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Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail

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Author : Mark Fagan
language : en
Publisher: NewSouth Books
Release Date : 2016-03-01

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail written by Mark Fagan and has been published by NewSouth Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.

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.

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail

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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.

A Difficult Par

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Author : James R. Hansen
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-05-08

A Difficult Par written by James R. Hansen and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

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.

Golf Digest S Places To Play

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Author : Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff
language : en
Publisher: Fodor's
Release Date : 2002

Golf Digest S Places To Play written by Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff and has been published by Fodor's this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Golf Digest's Places to Play is the only guide to the public and resort golf courses of North America and the Islands that you need. Packed with comments and ratings by more than 20,000 avid players, Golf Digest's Places to Play offers complete profiles of 6,000 public and resort courses; addresses, greens fees, pars and yardage; USGA slope and course ratings; caddies, carts, lodging, practice ranges, and course policies, as well as travel tips and candid appraisals by golf experts. Golf Digest's Places to Play makes it easy for you to find what you want, listing courses that offer great value, great service, great pace, and great conditioning, and comes with alphabetical and geographical indexes that make it a cinch to locate courses.

Fifty Places To Play Golf Before You Die

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Author : Chris Santella
language : en
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Release Date : 2005-10-01

Fifty Places To Play Golf Before You Die written by Chris Santella and has been published by Harry N. Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.

This will not be a book that will attempt to simply detail courses where major championships have been played, but courses whose architecture, noteworthy holes, location, and ambiance make them must play venues for passionate golfers. It includes Royal County Down (Ireland), Pebble Beach (California), Bandon Dunes (Oregon), Cape Kidnappers (New Zealand), and the National Golf Links of America (New York). Each chapter will be linked to a golf guru or celebrity personality; the featured course will be presented as the individual's recommendation for one of their favorite courses in the world. The expert golfers will include Peter Jacobsen (pro golfer), Pete Dye (famous golf course architect), Brian McCallen (former travel editor of Golf magazine and author of Top 100 Courses You Can Play), Christie Kerr (pro golfer), and Donald Trump. There will also be a foreword by golf pro Mark O'Meara. Chapter contents will include interviews from the recommending personality, a brief bio, a history of the course, an experiential account with as much local colour as possible, and some if you go information. This will be the perfect gift for avid golfers and armchair travellers alike.

The Golf Courses Of Robert Trent Jones Jr

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Author : John Kirk
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

The Golf Courses Of Robert Trent Jones Jr written by John Kirk and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Golf courses categories.

Golf

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Author : Stefan Maiwald
language : en
Publisher: TeNeues
Release Date : 2019

Golf written by Stefan Maiwald and has been published by TeNeues this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Photography categories.

The most prestigious and spectacular golf resorts around the world With background information and amusing episodes from the history of golf The perfect gift for all golf enthusiasts and those who want to become one

The Secret Home Of Golf

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Author : Jim Hartsell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-08-28

The Secret Home Of Golf written by Jim Hartsell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-28 with categories.

The 500 World S Greatest Golf Holes

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Author : George Peper
language : en
Publisher: Artisan Books
Release Date : 2003-04-01

The 500 World S Greatest Golf Holes written by George Peper and has been published by Artisan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Provides descriptions and anecdotes about the greatest golf holes from courses around the world.

Remarkable Golf Courses

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Author : Iain T. Spragg
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Release Date : 2018-05-01

Remarkable Golf Courses written by Iain T. Spragg and has been published by Rizzoli Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Remarkable Golf Courses encompasses the extremes of the sport – from the highest golf course in La Paz, Bolivia, to the lowest, in Death Valley, USA; from the most northerly in the Arctic Circle to the most southerly in Tierra del Fuego. The many quirks of the golfing world are covered, such as the 18th green the other side of the River Lea which is serviced by an electric ferry, or the LA golf course that has its own funicular railway, or the floating golf hole in Idaho, where it’s not just the pin position that’s changed every day, it’s the distance from the shore!Golf courses that feature neolithic standing stones (Scotland), Roman roads (England), and ruined medieval castles (Wales) take their place alongside the old temples of Delhi or a UNESCO World Heritage bridge that is used to link the 9th and 10th at Angkor Wat.There are the beloved classic courses of St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Royal St. George and Westward Ho!. There are spectacular golf courses hewn out of the Nevada and Arizona desert, green oases in a cactus-strewn, rocky landscape, along with Hawaiian courses fringed by barren black lava flows. But nothing can beat the thrill in Guatemala of lining up your drive on an active volcano at the Fuego Maya course.In comparison there are the traditional wind-blown Scottish links, such as the Machrie Hotel on the island of Islay which has the most blind greens on any course, or the remote Isle of Barra where greens are only accessible via a kissing gate.Fancy swapping countries mid-round? You can at the Llanmymynech club in Wales. At the fourth hole golfers tee off in Wales and putt out on the green in England. Remarkable Golf Courses brings together some astonishing stories with some extraordinary photography.