golf courses. Major championship venues such as Augusta, Balturol, Merion and Oakmont are represented as well as some of the great resort courses and lesser known private gems such as Prarie Dunes, Seminole, The Honors and Kapalua.There are a few glitches. For example, Ventana Canyon's chapter features a hole by hole account of the "Mountain Course", but a map of the "Canyon Course." Also, the author need not have restricted himself to a rigid 6-page formula.Everyone of course will also argue that many greats were left out; perhaps Coeur D'Alene, Sawgrass and Bethpage Black. Nevertheless Volume 2 is hopefully in the works. Maybe the authors might wish also to try "Great golf Courses of Great Britain and Ireland.

A fantastic compilation of the best golf courses in America.

This book is filled with wonderful photography and interesting information on most of the great golf courses that the United States has to offer. If you are looking to find some information or take a look at a fabulous public or private golf course that you are not too familiar with, this is the book for you.