Download or read book The History of the PGA Tour written by Al Barkow and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the origins of the PGA tour in 1916 and its development up to the present, highlighting the finest players and notable contests, with statistics for all tournaments through 1988.
Download or read book Golf s Golden Grind written by Al Barkow and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The PGA Tour's beginnings can be traced to 1895, when Willie Dunn battled Willie Park, Jr. for an unprecedented $200 purse. By the mid-70s, the Tour was Big-Money Golf--huge purses, endorsement contracts, and all the celebrity of modern-day sport. 35 b&w photos.
Download or read book The Golfer of the Decade on the Pga Tour written by Holanda Ray Holanda and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golfer of the Decade is a prize that has never been awarded, even though the Golfer of the Century was so honored. This book tells the story of the PGA Tour as a battle between the greatest golfers of the game for the prize of The Golfer of the Decade throughout its history. I define The Golfer of the Decade as that golfer who won the most tournaments on the PGA Tour in each calendar decade. In case of tie, the winner would be that golfer, among those tied, who won the most majors. The year 2006 was the 90th anniversary of the PGA Tour and the 10th anniversary of Tiger Woods's membership on the PGA Tour. This book provides an opportunity to compare the accomplishments of Tiger Woods with the greatest players in the game who preceded him. This book is not only about Walter Hagen, Paul Runyan, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Nick Price, and Tiger Woods. It is also about the battles they fought and the players with whom they competed to earn the title of The Golfer of the Decade on the PGA Tour.
Download or read book City of Champions written by Jack Sheehan and published by . This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Las Vegas Founders Club was the driving force behind the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, junior golf, UNLV golf, and, for a time, the LPGA Tour in Las Vegas for about a quarter century. The members of this prestigious group were the who's who of Las Vegas, and dedicated themselves to honoring the game while creating the blueprint of how to promote Las Vegas to the world via golf. The Club blossomed to public life in 1983 under the guidance of golf legend Jim Colbert, who convinced several Vegas power brokers to put up the first million-dollar purse in PGA Tour history. Since that seminal event which included 204 professionals and 832 amateurs over four golf courses, the Las Vegas Founders Club has awarded more than $14 million dollars to many worthwhile Las Vegas charitable organizations and helped create a UNLV golf program that won the 1998 NCAA title. And so much more... To honor the positive impact of the Club and members, this book was created to remember those who have gone before while acknowledging the future of professional golf in Las Vegas, now in the caring hands of the Shriners Hospitals for Children and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Download or read book PGA TOUR Vault written by Vault Media Group and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The PGA TOUR Vault is a groundbreaking, larger-than-life "living" book that celebrates the greatness of the PGA TOUR: the history, courses, events and especially the players who built it. It is a modern work of art that features nearly 2000 hi-resolution images in a spectacular 20" x 20" scale, along with unique digital elements, brought to life by embedded triggers, transporting readers to rich online features and experiences. More than half of the images and content have not been previously published. All of the iconic figures from the PGA TOUR's past and present are highlighted: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Phil Michelson, Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and many more. More than 200 of the PGA TOUR's greatest players are celebrated in words and images that capture those moments which shaped golf history. Opening to nearly four feet wide, the 50+ pound Marquee edition is a cinematic, immersive experience that is sure to appeal to PGA TOUR professionals, sponsors, collectors, devoted fans and those just discovering the game. This unique project also spotlights the TOUR's commitment to charity and a fundraiser for FIRST TEE.The PGA TOUR Vault is the ultimate publication for any golf fan...a timeless treasure to be enjoyed for generations...a true Celebration of Greatness!
Download or read book The Bogey Man written by George Plimpton and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Plimpton chronicles his month spent on the PGA tour in The Bogey Man, repackaged and including a foreword by Rick Reilly and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives. What happens when a weekend athlete -- of average skill at best -- joins the professional golf circuit? George Plimpton, one of the finest participatory sports journalists, spent a month of self-imposed torture on the tour to find out. Along the way, he meets amateurs, pros, caddies, officials, fans, and hangers-on. In The Bogey Man, we find golf legends, adventurers, stroke-saving theories, superstitions, and other golfing lore, and best of all, Plimpton's thoughts and experiences -- frustrating, humbling and, sometimes, thrilling -- from the first tee to the last green. This intriguing classic, which remains one of the wittiest books ever written on golf, features Arnold Palmer, Dow Finsterwald, Walter Hagan, and many other golf greats and eccentrics, all doing what they do best.
Download or read book Walking with Friends written by D. J. Gregory and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Walking with Friends, D.J. Gregory, a thirty-yearold who has cerebral palsy, describes his year of traveling with the PGA tour and walking every course. For D.J., this experience has been the fulfillment of a lifelong dream as well as a search for inspiration, but it has also become a source of inspiration for countless others. D.J. started watching golf with his father when he was twelve years old. While becoming a professional player, joining the amateur ranks, or even becoming a caddy were never realistic considerations because of his cerebral palsy, being able to walk the courses that the golfers—D.J.’s heroes— played was a dream D.J. never gave up on. Over the course of the 2008 PGA tour, D.J. teamed up with the PGA and made his dream come true. It was the ultimate challenge (D.J. compares walking 18 holes of golf for him to running a 10K with a couple of sandbags tied around your waist; he walked each round—four tournament rounds, plus a practice round—of every tournament), and the ultimate journey. At each of the PGA Tour events, D.J., with the help of a cane, walks the course and counts each step (and each fall) alongside a different golfer. Filled with detailed descriptions of the courses and tournaments as well as revealing conversations with players, Walking with Friends is a one-of-a-kind story about tough lies, majestic greens, colorful characters, and the walk of a lifetime.
Download or read book The Ultimate PGA Tour Book of Trivia written by Mark Cubbedge and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Ultimate PGA TOUR Book of Trivia tests even the most committed golf fan's knowledge of the game. From little-known facts and figures to famous courses and players' quirks, this book provides insight into the archive of stories and stats of the PGA TOUR. Divided into six sections, it covers the basics of the game from equipment and general stats to rules and etiquette; the origins of golf, highlighting famous golfers throughout time, dates, and historical anecdotes; milestones in golf regarding players, courses, history, tournaments, and records; profiles of hundreds of professional golfers, both famous and lesser known, including nicknames, handicaps, triumphs, and gaffes; numbers on everything from wins and losses from the early 20th century to modern day stats; and specifics on dozens of courses, their various holes and course terrain, tournaments, and even clubhouses.
Download or read book The PGA Tour written by Dick Durrance and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When PGA Tour commercials tout These Guys Are Good, they're referring to the players on the Tour. But, as The Tour illustrates, the phrase also applies to the behind-the-scenes people who help make the PGA Tour the most successful it's ever been. From greens keepers and Tour organizers to trainers and the professional golfers themselves, no golf ball is left unturned in this comprehensive collection of images and essays.Through black-and-white photography and one-on-one interviews, renowned photojournalist Dick Durrance II presents an insider's view of the human story behind the PGA Tour. Readers get a firsthand account of the PGA Tour from perspectives rarely heard, such as those of the wives of top PGA players, the Tour's best course superintendents, and the TV crews who televise each Tour event. The book also includes a section on Tigermania from the viewpoint of the loyal fans trying to catch up with golf's youngest legend, Tiger Woods.The Tour provides golf enthusiasts with a rich treasure of photos and stories, making this a must-have collection for fans of golf's most significant event
Download or read book PGA Tour Facts and Fun written by Benator Publishing, LLC and published by . This book was released on 2005-05-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Players of PGA Tour Facts and Fun: The Game will have a blast learning about the players and history of the PGA Tour, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour. This innovative game includes categories about players, tournaments, courses, awards and other unique information. Every era of men's professional golf is covered, from the early days of golf to the legends of the 20th century such as Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus and Gene Sarazen. Questions cover early historical as well as current statistics like all-time rankings, career earnings, victories, top-10 finishes and more! Great fun for the entire family or corporate "golf nut", learning to play this game is as easy as "teeing it up and swinging away." PGA Tour Facts and Fun: The Game allows any golf fan the opportunity to get into the swing of the game and get down to proving they know the most about names, faces and places on the PGA Tour. Filled with great facts, fun and hard-to-find information, PGA Tour Facts and Fun: The Game is a must have for both long-time fans and new fans!
Download or read book Golf Life written by Jack Nicklaus and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-11-13 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares life lessons for the golf course combined with pointers on how to improve one's game.
Download or read book Golf Courses of the PGA Tour written by George Peper and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As lush as the gorgeously landscaped courses it covers, this completely new edition, lavishly illustrated with 250 full-color photographs, takes readers on a highly entertaining tour of the 2005 PGA Tour. In addition to an anecdotal history of each tournament, the authorQa noted authority who was editor-in-chief of "Golf Magazine" for 25 yearsQalso provides valuable tips on how to play certain shots. 0-8109-4950-4$50.00 / Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Download or read book The Ultimate Golf Book written by Charles McGrath and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this golfer's ultimate delight, Charles McGrath and David McCormick have compiled a unique combination of golf history and original essays by some of golf's greatest (and best-selling) writers and enthusiasts. Anchoring the book is a colorful, loose-limbed history of the sport by the Sports Illustrated senior writer John Garrity. He travels the globe and the links, covering the key personalities and golfing events, advances in technique and technology, the expanding interest in the sport, and the curious mysteries of this international obsession. Complementing the narrative are wonderfully diverse and entertaining essays on everything from the Age of Tiger to the woes of the lowly club pro, the charms of playing in the dead of winter, and even giving up the game altogether. With its mix of unsurpassed literary writing and superb history, this armchair companion is a must-have for any serious student of the game--truly The Ultimate Golf Book.
Download or read book PGA Tour Official Fan Guide written by PGA Tour (Association) and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive look at the players, tournaments, and records of the PGA tour.
Download or read book A Golfer s Life written by Arnold Palmer and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-11-10 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has never been a golfer to rival Arnold Palmer. He's the most aggressive, most exciting player the game has ever known, a dynamo famous for coming from behind to make bold last-minute charges to victory. To the legions of golf fans known around the world as "Arnie's Army," Palmer is a charismatic hero, the winner of sixty-one tournaments on the PGA Tour and still going strong on the Senior PGA Tour. But behind the legend, there is the private Palmer--a man of wit, compassion, loyalty, and true grit in the face of personal adversity. Golf-crazy as far back as he can remember, Arnie followed his dad, "Deacon" Palmer, the head greenskeeper, around the Latrobe Country Club fairways; as a youth he played at dawn before the club members arrived (the only time he was allowed on the course); by the time he graduated from high school he was headed for the national circuit. His rise to fame was meteoric, and by the 1960s he had emerged as one of the few American athletes the public truly cared about--a vibrant, daring, handsome sports celebrity who attracted wild crowds and enormous television audiences whenever he played and whose charisma propelled the explosion of enthusiam for golf in the sixties. Writing with the humor and candor that are as much his trademark as his unique golf swing, Palmer narrates the deeply moving story of his life both on and off the links. He recounts his friendships (and rivalries) with greats of the game, including Jack Nicklaus, his enduringly happy marriage with Winnie, his legendary charges to triumph and his titanic disasters, and his valiant battle against cancer. Returning to the Senior PGA Tour with unmatched zeal after his recovery, Palmer reminded fans of his unfaltering heroism--and the world of golf is thankful. From small-town boy to golfing legend, Arnold Palmer has lived one of the great sporting lives of the twentieth century. Now, with the help of acclaimed golf writer James Dodson, he has created one of the great sports autobiographies of our time.
Download or read book PGA TOUR Vault Classic written by Vault Media Group and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The PGA TOUR Vault is a groundbreaking, larger-than-life "living" book that celebrates the greatness of the PGA TOUR: the history, courses, events and especially the players who built it. It is a modern work of art that features nearly 2000 hi-resolution images in a spectacular 13.5" x 13.5" scale, along with unique digital elements, brought to life by embedded triggers, transporting readers to rich online features and experiences. More than half of the images and content have not been previously published. All of the iconic figures from the PGA TOUR's past and present are highlighted: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Phil Michelson, Tom Watson, Lee Trevino, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and many more. More than 200 of the PGA TOUR's greatest players are celebrated in words and images that capture those moments which shaped golf history. Opening to nearly three feet wide, the 24+ pound Classic edition is a cinematic, immersive experience that is sure to appeal to PGA TOUR professionals, sponsors, collectors, devoted fans and those just discovering the game. This unique project also spotlights the TOUR's commitment to charity and a fundraiser for FIRST TEE.The PGA TOUR Vault is the ultimate publication for any golf fan...a timeless treasure to be enjoyed for generations...a true Celebration of Greatness!
Download or read book The PGA Tour Complete Book of Golf written by Mike Corcoran and published by Henry Holt. This book was released on 1999 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of hints, tips, and advice from such golf legends as Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods gathers a world of wisdom on all facets of the game, along with a discussion of PGA history and much more.
