Table of Contents
Introduction 010
1 Planet Golf
Golf's Origins 016
Golf Ball Revolution 018
Golf's Great Triumvirates 020
The Majors 022
Arnie's Army 024
The Golf Business 026
A Fine Line … 028
The Women's Game 030
The Greatest? 032
Behind The Scenes 034
Team Orders 040
2 Playing The Game
Golf Balls: The Design 044
Drivers: The Design 046
On the Tee 050
The Drive 052
Big Hitters: A Master Class 054
Metals and Hybrids: The Design 056
The Fairway Metal Shot 058
The Hybrid Shot 060
The Hybrid Chip and Run 061
Fairway Metal: A Master Class 062
Irons: The Design 064
The Iron Shot 068
Shaping Shots 070
Iron Shots: A Master Class 072
Sloping Lies 074
Problem Shots 076
Wedges: The Design 078
The Pitch Shot 080
Pitching: A Master Class 082
The Chip Shot 084
Chipping: A Master Class 086
The Bunker Shot 088
Bunker Play: A Master Class 090
Putters: The Design 092
The Putting Stroke 094
The Art Of Putting 096
Putting: A Master Class 098
Course Management 100
3 The Greatest Golfers
Old And Young Tom Morris 104
John Ball And Harold Hilton 105
Great Triumvirate 106
Walter Hagen 108
Gene Sarazen 109
Bobby Jones 110
Joyce Wethered 114
Henry Cotton 115
Byron Nelson 116
Sam Snead 118
Ben Hogan 120
Babe Zaharias 122
Max Faulkner 123
Bobby Locke 124
Peter Thomson 125
Billy Casper 126
Julius Boros 127
Arnold Palmer 128
Gary Player 132
Jack Nicklaus 136
Mickey Wright 140
Bob Charles 141
Lee Trevino 142
Tony Jacklin 144
Raymond Floyd 146
Hale Irwin 147
Nancy Lopez 148
Johnny Miller 149
Tom Watson 150
Severiano Ballesteros 152
Ben Crenshaw 156
Bernhard Langer 157
Sandy Lyle 158
Greg Norman 160
Nick Faldo 162
Curtis Strange 166
Ian Woosnam 167
Payne Stewart 168
John Daly 169
Fred Couples 170
Laura Davies 171
José Maria Olazábal 172
Nick Price 173
Colin Montgomerie 174
Ernie Els 175
Annika Sorenstam 176
Vijay Singh 178
Paul Lawrie 180
Jesper Parnevik 181
Retief Goosen 182
David Duval 183
Karrie Webb 184
Se Ri Pak 185
Padraig Harrington 186
Sergio Garcia 187
Phil Mickelson 188
Tiger Woods 190
Rory Mcilroy 194
Brooks Koepka 195
Jordan Speith 196
Inbee Park 197
Stars Of The Men's Tour 198
Stars Of The Women's Tour 204
4 Golfing Landmarks
Major Birth at Prestwick 210
"Bobby Slam" for Jones 212
Master Class of Course Design 214
"Lord" Byron Sets the Standard 216
Walter Walks on Air 218
Hogan's Triumph Over Tragedy 220
Golf's Most Exclusive Club 222
McCormack's "Big Three" 224
Seve Starts It All 226
Golfing Gladiators 228
Big Jack's Final Charge 230
Tiger Roars to Major Victory 232
Europe's Ryder Cup Raid 234
The Battle of Brookline 236
Woods in a Class of His Own 238
Sorenstam Reigns Supreme 240
Big Bertha Arrives 242
Golfers' Grand Designs 244
5 The Greatest Courses
Links Courses 248
Waterville, Ireland 252
Ballybunion, Ireland 254
Royal County Down, N. Ireland 256
Turnberry, Scotland 258
Kingsbarns, Scotland 260
Royal Birkdale, England 262
Muirfield, Scotland 264
St. Andrews, Scotland 268
Royal St. George's, England 272
Fancourt, South Africa 274
Kiawah Island, Us 276
Shinnecock Hills, US 278
Parkland Courses 280
Merion, US 284
Les Bordes, France 286
Valderrama, Spain 288
Hirono, Japan 292
Muirfield Village, US 294
Augusta National, US 296
Oakmont, US 300
Heathland Courses 304
Sunningdale, England 308
Woodhall Spa, England 310
Royal Melbourne, Australia 312
Pinehurst, US 316
Pine Valley, US 218
Ocean Courses 322
Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand 326
Cypress Point, US 328
Pebble Beach, US 330
Casa De Campo, Dominican Republic 334
Mountain Courses 336
Banff Springs, Canada 340
Desert Courses 342
Emirates, Dubai 346
Shadow Creek, US 348
Troon North, US 350
Unique Courses 352
Loch Lomond, Scotland 356
Sun City, South Africa 360
Mission Hills, China 362
TPC Sawgrass, US 364
6 The Records
The Ryder Cup 370
The Tours 371
The Open 372
The Masters 376
The US Open 378
The USPGA 382
ANA Inspiration 384
Women's PGA Championship 385
Women's US Open 386
Women's British Open 388
The Solheim Cup 389
Index 390
Acknowledgments 399
