Synopses & Reviews
A breathtaking tour around more than 130 of the world's finest golf courses, this exciting book focuses on courses outside the United States. Many fabulous courses will be new to the American reader, and are featured in magnificent photographs made especially for this book. Generously oversized,
Planet Golf is a treasure trove of new information and great ideas for the golfing traveler. Comments on the courses by leading designers such as Greg Norman, Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Doak, Gary Player, Tom Weiskopf, and others accompany the authoritative text by Darius Oliver.
Featuring courses in more than twenty countries, from the famous links of Scotland and Ireland to the leading Heathland and Sandbelt classics of England and Australia, and from the hidden gems of France, New Zealand, and Japan to the best within the rest of Europe, Africa, North and Central America, Australia, and Asia, Planet Golf is the definitive reference to the greatest golf courses available outside the United States.
Synopsis
The next best thing to being there, this popular 16-month wall calendar takes golfers of all ages and stagesandmdash;from active to armchairandmdash;on a tour of the most spectacular golf courses on the planet.
Synopsis
This stunning calendar highlights 13 of the finest golf courses from around the world. Perfect for active and armchair golfers, it features a year's worth of John and Jeannine Henebry's lush photography in combination with text by Darius Oliver, one of the world's most authoritative voices on course design and architecture.
About the Author
Author of the highly acclaimed
Planet Golf and
Planet Golf USA, Darius Oliver is a respected writer, rater, and international golf course consultant. He has studied more than eight hundred courses around the world, making him one of todayand#39;s best-traveled and most authoritative voices on golf course design and architecture.
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Premier golf photographers John and Jeannine Henebry have been specializing in golf course photography for more than twenty years. A brother-sister team, they have traveled the world photographing the worldand#39;s best and most beautiful golf courses. Their work has appeared in many major golf magazines as well as in Planet Golf USA.