Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Santella
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 24845
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 7.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 1584794747
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.352068025
EAN: 9781584794745
ASIN: 1584794747
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
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Condition: COVER EDGE WEAR
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Product Description
There's an incredible similarity between the mechanics of a fly cast and the swing of a golf club. Perhaps that's why Chris Santella, author of Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, can be found on the links when he's not on the stream. With Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die, Santella gives voice to his other sporting passion, interviewing 50 people intimately connected to the sport about some of their favorite courses around the world.
For both passionate golfers and armchair travelers, this gorgeous full-color book presents the world's greatest golf venues, the personal favorites of renowned players, course architects, and other experts in the sport. From Ballyliffin, Ireland's northernmost course, whose rumpled fairways wander along the North Sea in the shadows of Glashedy Rock, to New Zealand's Cape Kidnappers, perched atop dramatic cliffs some 500 feet above the ocean, the book's beautiful photographs capture the architecture, noteworthy holes, location, and ambiance that make these courses standouts for ardent golfers. A brief history of each course, an experiential account-filled with local color-from the person recommending the venue, and trip-planning advice provide adventurous readers with all the information they need to chip and putt their way around the globe.
A close-up look at golf's top courses around the world, recommended by such experts as Nick Faldo and Christie Kerr (pro golfers), Pete Dye and Tom Doak (course architects), Brian McCallen (editor and author), and Donald Trump
With breathtaking color photographs of each site, this is a great gift for avid golfers and armchair travelers alike
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 Great Golfer Gift! February 29, 2008
I don't care for golf too much, but I gave this as a gift. This is the perfect gift for an avid golfer.
Great Book January 10, 2008
The photo's and the script makes me want to visit every place. Very relaxing and something to look forward to.
Great book December 26, 2007
My brother is an avid golfer so he really enjoys the history and little known facts about the "best" courses.
 50 Places to Play Golf Before You Die June 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A lovely book. Not exceptional, but enjoyable. It was disappointing in two ways:
1. some of the authors (each chapter talks about a specific course or courses) of the chapters were the course designer of that specific course - clearly, a conflict of interest!
2. would have loved to have more courses that are out-of-the-way and/or extremely private - courses that we can only dream about playing!
A fabulous Find! May 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Top Notch Golf and World Travel...what more could a serious golfer want?
This book is a fabulous find and an inspired gift you will be proud to share with a golfer you love. Even as a non golfer, I enjoyed the travels insights and the background on how each course was created. It provided me a whole new appreciation for the game and the "art" of golf course creation.
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