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Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.: Turner Publishing, Incorporated, 1996. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Foreword by Curtis Strange. Your Key to award-winning golf courses open to the public. The most complete guide of its kind ever assembled, THE AMERICAN GOLFER'S GUIDE offers 304 pages of carefully researched information on more than 500 of the best public-access, resort, and semi-private courses in the US, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. Here is a practical handbook to the top 500 American courses open to the public. Organized around 10 major regions and covering the whole United States, Canada and the Caribbean, The Golfer's Guide provides a myriad of information, including course maps, addresses and telephone numbers, a description of each course, yardage, par, green fees and much more. 100 full-color photographs..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 1994. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Peter Jacobsen details the pranks he played as a 17-year golf pro, with such figures as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, and Tom Watson. From one of golf's funniest, most popular players, here is a hilarious look inside the pro sport and at the people who play it. B&W Photographs. 223 pages. Some light rubbing on top & bottom and edges of spine, 4 outside corner tips and top edge of front cover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 2001. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Why does America love golf? Is it the beautiful scenery? The languid pace? The stylish slacks? Puzzled by these pressing questions, Bill Geist, who had never picked up a club before, sets off determined to learn the game and to uncover what accounts for America's overwhelming infatuation with this "royal and ancient" sport. Geist goes through the embarrassing rites of passage--buying clubs, joining a country club, purchasing a wardrobe, and of course, taking lessons-all observed with the same offbeat humor that made Little League Confidential a national bestseller. Geist's unique approach provides uproarious insight into the nuances of the game that will ring true for any golf lover. Makes a great gift for any golfer. 230 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Harry N. Abrams Incorporated, 1988. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 304 pages. As lavish as the layouts it celebrates, Golf Courses of the PGA Tour offers a comprehensive tour of each of the permanent PGA stops. Profusely illustrated with lush photography and painted routing plans for each 18, it's a veritable feast to look at, and a fascinating read, as well. Teed up to match the week-in, week- out schedule of the competitive season, the book begins in California with the Mercedes Championship at La Costa and ends with the Tour Championship (which rotates courses) and the unofficial events, including the Skins Game and the Plantation Course of the Kapalua International. For each venue, it presents concise tournament and course histories, hole-by-hole scorecards, a quick playing tip from a winner at each venue (Phil Mickelson on playing low shots at Torrey Pines, Raymond Floyd on hitting a draw at Doral, Arnold Palmer on whacking long irons at… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Signet, 1979. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. For the Amateur and the Weekend Golfer - How to hit the best possible shot in any kind of situation plus vital tips for all the strokes with clear and simple illustrations. Specific advice on how to handle literally hundreds of challenging situations that can face you in the course of 18 holes; Why such techniques as deliberate slices and hooks are not for the pros only; The amazing simple areas on which to focus your attention to improve your different strokes and to identify trouble spots when strokes go "off." 263 pages. Some light rubbing on bottom & of spine and some places on outside edges. Lamination is rubbed off on the front half of the top 1/8" of spine. 1" crease on rear cover across the bottom left corner..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1996. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In the highly acclaimed bestseller A Good Walk Spoiled, John Feinstein captures the world of professional golf as it has never been captured before. Traveling with the golfers on the PGA Tour, Feinstein gets inside the heads of the game's greatest players as well as its struggling wannabes. Meet superstars like Nick Price, who nailed a fifty-foot putt at the seventeenth to win the British Open, and Paul Azinger, who marked his return from a bout with cancer with an emotional appearance at the Buick Open. Go behind the scenes for Davis Love III's unforgettable come-from-behind victory in the Ryder Cup. In golf, Feinstein eloquently relates, the line that separates triumph from disappointment is incredibly fine. "One week you've discovered the secret to the game; the next week you never want to play it again." 498 pages. Front cover bottom edge is bumped along… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1996. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In the highly acclaimed bestseller A Good Walk Spoiled, John Feinstein captures the world of professional golf as it has never been captured before. Traveling with the golfers on the PGA Tour, Feinstein gets inside the heads of the game's greatest players as well as its struggling wannabes. Meet superstars like Nick Price, who nailed a fifty-foot putt at the seventeenth to win the British Open, and Paul Azinger, who marked his return from a bout with cancer with an emotional appearance at the Buick Open. Go behind the scenes for Davis Love III's unforgettable come-from-behind victory in the Ryder Cup. In golf, Feinstein eloquently relates, the line that separates triumph from disappointment is incredibly fine. "One week you've discovered the secret to the game; the next week you never want to play it again." 498 pages. Front corner of top &… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Collier Books, 1991. Soft Cover. Very Good. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The game from A to Z by the greatest ever self-taught champion. 219 pages with many b/w drawings, color photographs and green color in some of the drawings to designate swing strokes, direction, etc. Seve Ballesteros is considered one of the greatest international golf winners of our time, having captured the British Open 3 times and the Masters twice over an 11 year period. Natural Golf is Seve's first purely instructional book, and he shares many of the secrets and techniques that have enabled him to make those incredible shots. Natural Golf contains a special color section on Seve's patented long and short swings, and there are detailed illustrations throughout to help beginners learn the key aspects of the game and to allow experienced golfers to hone their skills. Seve also details his golf "philosophy" in a section called "Beyond Mechanics," in which he… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 1996. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ISBN:0684842262. 1st printing. The Sports Illustrated Writers Staff trace Tiger's incredible rise to the top of the golfing world form his early days on the links to the most impressive professional debut in golf since Jack Nicklaus's. Complete with stunning photographs and Sports Illustrated's unmatched commentary. This is a gr eat book suitable for gift giving or a collectors piece..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Gallery Books, 1986. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 280 pages. Green cloth with gold lettering. Green pictorial dust jacket is bright with 4 edge tears on front cover from 1" to 1/4". Some light rubbing on top & bottom of spine and some places on outside edges of jacket. Foreword by Alistair Cooke. 170 of the finest, most historic golf courses in 43 countries are mapped, illustrated and analyzed in detail and the ways in which they have been mastered by the game's greatests exponents. North American Courses include: Augusta, Cypress Point, Oakmont, Baltusrol, The Country Club, The National, Olympic, Harbour Town, Winged Foot, Pinehurst, Merion, Seminole, Pine Valley, Firestone, Southern Hills, Medinah, Oakland Hills, Champions, Pebble Beach, Dorado Beach, Cajuiles, Banff, Capilano, Royal Montreal, Mid Ocean, and Club de Golf Mexico..