Author : Charles Blair Macdonald
Release : 1985
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Classics of Golf Edition of Scotland's Gift, Golf by : Charles Blair Macdonald
Download or read book The Classics of Golf Edition of Scotland's Gift, Golf written by Charles Blair Macdonald. This book was released on 1985. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book's reputation as a masterpiece rests on its brilliant treatment of golf course architecture, but equally intriguing is its depiction of life in the celebrated golf town, St. Andrews, Scotland. Macdonald learned the game at St. Andrews, and was forever influenced by the 1,000-year-old course. Scotland's Gift also chronicles Macdonald's career as the designer of important courses like The National Golf Links of America and the two courses of the Chicago Golf Club. The book closes with an insightful afterward by Alistair Cooke.