The New Encyclopedia of Golf

by Lucas, Sharon; Campbell, Malcolm

• ISBN13: 9780789480361
• ISBN10: 0789480360
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-12
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

This popular reference book has been fully updated and expanded to include the latest international tournaments and celebrated names as well as new championship courses. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of spectacular full-color photographs and with a new introduction focusing on the modern game and its players, this is the perfect companion for anyone with a passion for golf. Walk the Greatest Championship Courses: Spectacular photography and specially commissioned maps transport you to the most challenging and beautiful courses in the world. Walk-the-course commentaries highlight the significant features of each course so that you feel you are actually standing on the fairway yourself. Meet the World's Most Talented Players: Leading golf journalist Malcolm Campbell has interviewed many of the legendary names in golf, as well as today's greatest players. Featuring 100 golfing champions, the updated Hall of Fame profiles acknowledged masters such as Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, and Jack Nicklaus as well as the modern superstars--Tiger Woods, David Duval, Lee Westwood, and Sergio Garcia. A Unique Visual History: A comprehensive, richly illustrated section brings golfing traditions vividly to life. Embodying the spirit of the game over the centuries, The New Encyclopedia of Golf will have long-lasting historical values as well as being an irresistible read for all lovers of golf today.

Author Biography

Malcolm Campbell has lived in Scotland-the birthplace of the game-all his life. He has been a sports editor, category-one golfer and golf club administrator. In 1981 Campbell joined Golf Monthly and turned it into Europe's most widely read golf publication. For ten years he covered all the major golf championships, interviewing the leading golfers and playing the world's top championship courses. In 1990 he decided to pursue a wider career in golf journalism and golf consultancy. Foreword by George Bush, the 41st President of the United States of America. Alick A. Watt, a former professional and one of the world's foremost authorities on early golfing equipment, has one of the finest collections of golfing memorabilia in the world today. Bobby Burnet is the former Historian to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and an internationally respected authority on the history of golf. Brian D. Morgan is indisputably the world's leading photographer of golf courses. His work has been published in numerous magazines and at countless exhibitions, including the Nikon Gallery in New York's Rockefeller Center.

Table of Contents

Foreword / Introduction	6	(12)
The Early Game	12	(1)
Misty Origins	10	(14)
The Playclub Era	24	(3)
The Clubmaker Professional	27	(1)
The Golf Revolution	28	(2)
Featheries and Gutties	30	(2)
Bulgers, Brassies, and Baffies	32	(2)
Tees / Carrying the Clubs	34	(2)
Taking Golf to the World	36
The Modern Game	12	(54)
Competing for Glory	44	(6)
Teaching the Game	50	(4)
Women in Golf	54	(2)
The Rise of the Rubber-core Ball	56	(2)
Modem Club Design	58	(2)
The Full Set of Clubs	60
Course Architects	56	(6)
Architects and Designers	62	(4)
Championship Courses of the World	66	(164)
Augusta National	68	(4)
Ballybunion	72	(2)
Baltusrol	74	(2)
Blue Canyon	76	(2)
Carnoustie	78	(4)
Chantilly	82	(2)
Club zur Vahr	84	(2)
Colonial	86	(2)
The Country Club	88	(4)
Cypress Point	92	(2)
Desert Highlands	94	(2)
Falsterbo	96	(2)
Ganton	98	(2)
Glen Abbey	100	(2)
Harbour Town	102	(2)
Kingsbarns Links	104	(2)
Lindrick	106	(2)
Medinah	108	(2)
Merion	110	(4)
Muirfield	114	(4)
Muirfield Village	118	(4)
The National	122
Oakland Hills	116	(12)
Oakmont	128	(2)
Oarai	130	(2)
Pebble Beach	132	(2)
Pevero	134	(2)
Pine Valley	136	(2)
Pinehurst	138	(4)
Portmarnock	142	(4)
Riviera	146	(2)
Royal Birkdale	148	(2)
Royal Cape	150	(2)
Royal County Down	152	(2)
Royal Dornoch	154	(4)
Royal Liverpool	158	(4)
Royal Lytham and St. Annes	162	(2)
Royal Melbourne	164	(2)
Royal North Devon	166	(4)
Royal Portrush	170
Royal St. George's	72	(102)
Royal Sydney	174	(2)
Royal Troon	176	(4)
Rye	180	(2)
St. Andrews	182	(6)
El Saler	188	(2)
Shinnecock Hills	190	(4)
Sunningdale	194	(4)
Tryall	198	(2)
Turnberry	200	(4)
Valderrama	204	(2)
Wentworth	206	(2)
Winged Foot	208	(2)
The World of Golf	210	(2)
World Directory of Courses	212	(18)
The Hall of Fame	230	(130)
Peter Alliss, Isao Aoki, Paul Azinger	232	(2)
Seve Ballesteros	234	(2)
John Ball, Miller Barber	236	(2)
Patty Berg, Tommy Bolt, Sir Michael Bonallack	238	(2)
James Braid	240	(2)
Jack Burke, Sir Guy Campbell, JoAnne Carner	242	(2)
Joe Carr, Billy Casper, Bob Charles	244	(2)
Sir Henry Cotton	246	(3)
Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw	249	(1)
Laura Davies, John Daly, Jimmy Demaret	250	(2)
George Duncan, Willie Dunn Jr.	252	(2)
David Duval	254	(2)
Ernie Els	256	(2)
Nick Faldo	258	(2)
Max Faulkner, Ray Floyd, Ed Furgol	260	(2)
Sergio Garcia	262	(3)
David Graham, Hubert Green, Ralph Guldahl, Sandy Herd	265	(1)
Walter Hagen	266	(2)
Ben Hogan	268	(2)
Harold Hilton, Horace Hutchinson, Hale Irwin	270	(2)
Tony Jacklin, Lee Janzen	272	(2)
Bobby Jones	274	(2)
Andrew Kirkaldy, Tom Kite	276	(2)
Johnny Laidlay, Bernhard Langer	278	(2)
Tom Lehman, Tony Lema	280	(2)
Justin Leonard, Gene Littler	282	(2)
Bobby Locke, Henry Longhurst	284	(2)
Nancy Lopez	286	(2)
Davis Love III	288	(2)
Sandy Lyle, Alister MacKenzie	290	(2)
Graham Marsh, Phil Mickelson	292	(2)
Cary Middlecoff, Johnny Miller, Abe Mitchell	294	(2)
Colin Montgomerie	296	(2)
Old Tom Morris, Young Tom Morris	298	(2)
Kel Nagle, Tommy Nakajima, Byron Nelson	300	(2)
Larry Nelson, Jack Newton, Norman von Nida	302	(2)
Jack Nicklaus	304	(2)
Greg Norman	306	(2)
Jose-Maria Olazabal	308	(2)
Christy O'Connor, Christy O'Connor Jr., Mark O'Meara	310	(2)
Francis Ouimet, Jumbo Ozaki, Alf Padgham	312	(2)
Se Ri Pak, Willie Park Jr., Jesper Parnevik	314	(2)
Arnold Palmer	316	(2)
Gary Player	318	(2)
Nick Price	320	(2)
Ted Ray, Dai Rees	322	(2)
Allan Robertson	324	(2)
Doug Sanders, Gene Sarazen	326	(2)
VJ Singh	328	(2)
Annika Sorenstam	330	(2)
Sam Snead	332	(2)
Craig Stadler, Jan Stephenson, Curtis Strange	334	(2)
Payne Stewart	336	(2)
Freddie Tait, J.H. Taylor	338	(2)
Peter Thomson	340	(2)
Lee Trevino	342	(2)
Harry Vardon	344	(2)
Jessie Valentine Roberto de Vicenzo, Glenna Collett Vare, Karrie Webb	346	(2)
Tom Watson	348	(2)
Tom Weiskopf, Joyce Wethered	350	(2)
Lee Westwood, Mickey Wright, Kathy Whitwotth	352	(2)
Tiger Woods	354	(2)
Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller	356	(2)
Babe Zaharias	358	(2)
Records and Reference	360	(2)
Records and Reference	362	(16)
Glossary	378	(2)
Index	380	(4)
Acknowledgments	384