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Golf: The Iconic Courses
The Sports Plus take
A big photo tour of golf's famous holes.
This oversized hardcover tours the world's best-known courses, from the Swilcan Bridge at St Andrews and Augusta's Amen Corner to the 17th at TPC Sawgrass and the clifftop greens of Quivira in Mexico. The photography is the draw, much of it by golf photographer David Cannon and aerial specialist Gary Lisbon. The text is by Frank Hopkinson, a former sports journalist. It's made for flipping through and for planning a golf trip.
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How it reads
Easy read
Best for
- Golfers planning a dream trip
- The coffee table
- A gift for a golfer
About this book
- Author
- Frank Hopkinson
- Publisher
- Ivy Press
- Published
- May 6, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN-10
- 0711298505
- ISBN-13
- 978-0711298507
Book description
Golf: The Iconic Courses invites you to explore the world's most spectacular and challenging golf courses, where history, beauty, and sport converge. From the ancient Swilcan Bridge at St Andrews to the dramatic 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass, this book takes you on a tour of the places every golfer dreams of playing.
Whether it's Augusta's Amen Corner, Pebble Beach's cliffs above the Pacific, or Carnoustie's perilous Barry Burn, each course is a masterpiece of design and nature. Discover the wild Irish landscapes, the lush jungles of Vietnam, and the rugged cliffs of Mexico's Quivira, where the greens seem to defy gravity.
Featuring photography from two of the world's leading golf photographers - David Cannon and aerial expert Gary Lisbon - Golf: The Iconic Courses captures the beauty, challenge, and spirit of the game.
About the author
Frank Hopkinson is a writer and former sports journalist. He has worked as deputy editor of F1 Racing magazine and is the author of the bestselling book Remarkable Soccer Grounds.
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