An Emerald Odyssey
In Search of the Gods of Golf and Ireland
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2008
The Collins Press (Verlag)
978-1-905172-56-6 (ISBN)
The Collins Press (Verlag)
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Paul Zingg finds the golf courses of Ireland to be a magnificent blend of landscape, history, mythology and mystery. Near Waterville Golf Links, Staigue Fort speaks of early invaders. At Druid's Glen, Wicklow, at the twelfth hole, among a grove of sacred oaks, are the remains of a druid altar. A fresh perspective on golf in Ireland and on Ireland.
There are many ways to uncover the history and culture of Ireland. Paul J. Zingg was beckoned by the golf courses and finds them to be a magnificent blend of landscape, history, mythology and mystery. Coastal Ballybunion, Portmarnock and Royal County Down echo Ireland's isolation, and their severe, elemental nature can lead one to invoke heavenly assistance. Near Waterville Golf Links, Staigue Fort speaks of early invaders and the mass rock below the twelfth green recalls Penal times. It was the Black Watch Regiment who brought golf to Lahinch in 1892, where the goats have acted as a barometer. The Killarney Golf and Fishing Club has a stunning combination of setting, history and natural history, where the tenth hole is called 'Heaven's Own Reflex'. At Druid's Glen in Wicklow at the twelfth, among a grove of sacred oaks, are the remains of a druid altar. In contrast, Mount Juliet and The K Club represent what money can do to the land. Along the way Paul encounters the spirit of Eddie Hackett, first Irish golf architect, Christy O'Connor Snr, the caddie Chuckie O'Connell - a lost ball 'is captured by the gods' - and Pat Ruddy, journalist and course designer.
This journey through Ireland's landscape and culture provides a fresh perspective on golf in Ireland and on Ireland.
There are many ways to uncover the history and culture of Ireland. Paul J. Zingg was beckoned by the golf courses and finds them to be a magnificent blend of landscape, history, mythology and mystery. Coastal Ballybunion, Portmarnock and Royal County Down echo Ireland's isolation, and their severe, elemental nature can lead one to invoke heavenly assistance. Near Waterville Golf Links, Staigue Fort speaks of early invaders and the mass rock below the twelfth green recalls Penal times. It was the Black Watch Regiment who brought golf to Lahinch in 1892, where the goats have acted as a barometer. The Killarney Golf and Fishing Club has a stunning combination of setting, history and natural history, where the tenth hole is called 'Heaven's Own Reflex'. At Druid's Glen in Wicklow at the twelfth, among a grove of sacred oaks, are the remains of a druid altar. In contrast, Mount Juliet and The K Club represent what money can do to the land. Along the way Paul encounters the spirit of Eddie Hackett, first Irish golf architect, Christy O'Connor Snr, the caddie Chuckie O'Connell - a lost ball 'is captured by the gods' - and Pat Ruddy, journalist and course designer.
This journey through Ireland's landscape and culture provides a fresh perspective on golf in Ireland and on Ireland.
Paul J. Zingg is President of California State University and a Professor of History. He is the author of several books on history and sport, including two widely acclaimed works on baseball, and he has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in biography.
9 13 29 43 65 81 101 119 139 161 173 179 191 FEATURED & NOTED COURSES FOREWORD: Pat Ruddy INTRODUCTION: Gods of Faith and Folk and Fancy ONE: Spirits in the Land TWO: Landscape and Memory THREE: Myth, History and a Sense of Place FOUR: The Broom of Nature FIVE: Gardens of the Gods SIX: Readers of the Game and Gods SEVEN: A Fearful Look: Kinsale and the Future of Golf in Ireland EPILOGUE: Why Irish Eyes Are Smiling NOTES SOURCES BIOGRAPHIES & PRODUCTION NOTES
Vorwort | Pat Ruddy |
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Zusatzinfo | b&w photos, two-colour text illustrations |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 203 x 184 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Golf |
ISBN-10 | 1-905172-56-7 / 1905172567 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-905172-56-6 / 9781905172566 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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