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Book SynopsisIn golf the playing field is also landscape, where nature and the shaping of it conspire to test athletic prowess. 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.
Trade Review“Bradley Klein takes us on a voyage across North America with his educative eye . . . descriptively and movingly. Of course I enjoy his words about the many golf courses, but this book also says much about the land that our country was blessed with—and how it was treated.”—Ben Crenshaw, professional golfer, member of World Golf Hall of Fame, golf course architect
“Bradley Klein’s book is a magical combination of memoir, history, science (natural and social), and, of course, golf. It’s illuminating both for golfers and for anyone who cares about the planet where it’s played.”—Jeffrey Toobin, author of The Nine and The Oath
"A must read for anyone interested in American golf course architecture and golf courses."—
Extra GolfTable of ContentsPreface
Introduction: Getting Started
1. A Sense of Place: Knowing Where You Are
2. Nebraska: Golf in Willa Cather Country
3. New Mexico: The Road to Los Alamos
4. North Dakota: Why Not Minot?
5. Oregon: Bandon Charette
6. The Bronx: Two Master Builders
7. Connecticut: Home at Last
Postscript: A Restorationist Manifesto
Acknowledgments
For Further Reading
