The World Atlas of Golf

The World Atlas of Golf published by Gallery Books, New York, NY, 1985. Reprint. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in DJ. Gift dedication in ink inside front cover. 280 Pgs. ISBN 0831795018. The great courses and how they are played. By Pat Ward-Thomas, Herbert Warren Wind, Charles Price and Peter Thomson. Foreword by Alistair Cooke. A look at golf through those courses that have shaped its history, molded its character and, indeed, created its very nature. Here are the world's greatest courses - mapped, illustrated and described with a wholly new precision and dimension. This book scan 170 of the best and most famous courses in 43 countries throughout the world - their history, their design, their toughest and most interesting features, and the ways in which they have been mastered by the game's greatest exponents. Description text copyright 2002 BooksForComfort. Item ID 6050.