• By Bradford A. Becken, Jr.

    Brad Becken Jr.'s book on Donald Ross Architecture has finally arrived and is available for sale and shipment.

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    Simply put, we believe Donald Ross was superior to any golf course architect practicing today, and his courses are works of art that should be treated as such. While excellent Ross biographies such as Bradley Klein's Discovering Donald Ross and The Life and Times of Donald Ross by Chris Buie include general observations about his architecture, my goal, through a Ross' genius while also appreciating and supporting the mission of the Donald Ross Society.

    Deluxe Edition is Numbered and Limited to 500 copies.

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    SHIPPING INCLUDED THROUGH THANKSGIVING WEEKEND. Also a available as an eBook for $49.95 Book reviews and testimonials to follow. Available now, preview the first thirty pages of the book.
     
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    The Danny Edwards Story chronicles how one young man surpassed himself and pushed the boundaries to achieve excellence. It’s about a professional golfer whose quest for speed evolved into driving a race car to victory; and a passion for excellence off the course that launched a revolutionary golf equipment company. This book takes the reader inside the ropes of professional golf, and into auto racing’s heart and soul. It is a ride that you will never forget.


    "Danny Edwards has lived such a huge life — golf star, car racing champ, unrepentant boat rocker — I’m surprised they could fit it all in one book. Maybe that’s why it’s such a rollicking ride."

    — Rick Reilly,  National Sportswriter and Sportscaster

    “Nobody intersects the worlds of pro golf, racing and business like Danny Edwards. This book takes you behind the scenes of how he won at all these games.”

    — Jerry Tarde, Editor-in-Chief, Golf Digest

    “Danny’s memoirs of a unique life are a study of what a nonstop, focused life will yield.  In these pages, I believe that the reader will be astonished and entertained to learn of Danny’s lifelong success in so many ways.”

    — Johnny Miller, World Golf Hall of Fame Golfer/Announcer

    “I’ve known Danny Edwards for nearly 40 years, and believe me, there was nobody like Danny who was able to be a professional golfer and run cars the way that he did. I think it was the pure enjoyment of driving and competing that we loved about our sport. I was amazed how Danny was at the top of his game while not putting in the enormous time and energy that we all must do to achieve great results. I have always enjoyed Danny’s company as I have enjoyed any and all of my good friends.”

    — Rick Mears, 4-time Indianapolis 500 Champion

    “Five-time PGA Tour winner Danny Edwards was born with so much physical grace and mental grit that he became far better than good at everything he tried – especially golf, but also basketball, auto racing, entrepreneurism, teaching and even labor relations. At the same time, an insatiable need for new challenges probably kept him from being even better at what he did best. Edwards’ latest venture is a candid memoir of an extraordinarily varied and eventful life that, despite his enviable gifts, was never easy and often star-crossed. A fascinating case study in the slipperiness of talent.”

    – Jaime Diaz, Golf Channel Broadcaster/Analyst

    “Danny’s role as player-leader of the PGA Tour from 1998 to late 1999 was unselfish, courageous and competent. I know this first-hand as general counsel to the TPA. His sole purpose was to make things better for the tour player, and no doubt, many of the changes in tour governance which we all witnessed in the 21st century were first presented during Danny’s, Mark Brooks’ and Larry Rinker’s period of leadership. The book describes this period in Danny’s life in a fair and accurate manner. It’s a good read!”

    — Richard Berthelsen, Former General Counsel, NFL Players Association

    "Danny Edwards' Tour career and mine intersected over a 14-year period, and we became good friends. Danny was well respected for his sportsmanship, commitment to task and an unflinching desire to work for the betterment of his peers and the game."      

    — Mark Brooks, PGA Tour Professional, 1994 PGA Champion

    “Danny Edwards’ journey is a compelling story, one of the most unique and interesting I have come across in 35 years of covering golf in Oklahoma. His 2021 induction into the Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame was extremely well deserved and golfers will be fascinated with the twists and turns of his career and the frank, inside stories from the PGA Tour, the world of professional racing and his business adventures.”

    — Ken MacLeod, Executive Director, Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame 

    “In the 12 years that I was in the company of Roger Penske and Danny Edwards, there were several things that came into focus. Roger felt that Danny was an enormously special person and the fact that he was such a fine golfer, was a bonus. Danny’s expertise and knowledge of the car industry was a double bonus. That fact that he could run with the best was one of Roger’s greatest joys. Roger never took for granted the 10 years and the incredible work that he and Danny did to make the Michigan 500 Pro-Celebrity Golf Classic happen. It raised millions for charity and strengthened their bond of friendship.”

    – Walt Czarnecki, Executive Vice President, Penske Corporation

     
  • BY RANDY MYERS 2016 U.S. RYDER CUP TEAM DIRECTOR OF FITNESS

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    • Sea Island Director of Fitness
    • Director of Nike Golf Performance Worldwide
    • U.S. Ryder Cup Team Director of Fitness
    • Founding member of Titleist Performance Institute
    • PGA of America’s first Fitness Instructor
    • Fitness instructor to many NCAA golf teams
    • Fitness instructor to PGA Tour pros such as Davis Love III, Zach Johnson, Billy Horschel, Kevin Kisner, Harris English, Brant Snedeker, etc.
    • In the last 10 years, he has taught more than 600 junior players who accepted NCAA Division I scholarships
    Why do Tour pros make the game look so effortless? Sure, talent and practice help, but the one thing that really separates them from the rest of us is physical function— their bodies work the way they’re supposed to so they can make the swing they need to. But now with Randy Myers’ Fit for Golf, Fit for Life: The Ultimate Golf Fitness and Flexibility Guide, you can learn their secrets and finally get rid of the restrictions that have been holding you back. The book is filled with simple yet effective exercises and stretches to free up your swing so you hit the ball farther and straighter and extend your playing years. This is a tour- tested fitness regime you can do at home or on the road in your spare time that is sure to improve your game. Dozens of photographs and easy-to-understand instructions will show you how to recapture flexibility, gain distance, and recover from and prevent injuries. The exercises IN THE BOOK will allow you to:
    • Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses
    • Improve your balance
    • Increasing your mobility and stability
    • Build the right amount of muscle
    • Stay loose during the round

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  • By Kevin Casey

    A Spotlight on the Unmatched Richness of Garden State Golf

      The new book, Remarkable Stories of New Jersey Golf, is creating a buzz, even outside New Jersey. Remarkable Stories is now available for general purchase -- online only – for $85 at www.njgolfstories.com. Format: 11” x 14” Hardcover coffee-table book featuring over 250 photographs Pages: 244 plus dust jacket
    Remarkable Stories displays the colorful, 130-year history of New Jersey golf through the state’s most fascinating golf-related stories,” says author Kevin Casey. “We used 250 (often gorgeous, occasionally rare) photos, dozens of charts, and bite-sized information to create an engaging read that can be enjoyed in short takes or attacked in a few sittings. Remarkable Stories reviews the influence New Jersey has had on American golf, including the:
    • Early days of Pine Valley Golf Club (perennially, the world’s best golf course)
    • First PGA Tour-type event in America (in Lakewood, on January 1&2, 1898!!!)
    • First club in the United States created by and for Blacks (Shady Rest Golf Club)
    • Designs of Tillinghast, Raynor, Jones and Fazio (and the Second Golden Age of New Jersey golf architecture, 1998-2006)
    • Brilliant career of Maureen Orcutt (the “Player of the Century”)
    • Site of two of Jack Nicklaus’ four U.S. Opens (Baltusrol Golf Club)
    • Benefit of being the home of the USGA (ask our green superintendents!)
    • Six major champions who won the New Jersey Open in the space of ten years (including Jim Barnes, Johnny Farrell and Byron Nelson)
    Reviews Remarkable Stories of New Jersey Golf pulls together into one gorgeous volume the most compelling people, iconic courses, and fascinating events in our state’s rich golf history. Makes me proud to be a New Jersey golfer!

    – Bill Frese, former president, New Jersey State Golf Association

    Remarkable Stories is simply wonderful. Great historical perspectives, great photographs, and top-quality production. It makes me miss New Jersey! In fact, your book should be sitting prominently in EVERY clubhouse in New Jersey!

    – Mike Davis, former CEO, United States Golf Association

    About the Author Kevin Casey is a lifelong golfer and history buff, but a relatively new resident of New Jersey. “When I moved to New Jersey,” he says, “I quickly realized that the amazing history of Jersey golf was slipping through our fingers; something special was in danger of being lost forever. Remarkable Stories was created to help stem that tide.”
  • Brandel Chamblee's Book Has Received Rave Reviews From Golf Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and more...

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    "The most important golf book of our generation" - (Forbes) "Chamblee's book nails the lie of the modern golf swing" - (Wax Golf) "Darwinesque" - (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) "The Holy Grail of the Golf Swing" - (GOLF Magazine) "The best and clearest explanation of how to hit a golf ball ever published" - (The Examiner) ------------------- Classics of Golf has published with Simon & Schuster the first book from popular Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee, the network’s “resident scholar and critic” (The New York Times) explores the common swing positions of the greatest players throughout history—and reveals how those commonalities can help players of every skill level improve our own games. Every golf game begins with the swing, and no two are identical. Years ago, however, Brandel Chamblee, the highly regarded Golf analyst and former PGA Tour professional, noticed that the best players of all time have shared similar positions in each part of the swing, from the grip and setup to the footwork, backswing, and follow-through. Since then, Chamblee, a student of game’s history, has used scientific precision and thoroughness to make a study of the common swing positions of the greats. Now, in The Anatomy of Greatness, he reveals what he has learned, offers hundreds of photographs as his proof, to show us how we can easily incorporate his findings into our own swings to hit the ball farther, straighter, and more consistently. What does it tell us that the majority of the greats—from Jack Nicklaus and Byron Nelson to modern masters like Tiger Woods—employ a “strong” grip on the club? How did legends like Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Mickey Wright, and Gary Player unlock hidden power and control by “turning in” the right knee at address? Why are some modern teachers preaching “quiet” footwork when forty-eight of the top fifty golfers of all time lifted their left heels on the backswing, allowing them to build power? At the same time that Chamblee is extolling certain swing virtues, he also debunks a number of popular—but misguided—swing philosophies that have been hindering golfers for years. The result is perhaps the best and clearest explanation of how to hit a golf ball ever published. The Anatomy of Greatness is a book that golfers can take to the driving range and use Chamblee’s clear explanations to build better swings—and get more speed and consistency into their swings—immediately. It is like having a series of private lessons from the best golfers of all time, and it will help golfers build swings that make the game easier and more fun. ---- Click videos below to watch Brandel discuss his book with Golf Magazine.  
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    Written by esteemed author, Dr. Andrew C. Mutch, this book is a great testament to a community that understands, values, and prioritizes its unique heritage. 100% of the proceeds from the book will be donated to the Historic Colony House Foundation.

    The History of Mountain Lake

    Mountain Lake was founded in 1915 by Frederick S. Ruth of Baltimore, whose family owned property in the area. Ruth assembled 3,500 acres in the hilly, verdant land, which is among the highest in the state. He engaged Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. to lay out 600 acres of the property for the residences and brought in Seth Raynor to design the golf course. In the mid 1920's Edward W. Bok, the publisher of The Saturday Evening Post and The Ladies Home Journal, was a homeowner at Mountain Lake. He had come to America from Holland and became very successful in his career. Wanting to make a lasting contribution to his new homeland, he acquired 250 acres of the highest land of the park and created what is now known as Bok Tower Gardens. The "Singing Tower" is one of the world's most renowned carillons, and outdoor concerts and other events are scheduled on a regular basis. Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., whose father designed Central Park and the Boston Common, among other projects, did the original layout for Mountain Lake. He also designed the Colony House, which serves as a clubhouse and private hotel. The Colony House and Mountain Lake Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since its earliest days, Mountain Lake has kept its original character as a place of great natural beauty with a style of living that is outdoor oriented and unpretentious. The community has been described as "a setting of wondrous isolation from the clutter of commercial life." Golf & Travel magazine named Mountain Lake one of the most attractive golf communities in America. There are over 125 residences, few of them within sight of the golf course, so the gently rolling land is open and space is abundant. Mountain Lake is an ideal getaway spot for those who appreciate great golf, tennis, and croquet in beautiful natural surroundings, with an atmosphere that is warmly hospitable and relaxed.
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    * please note that $1 will be added to the flat shipping fee due to increased weight of this book. “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 first and last word on Donald Ross. This is a book to savor!

    - Jim Dodson (author of "Hogan" and Donald Ross Award Winner)

    donross_dustjacket I wanted to thank you for sending me your wonderful piece of work "The Life and Times of Donald Ross". I commend you on your impressive and thorough biography of him - safely saying that your work takes us deeper in the man - his character, and how he changed the face of American golf.         - Ben Crenshaw "Chris Buie has ransacked golf’s archives to produce a lovely, energetic and engaging biography of Donald Ross, America’s most influential 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's "The Life and Times of Donald Ross is full of personal nuggets about Ross that fills the many gaps in the life of a man few on earth today ever had the opportunity to know. As much as I know of his design work, philosophies, and general history, the chance to peer into his daily activities and his interactions with both employees and employers alike was fascinating for a practicing golf course architect such as myself. This work of Chris's truly bridges my personal gap between the man and his product in the work I perform on Ross's courses (nine to date). Chris Buie did a wonderful job researching the travels of Donald Ross and allowing the newspaper writers of the period relate Ross's interactions with those who he encountered on a daily basis. This book surely gives one a true perspective on the tendencies of a man we only know through pictures and his work on the ground. I found the details of his life and work, again, fascinating. A job well-done in that regard by Chris Buie."       - Richard Mandell (Richard Mandell Golf Architecture) "Pinehurst native 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 flows 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.)

    "While sleuthing for crucial details of Ross’s work, Buie turned up memorable quotes from the master, like this: “A country which gets golf minded need not worry about the honor, the integrity and honesty of its people.” I don’t know about that. Here’s hoping we can live up to it. Meanwhile, we’d all be wise to study the honor, integrity and honesty of Donald Ross, who did as much as anyone to shape American golf.

    - from the foreword by Kevin Cook (author of "Tommy’s Honour" and "Titanic Thompson")

    "Buie’s biography of Donald Ross puts a human face on the legendary name, and puts his career and accomplishments into contemporary perspective, allowing the reader to understand how one Scottish immigrant could have had such a profound effect on American golf. You come away from this book with renewed amazement not just at the staggering number and quality of the courses that Ross designed, but the imprint of his personality and values on American golf culture. After reading “The Life & Times of Donald Ross,” you will wish you had lived during the years when it was possible to travel to Pinehurst and receive a warm greeting by the game’s foremost builder and ambassador.

    – Rick Shefchik (author of “From Fields to Fairways: Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota")

    preview.jpg 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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  • A golf novel for all time.

    “In The Professional, Evan Mandery brings to life a veteran Tour pro with both prodigious talent and a prodigious work ethic. What he lacks is a purpose in life. The novel is a compelling saga of golf obsession and, ultimately, of redemption through golf. Mandery knows the game inside and out, especially all that goes on inside a golfer’s head.”

    —John Paul Newport, author of The Fine Green Line

    The Professional is a terrific tale of redemption with a great cast of characters. Not only does Mandery capture the life of journeyman tour pro to a tee, but his non-linear storytelling technique keeps the reader riveted.”

    —Tom Cunneff, National Golf Writer:

    “Engrossing...an intense assessment of how this game can upset a life or provide it with satisfaction and meaning... Mandery offers a conclusion equal to ‘hitting it pure.’”

    —Les Schupak, Met Golfer

    “Golf is more than a game of a lifetime, it is a round-by-round mirror of its participants' character. Evan Mandery masterfully captures the raw emotion, struggles, joys, despair, romance, failure, triumph, evolution and redemption of a golf professional. The Professional gently transports us to days of our youth when we walked the fairway with a loved one and how important it is that we cherish those fleeting moments.”

    —Bob Denney, PGA Historian Emeritus

    As a 16-year-old, David is told by his West Latrobe High School English teacher that he is a gifted writer, and should attend a summer workshop, but David’s controlling, abusive father demands that he spend the summer preparing for the Pennsylvania State Open, forcing David to decide whether to live his father’s dream or his own. Later, as a forty-something journeyman pro, David experiences a mid-life crisis during the final round of a tournament, causing him to question the meaning of golf and how he has spent his life. Long-brewing feelings of failure surface, and David is tempted towards a potentially catastrophic affair with a beautiful Alabama housewife. Finally, as an old man, golf presents David with an opportunity for redemption in the form of Billy Conway, an immensely talented but raw young player, who turns to David for help and offers him a path to redemption. The Professional’s life intersects with the greats of the game—Nicklaus, Watson and Palmer (in whose shadow David is raised) and the novel asks the questions that everyone who loves golf has asked. What are the conditions that produce virtuosity? Does a single-minded devotion to a skill preclude the possibility of a happy life? Does the game ultimately become a job? The characters who animate the novel are unforgettable: Rabbit Lindner, David’s obsessive-compulsive caddie; Mal Howard, his father, who has patterned his life on his own hero, Deacon Palmer; Bobby Rancourt, a rising star with a single-minded focus on golf; Aaron Richardson, a fallen star playing his last rounds as he battles leukemia; and Billy Conway the young orphan through whom David finds redemption. Told with humor, charm, and a devotion to the history of the game, The Professional is truly a golf novel for the ages.
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    “Author Philip Young has made an immense contribution to my profession and art form, namely golf course architecture… Having studied this book, I am deeply impressed.” Geoffrey S. Cornish, golf course architect “At last we have an authoritative biography of the great golf architect Albert Warren Tillinghast. Well researched and very readable, it brings the master fully to life. Those of us who previously had only a rudimentary knowledge of Tilly, based on the classic courses he created, will marvel at the real man–his ambitions, his ideals and his struggles.” — Bob Grant, noted English golf historian, collector and publisher “I thought it was quite good… Your recitation of his life events and attitudes seemed to be as close to accurate as one can get from the distance of many decades…” — Philip W. Brown Jr., grandson of A.W. Tillinghast tillinghast Tilly was a rudderless youth until his father took him to St. Andrews in 1896 and introduced him to “Old Tom Morris”. His passion and knowledge of the game flourished quickly. He became quite the amateur player. Later in life when Tilly’s interest in golf expanded to designing and architecture, he insisted on making his courses enjoyable for the average golfer even as they tested the world’s best to the utmost. Barnstorming on behalf of the PGA in 1936 and 1937, Tillinghast visited more than 400 clubs. His whirlwind tour helped the clubs and the PGA survive the Great Depression. Today, A.W. Tillinghast remains one of the most prolific architects in the history of golf (wikipedia). Links Magazine published an article that presents the “20 Best Tilly Course Layouts” (click here for article).

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