Rough Meditations
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-78686-3 (ISBN)
In Rough Meditations, Golfweek Architecture Editor Bradley Klein weaves engaging and often hilarious essays as he takes readers on a tour of golf course architecture and explains the difference between good and bad golf course design. He recounts his exploits as a caddy on the PGA and LPGA tours, tells a heartwarming tale about introducing his daughter to the game, and much more. In his charming style, Bradley liberally accents his stories with personal wisdom on the game, including how to look at a green's grass and slope to judge speed, distance, and placement of a putt. system.
Bradley S. Klein, PhD, is founding editor of SuperNews, architecture editor of Golfweek magazine, and a design consultant and a frequent speaker at industry and association meetings, as well as a former PGA Tour caddie. He runs Golfweek's "America's Best" national course rating system and is a member of Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland. He is the author of Discovering Donald Ross: The Architect and His Golf Courses (Wiley).
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
1 Early Days 1
Father’s Day 3
Return to Inwood 4
2 Caddying 7
Stand by Your Man– 1981 9
A Brief History of Caddying 14
Stand by Your Woman 21
The ’96 Mid-Am: A View from the Caddie Yard 24
3 A Writer’s Game 29
Caddying for Pat Ward-Thomas at the Old Course 31
A Thousand Words to Clear His Throat: Herbert Warren Wind 35
4 Architectural Elements 39
Architectural Literacy 41
Classical, Modern, and Post-Modern 43
Cultural Links 46
Routing Is Destiny 48
Movers and Shapers 51
Who Cares About Teeing Grounds? 55
Save Us from Green Committees 57
Trees on Golf Courses: Do They Really Belong? 59
Golf Courses and Old Ballparks– 1996 62
The Incredible Shrinking Clubhouse 65
The Tyranny of Yardage 67
Don’t Make Me Ride 69
Thank Heaven for Little Four-Pars 71
Don’t Call Them Women’s Tees 73
5 Business or Art? 77
Working Landscapes 79
Golf Design Goes Ivy League 81
When Business Threatens Art 84
Oh No, It’s the PGA Show! 86
For a Good Time, Call 1-900-CONSULT 88
Lethal Links? 89
Golf and the Environment: Wildlife Refuge or Toxic Fairways? 92
Appearance and Reality in the Ratings Game 97
Architecture and the Media 100
6 Read Any Good Greens Lately? 103
The First Two Inches of Break Are Inside the Cup 105
Modern Greens Construction Demands Craftsmanship 106
Riviera’s Greens: An Autopsy 108
Brown, Not Green, Is Better 114
7 In the Beginning There Was Sand 117
Mysteries of the 14th at St. Andrews 119
The Linksland of Machrihanish 124
Scotland’s Northern Links 126
Western Ireland: The Wind, the Sea, and the Guinness 132
8 Treasure Hunting 137
Astoria: A Coastal Oregon Gem 139
The Orchards: Superintendent Revives Rundown Ross Treasure 142
The Fine Art of Restoration– 1994 146
9 Classical Tracks 153
Pine Valley 155
Augusta National: What You See and What You Don’t See 158
Speaking of Hills 161
East Lake: The Heart and Soul of a New Atlanta– 1995 165
Bethpage Black 169
Oakland Hills: Interview with ‘‘A Monster’’ 171
10 Best and Worst Awards 175
11 In Golf as in Life 199
Divot Man 201
How You Handle How You Play 203
A Golfer in the Garden 204
Those All-Important Marriage Points 206
One Divot I’ll Never Replace 208
A Sense of Security Out West 210
What’s Really Important 212
For Further Reading 215
Index 219
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.3.2006 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 336 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Golf |
| ISBN-10 | 0-471-78686-1 / 0471786861 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-78686-3 / 9780471786863 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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