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Golfers wanting to know the colourful stories behind names like Alcatraz, Biarritz, Cleopatra, Dell, Eden, Postage Stamp and Redan can now turn to the only book ever devoted exclusively to the par three hole. In Golf's Finest Par Threes, Roberts and Bartlett have assembled an exemplary collection of the most spectacular, historic, challenging and unusual one-shot holes on the planet. The heart of the book is the authors' list of the 100 greatest par threes in the world, chosen from thousands they've seen during 30 years of profiling and photographing golf courses.

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Publié par	Ecw Press
Date de parution	01 avril 2011
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781554909575
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	17 Mo

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G O L F ’S F I N E S T P A R T H R E E S

G O L F ’S F I N E S T P A R T H R E E S The Art&Science of the One-Shot Hole

TONY ROBERTS & MICHAEL BARTLETT

ECW Press

For all photo credits and copyright information, see page252.

Published by ECW Press 2120Queen Street East, Suite200, Toronto, Ontario, Canadam4e 1e2 416.694.3348/ info@ecwpress.com

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library and archives canada cataloguing in publication

Bartlett, Michael Golf's finest par threes : the art and science of the one-shot hole / Michael Bartlett and Tony Roberts.

isbn also issued as: (pBK)

1. Golf courses.2. Golf course architects. i. Roberts, Tonyii. Title.

gv975.b36 2011 796.352’068 c2010-906698-7

Developing editor: Jennifer Knoch Cover and Text Design, Typesetting: Tania Craan Production: Troy Cunningham

Acknowledgments

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Foreword by Pete and Alice Dye

INTRODUCTIONIn Praise of Golf’s One-Shot Hole1

CREATIONA Trinity of Threes3

EVOLUTIONFrom Short to Spectacular15

PERFECTIONThe Finest 100 and Ultimate 1839

REFLECTIONSeven Ways to Look at the Par-Three Hole211

Table of Contents

GOLF’S 100 FINEST PAR THREESGold and Silver Summary248

Photo Credits

252

Selected Bibliography

Index

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253

To Leslie for her love and support in life and photography.

To Jim McCann — a plus-three in the mind game.

Acknowledgments

When we began this endeavor some three years ago with the question, “Has anyone ever written a book about the great par-three holes?” we had no idea how much work would go into selecting and researching the core100(along with others) presented here. For sure, we have measurably enhanced our personal understanding of golf course architecture and the one-shot hole in particular. Some of our material derives from the books in our bibliography. Among those listings, we need to pay special thanks to those who have devoted years to studying and writing specifically about the great architects and golf courses of the world. These include: Ron Whitten, Geoff Shackelford, Forrest Richardson, Bradley Klein, Bill Davis and the editors atGolf Digest, George Peper and the editors atGolf magazine, Mark Rowlinson, Malcolm Campbell, David Barrett, Paul Daley and Tom Ramsey. We took inspiration from the work of great golf writers, among them Bernard Darwin, Peter Dobereiner, Dan Jenkins, Henry Longhurst, Charles Price, Pat Ward-Thomas and Herbert Warren Wind. We could not have completed the presentation of our “Finest Holes” without the generous contribu-tions of our many friends who specialize and excel in photographing golf courses worldwide. We applaud their artistic excellence and dedication to making golf photography about the love of the game. A special thanks to our longtime friend Brian Morgan for his encouragement, recommendations and images. Evan Schiller and Pat Drickey contributed their photographs with enthusiasm for the project, as did Paul Handley and Jim Krajicek. Russell Kirk, Joann Dost, Geoff Shackelford and Ken May went the extra mile to find needed images. We also want to mention Bob Schank, a talented amateur photographer,

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who discovered the joy of shooting at dawn at Medinah No.3. All of our contributing photographers are listed in the back of the book along with their websites where you will find a cornucopia of the very best in golf photography. Our gratitude goes to expert readers Al Barkow, Joe Passov, Forrest Richardson, Lorne Rubenstein and Matt Vorda, who gave valuable time to review the entire manuscript. Their corrections, observations and suggestions made this a much better book. Among golf course architects who took time to respond to our questions about par threes, we would like to cite Bill Coore, Pete and Alice Dye, Tom Fazio, David McLay Kidd, Jay Morrish, Dick Nugent, Gary Panks, Kyle Phillips, Forrest Richardson and Tom Weiskopf. Architect Tom Doak deserves special recognition for providing help on multiple fronts — with his unique Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, photos of some of the holes and a careful reading of the original text. Our early research began at the United States Golf Association library where Nancy Stulack and David Fay provided access to a treasure-trove of golf course literature. Those who bring a book idea to publishers are of course key to the project. When Farley Chase called from Scott Waxman Literary Agency, we knew we had an idea worth doing. And Farley made sure we shaped our proposal just so, thus exerting an early and important influence on the final product. We thank him for his editing skills and encouragement along the way. To all those at ECW Press — Jack David, Jennifer Knoch, Tania Craan, Erin Creasey and Simon Ware — our gratitude for taking the concept and making it into something we can share with golfers everywhere. Our sincere thanks to Pete and Alice Dye for generously contributing a foreword. Their words and work speak for themselves. Finally, we want to thank Leslie Roberts, whose steadfast goodwill and culinary talents kept the authors on an even keel; Jim and Karen McCann, whose hospitality sustained our early research; and Charlie Bartlett, who always knew a good par three when he saw one.

Foreword

During our fifty years designing courses we have always tried to wed the best of old and new. Our first experiences playing St. Andrews Old Course and many classic venues in Scotland, Ireland and England grounded us in a style of design that favors nature’s unpredictability. We fell in love with the eccentricities that dominate early layouts like Prestwick, Nairn, Cruden Bay, Royal Dornoch and Royal County Down, and the work of Old Tom Morris, James Braid, Harry S. Colt and Donald Ross. Some of the par threes we saw and studied remain favorites — the fifteenth at Cruden Bay, North Berwick’s original Redan, the Postage Stamp and the Eden at St. Andrews. Although we have built some outstanding par fours and fives, the world knows us for our par threes — the ocean holes at Teeth of the Dog and Kiawah Island, number seventeen at TPC Sawgrass and PGA West, the lakeside threes at Whistling Straits and the seventeenth at Harbour Town. We delight in the one-shot holes for many reasons. For example, the tee shot on a par three is in our control. This lets us select yardages and angles that produce different challenges. We also make sure every golfer can select a club that will allow him or her a chance to reach the green. Because the threes are spatially condensed, we treat them like a beautiful painting that will leave a lasting image in the mind of each golfer. When Michael Bartlett and Tony Roberts approached us about writing a foreword for their book, we found the idea of devoting a volume to the art and science of the one-shot hole intriguing. After reading it, we can safely say they have succeeded in producing a memorable combination of informative writing and striking photography. We were particularly impressed with the section on blind holes, the book’s

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