Striking photography and fact-filled profiles combine to reveal the distinct character of the world’s best par-three golf holes in this gorgeous collection. A list of the 100 greatest holes are at the heart of this exploration and have been arranged according to design and geographical category, such as links, island and peninsula greens, blinds, drop downs, and more. Colorful stories behind well-known names like Alcatraz, Cleopatra, and Postage Stamp, as well as explanations about how notable course designers?Macdonald, Colt, Tillinghast, Nicklaus, and Jones among them?have created par threes are interspersed with brilliant photographs of each hole. A concluding section offers new perspectives on the one-shot hole, the top par-three layouts, and historic shots on par-three holes. This beautifully packaged tour of golf’s greatest short holes guarantees to inform, entertain, and provoke vigorous debate about what makes a par three superior and memorable.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-257) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 796.352/068
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
- General Note
- Foreword by Pete and Alice Dye"--Cover Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781550229578 9781554909575
- LCCN
- GV975
- LCCN Item number
- B36 2011eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (x, 261 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00227229 (OCoLC)732956521 (CaOOCEL)439157
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Copyright 5
- Table of Contents 6
- Acknowledgments 8
- Foreword 10
- INTRODUCTION: In Praise of Golf's One-Shot Hole 12
- CREATION: A Trinity of Threes 14
- EVOLUTION: From Short to Spectacular 26
- PERFECTION: The Finest 100 and Ultimate 18 50
- Links Holes 52
- Coastal Holes 74
- Inland Holes 100
- Drop Shot Holes 118
- Island and Peninsula Holes 128
- Sand and Dune Holes 140
- Chasm and Rock Holes 156
- Blind Holes 168
- Pond Holes 176
- Biarritz and Redan Holes 192
- Short Holes 204
- The Ultimate 18-Hole Par-Three Course 219
- REFLECTION: Seven Ways to Look at the Par-Three Hole 222
- 1. Best Sets 224
- 2. Micro Golf 234
- 3. Outside the Box 239
- 4. Big Shots 245
- 5. Bookends 250
- 6. Master Strokes 254
- 7. Threes and Aces 257
- Golf's 100 Finest Par Threes: Gold and Silver Summary 259
- Photo Credits 263
- Selected Bibliography 264
- Index 269
- Back Cover 274
