Links Golf: The Inside Story - Hardcover

Peter Thomson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565549309 ISBN 13: 9781565549302

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US), 2001

Synopsis

Concentrating on the links of Great Britain and Ireland, this book discusses St. Andrews, Ballybunion, Royal St. Georges, and others.

About this title

Synopsis:

Nominated for the outstanding golf book of the year by the United States Golf Association and selected for the short list so far, this book describes the beautiful land on which the links courses are built. Daley explains the term 'links' and discusses their architecture, style, and great clusters. This behind-the-scenes look at the health of links golf in Britain puts an emphasis on elements that are undermining its viability and long-term future. In a time when many treeless courses are claiming to be genuine, Daley explains how to determine what is and what is not a links course. Concentrating on Great Britain and Ireland, he also discusses the vague definition of 'links'. He examines the unique characteristics of this early form of seaside golf, how geological processes helped shaped the land, and how links golf differs from inland golf.

About the Author:

Paul Daley is the author of Links Golf: The Inside Story, which was the second-place winner for the USGA's Golf Book of the Year Award. He is a member of several organizations, including the U.S.-based Tillinghast Association, the Golf Society of Australia, Australian Golf Writers Association, and the Australian Society of Authors. He is also the managing director of Full Swing Golf Publishing. Pelican has previously published the first two volumes of Daley's Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective. Daley, a member of the National Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia, plays from a handicap of seven.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co. (US)
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1565549309
• ISBN 13: 9781565549302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208