The Augusta National Golf Club: Alister MacKenzie's Masterpiece - Hardcover

Byrdy, Stan; MacKenzie, A.

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9781587262586: The Augusta National Golf Club: Alister MacKenzie's Masterpiece

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ISBN 10: 1587262584 ISBN 13: 9781587262586

Publisher: Sports Media Group, 2005

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This book reveals the true genius of the Augusta National Golf Club like no other-documenting its original design, chronicling the architectural and design changes over time, and analyzing the philosophies of its creators, Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones. The Augusta National Golf Club will help you understand why the course has a reputation of legendary proportion and how MacKenzie single-handedly changed forever the way courses are built.

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Stan Byrdy, a longtime Augusta resident, has unearthed never-before-published photographic evidence of how the course looked in the 1930s, researched and documented the numerous changes made to it, and has provided the definitive work that answers the question of why Augusta National is the course that every golfer wants to play.

About the Author:

Stan Byrdy was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and is a graduate of Youngstown State University. Beginning with Jack Nicklaus' historic win in 1986, Byrdy served as golf analyst for WJBF-TV in Augusta, Georgia, for "Masters Reports," an award-winning local program featuring daily Masters Tournament coverage. He was voted "Best Local Sports Personality" by readers of Augusta Magazine for nine consecutive years.

Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, William Lanier III graduated from Louisiana State University. Lanier is the founder and owner of The Players Book Yardage Books Company that specializes in creating professional golf tour yardage books. The venture combines William's two loves-golf and drawing.

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