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Terrior of Golf
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The connections between golf and wine are many and varied. They include golf course, vineyards, wineries and people. This book is a treasure trove of entertaining stories and discoveries.
It all begins with the land for both golf and grapes. From the pure links courses of Scotland to the vineyards of the old and new worlds of wine, in this book you will discover the fascinating synergy between golf and wine.
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The golf courses of Vern Morcom
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Vern Morcom was in his mid-twenties when Alister MacKenzie, the world's most celebrated golf course architect, came to Black Rock to lay out Royal Melbourne West. What followed was a remarkable life in golf. Vern began his four decades as Head Greenkeeper at Kingston Heath by building its spectacular bunkers and its famous 15th hole. In his spare time, he roamed the country designing and remodelling golf courses, spreading golden age philosophies as he went.
When he had finished in the 1960s, no fewer than 90 courses across Australia had his imprint. This book documents, for the first time, the story of these courses and the legacy of one of Australia's most influential golf course architects.
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Discovering Alex Russell: The Man and His Legacy
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This well-illustrated and detailed biography by Neil Crafter and John Green uses detailed text, period archival photographs, maps and plans to bring together the many threads of Russell's life.
It traces his life from birth as the son of a wealthy Victorian grazier, to his education at Geelong Grammar and Cambridge, and his distinguished service as an artillery officer in the British Army during World War I.
The book also examines Russell's political life and his subsequent service in World War II where he oversaw the repatriation of prisoners of war for the Australian Red Cross, together with his family life and the grazing property 'Mawallok' in Victoria's Western District.
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Stableford - A Life in Golf, Medicine and War
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The 'Patron Saint of Club Golfers' as known throughout the golfing world, Dr Frank Barney Gorton Stableford is one of the most prominent figures in the history and development of the game.
Like the good doctor he was, Stableford introduced and developed a scoring system which greatly reduced the pain of bad play and increased the enjoyment of the game for golfers of all standards.
Beyond golf, his achievements as a man of ideals and many talents provide us with shining examples of how to contribute to the world in which we live and make a difference through personal commitment.
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Golf in the Heather and Gorse
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This high quality hardback book takes you through more than 70 heathland, moorland and parkland courses commencing in Scotland and finishing in Cornwall. In addition to course descriptions there is travel information and over 300 beautiful colour photographs of the courses and Mother Nature at her finest.
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Bump & Run - At the Feet of the Masters
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Focusing on the 'Golden Era' of Australian golf, author Andrew Crockett has sought the knowledge of golf's elders with contributions from Norman Von Nida, Bruce Crampton, Graham Marsh, Bill Dunk, Frank Philips, Jan Stephenson, David Graham, Bob Shearer, Peter Toogood, Ian Stanley, Bruce Devlin, Jack Newton and golf historian Tom Moore.
Further to the interviews, Bump & Run includes 11 chapters in a 246 page coffee table book with over 200 unique vintage images, dozens of watercolour paintings, oil paintings and hand drawn illustrations from many artists and watercolour specialist Robert Wade.
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Harry Williams,
An Australian Golfing Tragedy
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On Wednesday 13 December 1961,
after the landlady smells gas, the police burst
into the flat to find the double suicide of Harry
Williams and his mother. There is only a lettuce
leaf in the refrigerator and a box of golfing
trophies in the living room. These are the only
remains of a brilliant but short golfing career.
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Simply Toogood - Peter Toogood's Life in Golf
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Peter Toogood MBE is a member of an extraordinary family of golfers. Since the 1890s, they
have distinguished themselves as both professionals and amateurs. Toogood is among Australia's
finest amateur golfers. He is a former Australian and New Zealand amateur champion and a multiple
winner of the Tasmanian open and amateur championships. He was leading amateur in the 1954 British
Open (twice in the Australian Open) and a member of the Australian team that won the inaugural
Eisenhower Trophy world teams championship at St Andrews in 1958.
Toogood represented Tasmania as a state player for more than 30 years and was embroiled in many golfing
controversies. He wrestled with the decision to turn professional, founded the Australasian Golf Museum
at Bothwell in Tasmania and had a distinguished career in education.
He was awarded an MBE for his services to education and golf in 1981 and is an inaugural member of the
Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame.
SIMPLY TOOGOOD will be relished by golf and sports enthusiasts and by readers interested in
Australian biography.
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David Graham - From Ridicule to Acclaim
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Widely regarded in the golfing world as arrogant and abrasive,
David Graham is deeply respected by a few close friends for his
unswerving loyalty and honesty.
A loner, yet devoted family man, he has risen from a difficult
background of ridicule and failure to the highest levels of
acclaim in professional golf.
The only Australian to win two US majors, this book tells the
story of a troubled figure who, like Hamlet, faced
“the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune”.
Authored by Russell James and edited by Graeme Ryan, both
experienced golf writers and historians with many personal
connections to David Graham over more than fifty years, the
book (which includes many photographs, press cuttings and private
letters) presents an accurate and honest appraisal of this man
who has been loved and hated throughout his golfing lifetime.
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Burtta Cheney: A Life in Golf
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This book celebrates Burtta Cheney's remarkable life in golf spanning over eighty years. It will be of great interest to golf lovers of all ages and especially the hundreds of girls, and others, she inspired to make golf a treasured part of their lives.
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Another Journey Through The Links
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Golf Courses of
Australia CD-ROM
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Golf Courses of Australia allows
you to discover all 1500 golf courses and provides you
with full details of clubhouse, course, pro-shop and
other useful information. You can readily locate every
course on easy-to-read maps. Golf Courses of Australia
also contains up to date results of important Australian
and overseas golf tournaments.
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Golf Courses of
Australia Database
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The Golf Courses of Australia Database allows
you to contact all of Australia's 1500 golf courses to promote your goods
and services. All details have been fully revised and updated.
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Links Golf
- The Inside Story
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"This is truly the inside
story of links golf. Encompassing the history,
tradition, and images of the great links, this
book is a worthy travelling companion, and guide,
on your golfing journey." - Ian Baker-Finch,
1991 British Open Champion.
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Golf Courses of the Mornington Peninsula
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Here is a rare opportunity to purchase a superb, definitive and long overdue publication on the Golf Courses of the Mornington Peninsula.
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Mezze (mee-zay)
Little bites of flying, living and golfing
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Oliver Green has lead an
extraordinary life and witnessed many of the tumultuous
events that have shaped the 20th century. This
autobiography, written as he approached his 79th
birthday, looks back on a distinguished career
with the Royal Air Force as a fighter pilot in
WWII, a prisoner of war for nearly four years
after being shot down in North Africa, commanding
strategic air bases around the world and serving
as Britain's military representative to NATO.
He first flew in an aircraft made from wood and
fabric and broke the sound barrier in a sub-sonic
Hawker Hunter.
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