The Golf Courses of Robert Trent Jones, Jr
Author: John Kirk
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781566198370
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A Difficult Par
Author: James R. Hansen
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2015-05-12
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 1592409393
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The definitive account of modern golf’s foremost architect from the New York Times bestselling author of First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong Robert Trent Jones was the most prolific and influential golf course architect of the twentieth century and became the archetypical modern golf course designer. Jones spread the gospel of golf by designing courses in forty-two US states and twenty-eight countries. Twenty U.S. Opens, America’s national championship, have been contested on Jones-designed courses. New York Times bestselling biographer James R. Hansen, author of First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, recounts how an English immigrant boy arrived in upstate New York in 1912, just as golf was emerging as a popular pastime in America. Jones excelled as a golfer, earning admission to Cornell University, whose faculty consented to a curriculum tailored to teach him the knowledge needed to design golf courses. Cornell provided the springboard for an act of self-invention that propelled Jones from obscurity to worldwide fame. Jones believed that every hole should be “a difficult par but an easy bogey.” As gifted as he was at golf design, Jones was equally skilled as a salesman, promoter, and entrepreneur. Golf Digest’s annual rankings of the 100 Greatest Golf Courses have regularly featured about fifty Jones designs, paving the path for his two sons, Robert Jr., and Rees, whose work would carry on their father’s tradition. Hansen examines Jones’s legacy in all its complexity and influence, including the fraternal rivalry of Jones’s distinguished sons.
Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects
Author: The American Society of Golf Course Architects
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2008-11-17
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1628732792
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The tests a golfer faces on the course are the direct result of the challenges originally faced by the golf course architect, whether they be complicated terrain, forces of nature, budget limitations, demanding developers, or the difficult task of balancing the practical scientific needs of a golf course with the architect’s creative instincts. Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects offers readers behind-the-scenes tales from America’s master architects themselves in their own words. Elite designers such as Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arthur Hills, Arnold Palmer, and others share their personal anecdotes related to the creation of some of the world’s most famous courses: from run-ins with snakes to bulldozers sinking in quicksand, to holes created by accident, such as the famed island green 17th at the TPC at Sawgrass. Published in collaboration with the prestigious American Society of Golf Course Architects, Secrets of the Great Golf Course Architects includes more than 150 beautiful full-color photographs and dozens of drawings and course blueprints, making this a first of its kind insider’s look at golf course architecture sure to become a key addition to the libraries of all golfers with an appreciation for the courses they play.
The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
Author: Mark Fagan
Publisher: NewSouth Books
Published: 2016-03-01
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1603064192
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail tells how a bold, imaginative investment by a public employee pension fund turned into a world-class tourist attraction that helped change the image and boost the economy of an entire state. The pension fund was the Retirement Systems of Alabama, and its alternative investment was in a string of golf courses and affiliated high-end hotels and spas. In business-speak, this was an "economically targeted investment" designed to diversify returns, create jobs, and increase tax revenue. Twenty-five years later, the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail is known worldwide for the quality and beauty of its courses and the hospitality and elegance of its resorts. It has significantly increased Alabama's infrastructure for tourism and conventions, provided millions upon millions in new tax revenues, spurred construction of thousands of units of adjacent housing, and helped persuade other businesses to locate in the state. Making the Golf Trail a reality involved not only the initial vision of CEO David G. Bronner and his associates at RSA, but also the design genius and reputation of Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the hard work of many dedicated engineers and builders. It also required the cooperation of scores of local and state elected officials and economic developers. This book is the illustrated historical account of the financial, legal, political, and economic impact details of RSA's investment in the RTJ Golf Trail. Such a detailed history could not have been written without the years of economic analysis conducted by author Mark Fagan dating back to the earliest stages of the concept. Fagan's ongoing involvement with Dr. Bronner and those working to develop the Trail made possible the mammoth one-of-a-kind history that is presented in this book.
Golf by Design
Author: Robert Trent Jones
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780316058520
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An illustrated guide to the world's greatest courses leads golfers through every aspect of a designer's strategy, including optical illusions, turf variations, water hazards, deceptive elevations, disguised distances, and other tricks of the trade. Reprint.
Legendary Golf Clubhouses of the U.S. and Great Britain
Author: Richard Diedrich
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Published: 2013-03-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0847839834
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The most celebrated and historic golf clubhouses in America and Great Britain. If golf courses are the soul of a golf club, then the golf clubhouse is the heart of a golf club. The private inner sanctum for member camaraderie and refreshment appeared in golf’s earliest history, but purpose-built clubhouses didn’t exist until the nineteenth century. Focusing on the most celebrated golf clubhouses built from the late-nineteenth century and into the 1930s, Legendary Golf Clubhouses of the U.S. and Great Britain showcases the true golden age of golf clubhouse architecture. The clubhouses chosen for this book are stellar examples of expansive and lush private estates that were converted into golf courses, and the estate manors into golf clubhouses. Experience the turn-of-the-century coastal charm of thatched Maidstone Country Club located in chic Easthampton, New York; savor a view of the ocean from the locker rooms in the luxurious Mediterranean-influenced Gulfstream Golf Club in Palm Beach, Florida; and behold the lavish grandeur of England’s Stoke Park, best remembered for its appearance in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. Diedrich gives the reader an insider’s view of these singular grand golf structures—their grounds, and the dining, sitting, and club rooms—clubhouses that are distinguished not only for their architectural beauty, but also for how they are symbolic of a particular golf club’s identity. This book is the perfect gift for avid golfers and golf enthusiasts alike.
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Profiles the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, a collection of 18 public golf courses in Alabama that offer 324 holes in seven cities. Includes images of the courses and offers information regarding reservation guidelines, trail fees, locations, and accommodations for each course.
The Finest Golf Courses of Asia & Australasia
Author: James Spence
Publisher: The First Shot Press Limited
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 447
ISBN-13: 9889887908
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Author: Jim Moriarty
Publisher: Crescent
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780517065747
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Author: William H. Davis
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780671725556
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The founder of Golf Digest takes readers on a fascinating around-the-world tour of the world's best golf courses, from England to Australia, France to California. The courses are pictured in stunning four-color photos guaranteed to intrigue any avid golfer, and each photo is accompanied by a description of the course.
