Wide Open Fairways

Author : Bradley S. Klein
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781496209849

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Wide Open Fairways by Bradley S. Klein Pdf

In golf the playing field is also landscape, where nature and the shaping of it conspire to test athletic prowess. As golf courses move away from the "big business, pristine lawn" approach of recent times, Bradley S. Klein, a leading expert on golf course design and economics, finds much to contemplate, and much to report, in the way these wide-open spaces function as landscapes that inspire us, stimulate our senses, and reveal the special nature of particular places. A meditation on what makes golf courses compelling landscapes, this is also a personal memoir that follows Klein's own unique journey across the golfing terrain, from the Bronx and Long Island suburbia to the American prairie and the Pacific Northwest. Whether discussing Robert Moses and Donald Trump and the making of New York City, or the role of golf in the development of the atomic bomb, or the relevance of Willa Cather to how the game has taken hold in the Nebraska Sandhills, Klein is always looking for the freedom and the meaning of golf's wide-open spaces. And as he searches, he offers a deeply informed and absorbing view of golf courses as cultural markers, linking the game to larger issues of land use, ecology, design, and imagination. Purchase the audio edition.

Author : Justin Menickelli,Ryan Pickens
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781633194748

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Definitive Guide to Disc Golf by Justin Menickelli,Ryan Pickens Pdf

For people just starting to play, disc golf can become an exciting and addictive sport to play for a lifetime. Avid disc golfers often find playing a challenging test of both physical skill and mental determination. Disc golf is a "greener" sport than most, and has fewer barriers to entry than traditional golf and other recreational sports. It is also one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. The Definitive Guide to Disc Golf provides readers all the essential information they need to get started playing disc golf, but it is much more than just a basic "how to" manual – it is a thoughtful, fascinating, and thoroughly enjoyable exploration into the history, nature, science, and skills of disc golf. Featuring more than 80 instructional photos, this is a comprehensive book about disc golf that would be enjoyed by all players, from beginners to aspiring professionals.

Author : Jimmie James
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781668005972

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Playing from the Rough by Jimmie James Pdf

The story of one man’s quest to become the first person to play each of America’s 100 greatest golf courses in a single year, an odyssey that brings him face to face with the gulf between his impoverished childhood in the Jim Crow South and the successful executive he became. When he set out to play each of Golf Digest’s America’s 100 greatest golf courses in one year, Jimmie James knew he was attempting the impossible. But then again, he’d spent his entire life defying the odds. James was born invisible. His birth certificate, long since filed away in some clerk’s office in East Texas, recorded facts about him that were deemed most relevant in the late 1950s: “colored” and “illegitimate.” His great-great-grandmother was enslaved, and his early life was confined by the privation and segregation of the late Jim Crow-era South. Four decades later—having put himself through an HBCU and determinedly risen through the executive ranks at ExxonMobil—he embarked on his journey to play the 100 greatest golf courses in the United States. In a single year. From the first tee at Augusta National, the distance between the world he grew up in and the world of extreme privilege to which he’d now managed to gain access was impossible to ignore. Playing from the Rough is a remarkable memoir of race, class, family, and the power of perseverance, as James braids his love of golf with reflections on the path that took him from childhood poverty to the most exclusive and opulent golf courses in America.

Author : Wisconsin. Bureau of Recreation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : City planning
ISBN : MINN:319510001484381

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Recreation Land Development by Wisconsin. Bureau of Recreation Pdf

Author : Jeanne Walpole
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781461746898

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Insiders' Guide® to Reno and Lake Tahoe by Jeanne Walpole Pdf

This authoritative guide will show you how to navigate the crystal-clear waters of Lake Tahoe and the exciting nightlife of “The Biggest Little City in the World.”

Author : Hunter Publishing, Incorporated,Hunter
Publisher : Hunter Publishing, Inc
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1588433641

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The Golf Guide 2004 Where to Play & Where to Stay in Britain & Ireland by Hunter Publishing, Incorporated,Hunter Pdf

Over 2,500 courses covered in detail. Hotels recommended by golfers, for golfers.

Author : Bob Sehlinger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780470583258

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The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2010 by Bob Sehlinger Pdf

In 2008, Las Vegas hosted 37.5 million visitors according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Global Travel Industry News and Forbes Traveler rank Las Vegas as the #2 most popular U.S. destination to visit calling it "America's favorite playground". The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas ranks over 100 hotels and casinos- the most offered by any other guidebook for the destination, providing complete detailed descriptions of each casino hotel.

Author : Janice McDonald
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-22
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762761845

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Insiders' Guide® to Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand by Janice McDonald Pdf

is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this popular South Carolina vacation destination. Written by a local (and true insider), it offers a personal and practical perspective of Myrtle Beach and environs. Fully revised and updated, the 10th edition also features a new interior layout and a new cover treatment.

Author : Peter McPhie
Publisher : Peter McPhie
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780995287754

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The Father's Son by Peter McPhie Pdf

Andrew Locke was only seven when he saw his father taken from home by gunmen, never to be seen again. There were no answers as to why it happened. Twenty years later Andrew has a happier life, a wife and son. The terrible past has lost its grip. Until one day it comes back. Clues from a surprising source offer an explanation. Determined, Andrew undertakes a deadly hunt against an unknown powerful enemy. And everything's at stake. More than he knows.

Author : Tina L. Quick,Jonathan D. Quick
Publisher : East African Publishers
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Golf
ISBN : 9966464662

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Rhinos in the Rough by Tina L. Quick,Jonathan D. Quick Pdf

It has been many years since the last book on golfing in Kenya was written. Comprehensive in its coverage, this guide covers all aspects of golfing in Kenya. It has been written with the visiting golfer in mind, but is nonetheless candid and includes much local humour and club lore. Cartoons, area and course maps and photographs in full colour, and descriptions of area side-trips and diversions are also included. Background information on the history of the sport, and planning a golfing safari are given. Five chapters cover the five sections of the country into which the golf courses have been grouped, each section giving an area map and club fact files, and an overview of play for the course. The final part of the book gives information about getting about, accommodation, and other useful travel information.

Author : Alex Narey
Publisher : Welbeck
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-23
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781802795677

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The World's Greatest Golf Courses From Above by Alex Narey Pdf

Golfers forever dream about playing in the most iconic locations, such as the beautiful Augusta National, the testing Valderrama or the legendary St Andrews, and The World's Greatest Golf Courses from Above provides them with a unique perspective of these great golf challenges. Each of the world's most celebrated courses is illustrated using Google Earth's incredible satellite imagery and then described in expert detail alongside the course history and design, the signature holes and the tactics for playing them. In this brand new, updated and expanded edition, The World's Greatest Golf Courses from Above brings these awe-inspiring courses vividly to life and it is the next best thing to actually playing them.

Author : Fahmida Y. Rashid
Publisher : Channel Lake, Inc.
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-23
Category : Myrtle Beach (S.C.)
ISBN : 9780979204364

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Myrtle Beach by Fahmida Y. Rashid Pdf

Explore Myrtle Beach the way only a local can show you. This all-new independent guide provides comprehensive information for new or returning visitors. Learn about the Grand Strand which includes the entire Myrtle Beach area. Find suggestions for families, golfers and anglers. Get seasonal event information and recommendations of restaurant specialties, plus helpful tips for planning before and during the trip. Plan your next trip to Myrtle Beach with Tourist Town Guides.

Author : Bob Sehlinger,Seth Kubersky
Publisher : The Unofficial Guides
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781628091038

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The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2020 by Bob Sehlinger,Seth Kubersky Pdf

How to have fun and understand the crazy environment of a Vegas vacation The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2020 emphasizes how to have fun and understand the crazy environment that is today’s Vegas. With insightful writing, up-to-date reviews of major attractions, and a lot of local knowledge, The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas has it all. It is the only guide that explains how Las Vegas works and how to make every minute and every dollar of your time there count. Eclipsing the usual list of choices, the guide unambiguously rates and ranks everything from hotels, restaurants, and attractions to rental car companies. The book contains sections about the history of the town, and the chapters on gambling are fascinating.

Author : Cornish, Geoffrey S.
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1455605050

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Golf Architecture, Vol I by Cornish, Geoffrey S. Pdf

Leading golf architects from 15 countries present their ideas, providing a much-needed international assessment of the principles and practices of golf architecture.

Author : George B. Kirsch
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780252032929

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Golf in America by George B. Kirsch Pdf

An inclusive narrative of golf's history and popularity in the United States