The
Augusta National Golf Club: Alister MacKenzie's Masterpiece
By Stan Byrdy
Doctor of medicine and World War II camouflage expert, Alister MacKenzie later came to design golf courses, which he transformed into an art form. Drawing upon his military background, MacKenzie incorporated design features seamlessly with the natural lay of the land. In 1931, MacKenzie teamed with golf legend Bobby Jones to design the game's ultimate test, the Augusta National Golf Club. Working together, they created a design so ingenious that it continues to be one of the world's most intriguing and challenging courses more than 75 years later. MacKenzie and Jones's design concepts are coupled with rare photos and early illustrations of the Augusta National Golf Club to give the reader a unique look at MacKenzie's "masterpiece" and the most memorable moments on its holes from the Masters competitions.
Hardcover 10 x 10"
224 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-258-4
$35.00
Available now
"Golf
has been murdering me for more than fifty years, on the course and at the
typing machine, so it's time it murders other people, as in Jim Moriarty's
fascinating novel. You don't have to be a golfer, or a murderer, to enjoy
this book."
--DAN JENKINS, author/sportswriter
Veteran photographer Nick
Oliver blew his assignment at the Masters. He is shaken even more by a senseless
and brutal killing a few doors down in his seedy Augusta motel. When another
body turns up on idyllic little Hilton Head, he's drawn into a search for
the truth, suspecting the existence of a vicious killer following the PGA
Tour.
Oliver fears for his ex-wife Julie, a press officer for the Tour, when his
magazine breaks the story. This photographer-turned-private-investigator may
be the only one who can decipher the clues before evil strikes again. With
20 years of inside-the-ropes golf experience, Jim Moriarty renders in his
first novel a heart-thumping thriller that combines a look behind the scenes
at professional golf with a murder mystery sure to please any who-dunnit lover.
From murder in Augusta, to death in peaceful Hilton Head, to a frenzied climax at the cradle of American golf, Pinehurst, Open Season is a riveting page-turner that will keep you up all night as you follow the trail of deceit and meet a lunatic eye-to-eye, all while golf's finest players pursue its greatest titles.
Hardcover
5.5 x 8.5"
288 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-180-4
$22.95
Available now
2006 Book of the Year
ING Award
(International Network
of Golf)
The Search for the
Perfect Golf Club
By Tom Wishon and Tom Grundner
The average golfer knows little more about golf clubs than what he or she reads in advertising or sees on Golf Channel infomercials. This lack of knowledge leads to a kind of equipment-induced frustration, called the "grass ceiling," that is one of the leading factors in nearly three million people leaving the game each year.
This is the first book that explains to the consumer how and why golf clubs work the way they do. It lets readers in on the secrets that will allow them to spend their money more wisely and play the game to the best of their ability.
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Hardcover 6 x 9" 312 pages ISBN: 1-58726-185-5 $24.95
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Softcover 6 x 9" 312 pages ISBN: 978-1-58726-443-6 $16.95
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Bobby: The Life
and Times of Bobby Jones
Portrait of a Gentleman
By Sidney L. Matthew
Few men have ever enjoyed a sporting and professional life as that of Robert Tyre (Bobby) Jones, Jr. By the time he was 28 years old, he had already traveled over 120,000 miles and found himself on the pinnacle of all golf achievements-The Grand Slam. The images in this book help to paint a visual portrait of the extraordinary Bobby Jones. Hundreds of photographs, many from private collections, focus on the main chapters of Jones's life: his adolescent years, his golfing career, Hollywood film making, designing golf clubs, publishing books and articles, and designing and building of the Augusta National Golf Club. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of his crowning achievement, The Grand Slam, The Life & Times of Bobby Jones paints a rich portrait of the golfing legend and true gentleman.
Hardcover
8.5 x 11"
272 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-101-4
$35.00
Available 3/1/05
Bobby
Jones: Extra
by Sidney L. Matthew
Legendary golfer Bobby Jones made thousands of headlines during his storied but brief sports career. He was the Tiger Woods of his day, heralded for his natural ability and sportsmanship by fans around the world. Sidney L. Matthew has now compiled more than 200 front-page newspaper features into a fascinating book that offers a unique portrait of Jones and his celebrity, as well as early 20th century history.
Each front-page article is reproduced in full, with period photographs. Readers will find the journalistic sports writing of the time unforgettable in its elegance and reverence for this one man and his amazing grasp of the time. Just as interesting are the incidental headlines alongside the stories of the 1920s and 1930s.
Bobby Jones: Extra features
a foreword by Furman Bisher, an introduction by Robert Tyre Jones IV, and
an afterword by Sidney Matthew.
Hardcover
Size: 11 x 14
Pages: 292
1-58726-113-8
$35.00
British
Golf Links
By Horace Hutchinson
This, the first-ever golf coffee-table book, set a standard that many say has never been equaled. As golf exploded onto the sporting scene worldwide, noted amateur golfer and acclaimed writer Horace Hutchinson set out to chronicle the great courses of the home of golf-Great Britain. He profiles more than fifty courses, many of them golf's most legendary venues, utilizing historical accounts and information provided by various club secretaries. Each chapter contains extensive historical information, hole descriptions, yardages, and general hints on playing. This in itself is significant, but it is the amazing collection of early photographs, faithfully reproduced, that makes British Golf Links truly unique.
Original copies are nearly impossible to find and can cost thousands of dollars. This rare book, the cornerstone of every major golf library, is finally within reach in this reprint edition as part of the Sports Media Group's Rare Book Collection. British Golf Links shows readers just how much has changed in golf and, more importantly, how much has not!
Hardcover 9.625 x 12.625"
368 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-008-5
$85.00
Available 4/1/05
Golf
from the Times
By Bernard Darwin
Bernard Darwin is one of the most revered golf writers of all time. This early collection of his best essays from the London Times paints a unique historical picture of golf as it was exploding onto the sporting scene around the world.
ISBN 1-58726-175-8
Retail $22.95
5.25x8.375
152 pages
A Game of Golf
By Francis Ouimet
In this engaging memoir Ouimet fondly reminisces about his life in golf and gives sage advice on playing the game. With charm, wit, and a passion for the sport, he vividly chronicles his boyhood in Brookline, recalling how he scavenged for golf balls and clubs, learned to play on a homemade three-hole course in his backyard, and sometimes sneaked onto The Country Club's fairways to practice in the early morning hours. He recounts his caddying years, starting at age nine, the early amateur competitions, and the momentous 1913 U.S. Open tournament on his neighborhood course. Ouimet's narrative then journeys through his illustrious amateur career, over the fairways of Hoylake, St. Andrews, Garden City, and Pebble Beach, and concludes with his great sentimental victory in the 1931 U.S. National Amateur at Beverly Hills in Chicago.
ISBN 1-58726-177-4
Retail $24.95
5.5x8.5 hardcover
336 pages
The Book
of Golfers
By Daniel Wexler
“This
is not a book meant for reading in bed. Rather, it is a book for reference
purposes and for getting “smart” about this game we all love.
For that purpose you really must check it out and acquire for your golf library."
--Golf Today Magazine
A meticulously researched work from one of America's leading golf historians, The Book of Golfers represents a unique addition to the game's grand literary history, profiling 1,300 of its most important people dating from the fifteenth century to the present. Arranged in encyclopedic form, The Book of Golfers engagingly covers more than 950 players from 33 countries, nearly 200 of the game's greatest architects and writers, and all manner of colorful ancillary figures. Providing biographical, statistical, and anecdotal information for each, it is by far the most thorough volume of its type ever created.
Though clearly one of
golf's ultimate reference books, The Book of Golfers is penned in the author's
easy, award-winning style, making for a pleasant, often amusing read that
defies the dryness inherent to standard Who's Who volumes. It also includes
key statistical information for all of the greats as well as a highly detailed
appendix comparing/ranking the records of the best players and course designers.
Both enjoyable to read and invaluable to reference, The Book of Golfers promises
to serve as the definitive guide to 600 years of golf's most important and
colorful people.
ISBN 1-58726-190-1
Retail $34.95
8.5 x 11 hardcover
496 pages
Sam: The One
and Only Sam Snead
By Al Barkow
His record speaks for itself.
o All-time victory leader on the PGA Tour with 82 wins.
o The oldest winner on the PGA Tour at age 52.
o Winner of seven major championships.
o Seven-time member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
o Original member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
o One of the most famous - and admired - athletes over the past fifty years.
Yet, until now, few people
truly knew who this man was. Amazingly, until now, there has never been a
definitive biography of one of the greatest golfers of all time. Sam: The
One and Only Sam Snead-by award-winning golf writer Al Barkow-is an arresting
look into the life of one of the game's most engaging and enigmatic figures.
Until now, millions of golf fans thought they knew who Sam Snead was. They
were wrong.
ISBN 1-58726-181-2
Retail $35.00
8.5x11 hardcover
176 pages
Lines of Charm
Brilliant and Irreverent Quotes, Notes, and Anecdotes from Golf's Golden Age
Architects
Edited and compiled by Geoff Shackelford
“It
reveals a philosophy about life and the game of golf that helps us get a fuller
picture of what made the masters tick.... It is an essential addition to your
library if you want to know ‘the other side of the story’ about
these legendary designers. Indeed, it is critical to viewing golf as something
more than smashing a ball.”
--Golf Today Magazine
The designers of golf's "arenas" traditionally shared their views in imaginative and humorous ways. No fraternity of architects was more charismatic, literate, or entertaining than the characters who elevated golf architecture from the turn of the twentieth century until the Depression years ended the golf boom. The stories, quotes, and anecdotes in Lines of Charm reveal the brilliance of golf's most fascinating and diverse assortment of characters, those master architects from golf's Golden Age.
Geoff Shackelford is one of golf's brilliant young writers. This, his fifth book, is his most unique project and will both educate and entertain all who read it. Lines of Charm boasts a broad array of images, drawings, maps, and cartoons from the early part of the century-the time when golf exploded in America and around the world.
Perfect for the serious
golfer and historian and the casual weekend warrior.
ISBN 1-58726-260-6
Retail $19.95
6x8 hardcover
184 pages
Pebble Beach:
Golf and the Forgotten Men
By Jerry Stewart
As anyone who's experienced it knows, there's nothing like walking the Pebble Beach Golf Links. In fact, walking has been described as the only way to truly experience Pebble Beach. This famous destination has played a vital role in the development of golf worldwide and has a storied and entertaining history.
Author Jerry Stewart has researched and written a truly unique perspective on Pebble Beach and unearthed little-known stories from its legendary past-the stories of the forgotten men (the Pebble Beach Caddies).
No one knows the course better. No one has experienced all of the funny, some not-so-funny, and pressure-packed moments more than the colorful and dedicated bag men.
Pebble Beach: Golf and
the Forgotten Men covers the hilarious Bing Crosby Clam Bake and the antics
of the rich and famous, the important tournaments and major championships,
and the history of the course every golfer wants to play. It is an official
publication of The Pebble Beach Golf Links.
ISBN 1-58726-261-4
Retail $24.95
5.5x8.5 hardcover
208 pages
Available 9/30/05
The Search for the Perfect Driver
By Tom Wishon and Tom Grundner
Have you ever stood on the tee with the driver in your hands and wished you were invisible? If so, then this book is for you.
Golf can be a humbling game and the driver is a difficult club to hit. Much of that embarrassment on the tee can be traced to drivers that are designed from the factory to be unhittable in the hands of the average golfer.
How many people have spent a small fortune on a driver only to find their tee shots getting worse?
Finally, one of the top golf club designers in the game today takes the lid off the mystery that surrounds the driver. For the first time you will learn how and why drivers work the way they do and, when they don’t work, what you can do about it. This is information that every golfer needs to know.
Hardcover 5.5 x 8.5"
160 pages
ISBN: 1-58726-311-4
$22.95
Available 10/4/2006
