{"product_id":"the-legendary-evolution-of-pinehurst-home-of-american-golf-9780979483691","title":"The Legendary Evolution of Pinehurst: Home of American Golf","description":"In anticipation of the 2024 Men's U. S. Opes to be played on the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003evenerable Pinehurst No. 2 course comes the release of the definitive history of \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNorth Carolina Sandhills golf: The Legendary Evolution of Pinehurst, Home of \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican Golf. Written by veteran golf course architect Richard \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMandell, it is a detailed account of the evolution of the golfing fields \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eof the Sandhills of North Carolina and how it mirrored the growth, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eand directly affected, the game of golf in America a century ago \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eto today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Legendary Evolution of Pinehurst, Home of American \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGolf has forty-five new pages with numerous updates, including \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ea brand new chapter chronicling the restorations of Pinehurst No. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2 and Mid Pines, the development of The Dormie Club and other \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eadvances in the recent past. This is a must have for those who love \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePinehurst and the history of golf courses. In addition to the new \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003etext are 112 never before seen new images as well as an introduction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efrom two-time Masters Champion, Ben Crenshaw. The Legendary Evolution of Pinehurst, Home of American Golf is the untold \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003estory of one of the three most popular golfing destinations in the world. This 424 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- page, four-color history is more than just a coffee table book. Few authors have \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewritten books about Pinehurst. None of those writers has ever completed such a \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003edetailed review of an iconic landmark of the game of golf in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Legendary Evolution of Pinehurst, Home of American Golf reveals design, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003econstruction, and maintenance trends throughout the history of golf development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book provides insight into the ingenuity and creativity of design and construction \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003etechniques of the past and how they relate to decisions made today. Articles from \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003enewspapers of the times will reveal the public's exposure to trends of the design \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eindustry whose details are not explored in most books written about golf architecture \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003etoday. Reprinted letters from the major players (Donald Ross, Albert Tillinghast, Tufts \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efamily members, Herb Graffis, etc.) give the reader a \"fly on the wall\" understanding \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eof day to day operations and challenges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe design evolution of Sandhills golf courses is documented from pre-design site \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003edecisions to renovation projects throughout their history, to how these events have \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003edefined each golf course as it lays today. The reader will hear directly from each \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003earchitect about design choices and challenges as well as construction tales which make \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eeach golf course's history different. Inside these pages is the story of The Pinehurst Resort, Pine Needles, Mid Pines Golf \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClub, Southern Pines Country Club, The Country Club of North Carolina, Tobacco \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoad, Dormie Club, and countless other courses of the Sandhills. Rare, never-beforeseen \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ephotographs of the early days of Sandhills golf include construction scenes as \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewell as the only known construction drawings of Pinehurst No. 2, one of the most \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efamous golf courses in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jhm Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780979483691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424","brand":"Richard Mandell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634786533557,"sku":"9780979483691","price":63.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ddcb3723-82c4-490d-9f79-2a0f750ad591.jpg?v=1756788920","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-legendary-evolution-of-pinehurst-home-of-american-golf-9780979483691","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}