The Greatest Golf Courses and How They Are Played: North America - Softcover

Discover the stories behind such iconic courses as Cypress Point and Augusta - and learn how best to play them. Selected by a panel of experts and illustrated with stunning computer artworks, this book gives you a unique insight into the world's most spectacular and important golf clubs and lets you discover what makes these courses so special and how you would play each hole.

The courses are organized by region and each section explores key clubs, bringing you the essential facts complemented by gorgeous photography and details of some of the most important people, clubs, designers and golf holes. Find out more in the focus pages on the featured courses, which include 'card of the course' panels to fill you in on vital statistics, while evocative quotes from the course architects help to bring the extensive historical information to life.

Mark Rowlinson has been associated with the World Atlas of Golf since 1990, both editorially and as a contributor. He has also written A Place to Golf and The Times Guide to the Golf Courses of Great Britain and Ireland.