Ancestral Links: A Golf Obsession Spanning Generations [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Garrity, John

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ISBN 10: 0451225910 ISBN 13: 9780451225917

Casa editrice: New Amer Library, 2009

Riassunto

In this book, John Garrity takes readers along as he returns to the remote corner of Ireland, now home to the majestic seaside Carne Golf Links, from which his great-grandfather left for America. There he discovers why local farmers spent seven years carving the course out of unforgiving terrain, using only rakes and spades for their work. He visits Musselburgh, Scotland, where his maternal ancestors played golf before the first thirteen rules of the game were written there in 1774. In Wisconsin's St. Croix River Valley, he revisits the New Richmond Golf Club , where Garrity's father learned the ancient game. At every stop on his journey, Garrity reflects on the life and career of his beloved older brother, Tom, a former tour player.
Part memoir, part travelogue, and all golf, this book is for the enthusiast, the casual fan, or just the curious. The story of how golf altered three small-town landscapes and forever changed one family will captivate you and inspire you to find life's greatest treasures in your own family tree.

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Informazioni sull?autore

John Garrity, a Golf Writers Association of America award-winner, is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated and a regular contributor to Golf Magazine and Travel & Leisure Golf, among other publications. HeÂ's authored over a dozen books.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: New Amer Library
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0451225910
• ISBN 13: 9780451225917
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 292
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile