Tales from Pinehurst : Stories from the Mecca of American Golf,9781582615516

Tales from Pinehurst : Stories from the Mecca of American Golf

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ISBN13: 9781582615516
ISBN10: 1582615519
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-04-01
Publisher(s): Ingram Pub Services
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Summary

This inside look at one of the most popular cities in America when it comes to championship golf shows how golf is more than a game, it is a way of life in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

Author Biography

A native of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Robert Hartman grew up playing junior golf at Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus-designed Wabeek Country club. He graduated from Hillsdale College in 1985 with a B.A. in English and received his Masters degree from Hollins University in 1999. After serving as captain of the Hillsdale College Charger golf team, he turned his attention to writing about the sport. From the sports editor of Michigan's oldest college newspaper, The Collegian, he became the sports information director at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia

Table of Contents

Foreword vi
Acknowledgments xiv
Introduction xviii
Chapter 1 A Timeless Symbol 1(18)
Chapter 2 The North and South Championship 19(18)
Chapter 3 The U.S. Open 37(46)
Chapter 4 Donald Ross 83(18)
Chapter 5 Two Diverging Paths 101(12)
Chapter 6 Changing Places 113(6)
Chapter 7 More Than Just a Course 119(14)
Chapter 8 The O1d and the Young 133(8)
Chapter 9 The Outward Nine 141(14)
The Inward Nine
148(7)
Chapter 10 Pinehurst: The Village 155(16)
Chapter 11 The Caddies 171(4)
Chapter 12 The LPGA at Pinehurst 175(4)
Chapter 13 The U.S. Amateur 179(16)
Chapter 14 The PGA Tour 195(4)
Epilogue 199

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