Description
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Golf is a richly illustrated guide to the history, players, courses, matches and traditions of the game. The book profiles 200 of the greatest golfers in history and looks at famous courses around the world, from St Andrews in Scotland to Augusta in Georgia. It also examines ten major head-to-head contests and features twelve golf legends, exploring the performances and rivalries that helped shape the sport.
Alongside its historical and biographical material, the book covers golf rules with specially commissioned colour illustrations and includes statistics from the four Majors, the Ryder Cup and other major golf events worldwide. A section on golfing folklore adds stories of unusual happenings, hole-in-ones, albatrosses, extraordinary shots and other memorable moments from the game. Illustrated with 275 photographs, many in full colour, this Carlton book offers a broad reference to both the sporting history and colourful culture of golf.
