Pete Dye Golf Courses: Fifty Years of Visionary Design

Brand: Harry N. Abrams

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UPC:
9780810972896
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
2008-11-01
Author:
Joel Zuckerman
Language:
english
Edition:
First edition.
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Fiendishly difficult and spectacularly beautiful, Pete Dyes golf courses are among the most exciting in the world. In this volume, 130 were selected to honor his 85th birthdayamong them such famous marvels as Teeth of the Dog, PGA West, TPC Sawgrass, and Black Wolf Run, but also less well-known courses that will come as a revelation to golfers everywhere.

Magnificent course photographs, many made especially for this volume by Ken E. May, Dyes photographer of choice, enhance a witty and irreverent text by golf writer Joel Zuckerman. Tributes by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Greg Norman introduce Dyes work and highlight his achievements and his place in the pantheon of great golf course architects. Anecdotes by golf pros, clients, and associatesoften hilarioushelp make this a must-read book about one of the most colorful characters in the history of the game.