The Life And Time of Donald Ross
Chris Buie
Slip Case Edition: Size: 8.75” x 11.125”
Pages: 294
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During the early years of the 20th Century golf became a fundamental part of the American Dream. Perhaps more than any other individual, Donald Ross helped to establish the sport in his new country.
His place in history has essentially been that of a prolific architect who created some of the finest examples of the form. However, the true extent of his achievements go well beyond the consensus view.
With surpassing style and insight, The Life & Times of Donald Ross reconfigures his place in history and establishes the man as a notable figure in the broader field of American culture.
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As a historian and student of golf history, I consider the publication of Chris Buie’s new “Life & Times of Donald Ross” a reason to rejoice. Before now, I thought I knew most of what there is to know about the somewhat enigmatic Patron Saint of American Golf course design but Chris has uncovered fantastic new archival material, wonderful photos, key documents and related details that bring Ross to life as never before. Most compelling of all, Buie brilliantly captures the “Times” as well as the “Life” of American golf’s most celebrated architect, a beautiful rendering that presents the rst and last word on Donald Ross. This is a book to savor!”
— JIM DODSON (AUTHOR OF “HOGAN” AND DONALD ROSS AWARD WINNER)
“Chris Buie has ransacked golf’s archives to produce a lovely, energetic and engaging biography of Donald Ross, America’s most in uential course architect. With a plenitude of photos and drawings and ample samples from old letters and journals, Buie leads readers on a time trip back to an era of grace and civility when Ross and his colorful peers were inventing the American game.“
— JOHN PAUL NEWPORT (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
“Chris Buie has done that which no author has achieved to date: humanize the quietly impressive Scottish immigrant. The highly principled Donald Ross comes to life on these pages to the point where even non-golf course architecture fans will become engrossed in this all-American success story. A masterpiece.”
— RAN MORRISSETT (GOLF CLUB ATLAS)
“I have been a huge fan of Donald Ross, so much so, that I founded the Donald Ross Society 27 years ago with a couple of friends. Chris Buie has painstakingly researched his subject with great result. This book ows well and is a tremendous insight into Donald Ross, his journey through life and his golf courses. Chris’s chapters capture the man in a manner not often read.”
— MICHAEL J. FAY (CAPTAIN, THE DONALD ROSS SOCIETY, INC.)