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The first history of Minnesota’s celebrated golf clubs and courses, including rarely seen photographs and long-lost details about the game’s most famous architects
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The first history of Minnesota’s celebrated golf clubs and courses, including rarely seen photographs and long-lost details about the game’s most famous architects
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Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
- Seitenzahl: 368
- Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2012
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 287mm x 259mm x 28mm
- Gewicht: 1814g
- ISBN-13: 9780816677320
- ISBN-10: 0816677328
- Artikelnr.: 34569671
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
- Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
- Seitenzahl: 368
- Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2012
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 287mm x 259mm x 28mm
- Gewicht: 1814g
- ISBN-13: 9780816677320
- ISBN-10: 0816677328
- Artikelnr.: 34569671
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
Rick Shefchik spent twenty-six years as a reporter and columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is the author of four novels: Amen Corner, Green Monster, Frozen Tundra, and Rather See You Dead. He has played golf in Minnesota since the 1960s.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Farms to Fairways
1. The Wellspring
The Town & Country Club (1893)
2. Cradle of Championships
The Minikahda Club (1898)
The Godfather: C. T. Jaffray (1865–1956)
3. Lake Superior Gem
Northland Country Club (1899)
4. Crossroads of History
Interlachen Country Club (1911)
5. Sailors and Golfers
White Bear Yacht Club (1912)
The Unsung Hero: Tom Vardon
Minnesota’s Bobby Jones: Harrison R. “Jimmy” Johnston
6. Ross Shows His Stuff
Woodhill Country Club (1915)
7. The Players’ Club
Minneapolis Golf Club (1916)
8. Rising from the Ashes
Golden Valley Golf and Country Club (1916)
9. Tillie’s Gift
Rochester Golf & Country Club (1915)
10. Raynor Comes to Minnesota
Somerset Country Club (1920)
11. The Professors’ Legacy
Midland Hills Country Club (1921)
University of Minnesota Golf Course (1916)
12. No Longer a Rich Man’s Game
Municipal Golf (1916–34)
The Mayor of Bronzeville: Jimmie Slemmons
13. Jewish Golf
Oak Ridge Country Club (1920)
Hillcrest Country Club (1921)
14. Bring the Family
Edina Country Club (1923)
15 Spreading the Game
Southview Country Club (1921)
Stillwater Country Club (1925)
Minnesota Valley Country Club (1925)
Mendakota Country Club (1926)
16. The PGA Arrives
Keller Golf Course (1929)
17. James J. Hill’s Retreat
North Oaks Golf Club (1951)
18. Golf’s World Stage
Hazeltine National Golf Club (1962)
Afterword. The Modern Classics: Golf’s Last Building Boom
National Tournaments in Minnesota
Illustration Credits
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Farms to Fairways
1. The Wellspring
The Town & Country Club (1893)
2. Cradle of Championships
The Minikahda Club (1898)
The Godfather: C. T. Jaffray (1865–1956)
3. Lake Superior Gem
Northland Country Club (1899)
4. Crossroads of History
Interlachen Country Club (1911)
5. Sailors and Golfers
White Bear Yacht Club (1912)
The Unsung Hero: Tom Vardon
Minnesota’s Bobby Jones: Harrison R. “Jimmy” Johnston
6. Ross Shows His Stuff
Woodhill Country Club (1915)
7. The Players’ Club
Minneapolis Golf Club (1916)
8. Rising from the Ashes
Golden Valley Golf and Country Club (1916)
9. Tillie’s Gift
Rochester Golf & Country Club (1915)
10. Raynor Comes to Minnesota
Somerset Country Club (1920)
11. The Professors’ Legacy
Midland Hills Country Club (1921)
University of Minnesota Golf Course (1916)
12. No Longer a Rich Man’s Game
Municipal Golf (1916–34)
The Mayor of Bronzeville: Jimmie Slemmons
13. Jewish Golf
Oak Ridge Country Club (1920)
Hillcrest Country Club (1921)
14. Bring the Family
Edina Country Club (1923)
15 Spreading the Game
Southview Country Club (1921)
Stillwater Country Club (1925)
Minnesota Valley Country Club (1925)
Mendakota Country Club (1926)
16. The PGA Arrives
Keller Golf Course (1929)
17. James J. Hill’s Retreat
North Oaks Golf Club (1951)
18. Golf’s World Stage
Hazeltine National Golf Club (1962)
Afterword. The Modern Classics: Golf’s Last Building Boom
National Tournaments in Minnesota
Illustration Credits
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Farms to Fairways
1. The Wellspring
The Town & Country Club (1893)
2. Cradle of Championships
The Minikahda Club (1898)
The Godfather: C. T. Jaffray (1865–1956)
3. Lake Superior Gem
Northland Country Club (1899)
4. Crossroads of History
Interlachen Country Club (1911)
5. Sailors and Golfers
White Bear Yacht Club (1912)
The Unsung Hero: Tom Vardon
Minnesota’s Bobby Jones: Harrison R. “Jimmy” Johnston
6. Ross Shows His Stuff
Woodhill Country Club (1915)
7. The Players’ Club
Minneapolis Golf Club (1916)
8. Rising from the Ashes
Golden Valley Golf and Country Club (1916)
9. Tillie’s Gift
Rochester Golf & Country Club (1915)
10. Raynor Comes to Minnesota
Somerset Country Club (1920)
11. The Professors’ Legacy
Midland Hills Country Club (1921)
University of Minnesota Golf Course (1916)
12. No Longer a Rich Man’s Game
Municipal Golf (1916–34)
The Mayor of Bronzeville: Jimmie Slemmons
13. Jewish Golf
Oak Ridge Country Club (1920)
Hillcrest Country Club (1921)
14. Bring the Family
Edina Country Club (1923)
15 Spreading the Game
Southview Country Club (1921)
Stillwater Country Club (1925)
Minnesota Valley Country Club (1925)
Mendakota Country Club (1926)
16. The PGA Arrives
Keller Golf Course (1929)
17. James J. Hill’s Retreat
North Oaks Golf Club (1951)
18. Golf’s World Stage
Hazeltine National Golf Club (1962)
Afterword. The Modern Classics: Golf’s Last Building Boom
National Tournaments in Minnesota
Illustration Credits
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Farms to Fairways
1. The Wellspring
The Town & Country Club (1893)
2. Cradle of Championships
The Minikahda Club (1898)
The Godfather: C. T. Jaffray (1865–1956)
3. Lake Superior Gem
Northland Country Club (1899)
4. Crossroads of History
Interlachen Country Club (1911)
5. Sailors and Golfers
White Bear Yacht Club (1912)
The Unsung Hero: Tom Vardon
Minnesota’s Bobby Jones: Harrison R. “Jimmy” Johnston
6. Ross Shows His Stuff
Woodhill Country Club (1915)
7. The Players’ Club
Minneapolis Golf Club (1916)
8. Rising from the Ashes
Golden Valley Golf and Country Club (1916)
9. Tillie’s Gift
Rochester Golf & Country Club (1915)
10. Raynor Comes to Minnesota
Somerset Country Club (1920)
11. The Professors’ Legacy
Midland Hills Country Club (1921)
University of Minnesota Golf Course (1916)
12. No Longer a Rich Man’s Game
Municipal Golf (1916–34)
The Mayor of Bronzeville: Jimmie Slemmons
13. Jewish Golf
Oak Ridge Country Club (1920)
Hillcrest Country Club (1921)
14. Bring the Family
Edina Country Club (1923)
15 Spreading the Game
Southview Country Club (1921)
Stillwater Country Club (1925)
Minnesota Valley Country Club (1925)
Mendakota Country Club (1926)
16. The PGA Arrives
Keller Golf Course (1929)
17. James J. Hill’s Retreat
North Oaks Golf Club (1951)
18. Golf’s World Stage
Hazeltine National Golf Club (1962)
Afterword. The Modern Classics: Golf’s Last Building Boom
National Tournaments in Minnesota
Illustration Credits
Index