Synopses & Reviews
"This book truly captures the dramatic and colorful backstory of how, against all odds, an eight-month-old publicly-owned facility was selected as the first course to host the U.S. Open in the Pacific Northwest."
Told with award-winning photography and extensive interviews with all the key players, America's St. Andrews is the story of how a newly-opened and untested facility was selected as the site of the largest sporting event ever to be held in the Pacific Northwest.
About the Author
Blaine was a sports editor and columnist for 11 years with the Eugene Register-Guard, and an associate editor and sports columnist for The Seattle Times for 23 years. He is a featured writer in Golf Getaways magazine, and is a constant contributor to Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine and Cybergolf.com, as well as Golfweek magazine. He covered the 1966 U.S. Open, following Ben Hogan around the Olympic Club. He covered his first Masters in 1987 when Larry Mize chipped in to beat Greg Norman in a playoff, and his last Masters in 2005. He covered the four majors of the "Tiger Slam," when Woods won his four consecutive championships, and was there to watch Payne Stewart's par putt to win the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. He covered five Olympic Games -- Mexico City, Munich, Los Angeles, Seoul, and Athens -- before retiring in early 2005 from the Times. He has authored two previous books: "The Running Experience" and Barnes and Nobles' "Golf Basics." In 2005, Blaine received the Distinguished Service Award from the Northwest Golf Media Association. He is a regular member of the Golf Writers Association of America. He and his wife, Joanna, live in Indianola, Wash.