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Summary: You can't judge a book by its cover...
Review: Except here....this books cover is the most stunning photograph, The Lone Cypress with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop, but the insides are as good as the cover...maybe better. Great stories, rare photographs, Hollywood celebrities, championships with Nicklaus, Palmer, Bobby Jones....maybe the best coffe table book I've seen, and I have most of them.
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Summary: You can't judge a book by its cover...
Review: Except here....this books cover is the most stunning photograph, The Lone Cypress with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop, but the insides are as good as the cover...maybe better. Great stories, rare photographs, Hollywood celebrities, championships with Nicklaus, Palmer, Bobby Jones....maybe the best coffe table book I've seen, and I have most of them.
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Summary: Beautiful photos, Fascinating Facts
Review: Here is the story of one of America's most beautiful, historic & legendary golf courses. Backed by long hidden files and photos from The Pebble Beach Co. archives, this book is the definitive history of the course. The origin, development and fascination business aspects of the course are covered in detail. Among the multitude of historical photos are brilliant color shots showing the beauty of the course today. All the variety and glamour of Pebble Beach are here. Professional and amateur championships, women's golf and the Bing Crosby years with celebrities galore are documented with more wonderful photos. Pebble Beach is more than golf, it is a rich piece of Americana. This book makes that apparent and is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the sport or the personalities that make up Pebble Beach lore.
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Summary: Beautiful photos, Fascinating Facts
Review: Here is the story of one of America's most beautiful, historic & legendary golf courses. Backed by long hidden files and photos from The Pebble Beach Co. archives, this book is the definitive history of the course. The origin, development and fascination business aspects of the course are covered in detail. Among the multitude of historical photos are brilliant color shots showing the beauty of the course today. All the variety and glamour of Pebble Beach are here. Professional and amateur championships, women's golf and the Bing Crosby years with celebrities galore are documented with more wonderful photos. Pebble Beach is more than golf, it is a rich piece of Americana. This book makes that apparent and is fascinating reading for anyone interested in the sport or the personalities that make up Pebble Beach lore.
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Summary: Misleading Title for Golfers
Review: This is not the book for you if you want a history of golf tournaments at Pebble Beach. Who won the Pro-Am in 1991? Who finished in the Top 10 at the 1992 Open? When did Juli Inkster beat all the men Pros at the Spauling Invitation at Pebble Beach? If you want any Almanac info forget this book. If you want a book about Golf at Pebble Beach this is not your book. Also, there are far too pictures of Pebble Beach for the price of this book. I have played Pebble Beach and wanted a little more information on the Players that have played there not just the biography of the dirt. If I could return the book I would.
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Summary: Misleading Title for Golfers
Review: This is not the book for you if you want a history of golf tournaments at Pebble Beach. Who won the Pro-Am in 1991? Who finished in the Top 10 at the 1992 Open? When did Juli Inkster beat all the men Pros at the Spauling Invitation at Pebble Beach? If you want any Almanac info forget this book. If you want a book about Golf at Pebble Beach this is not your book. Also, there are far too pictures of Pebble Beach for the price of this book. I have played Pebble Beach and wanted a little more information on the Players that have played there not just the biography of the dirt. If I could return the book I would.
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Summary: What A Joy To Share This History
Review: While perhaps no course has had more written about it than Pebble Beach, it has always amazed me how much has been forgotten or reported inaccurately. Did you know that the California Golf Association intially rejected Pebble Beach for its State Championship? It was NOT H. Chandler Egan that expanded the 18th from a weak par-4 to a fabulous par-5? That 'National Velvet' with Elizabeth Taylor was actually filmed on the golf course?! As the company historian, I fact check dozens of articles every year and try to fill the gaps. Now at last, I have scoured our archives, unearthed facts and pictures that haven't been seen for years, and worked with Joann Dost, an exquisite golf photographer, to show the stunning beauty of Pebble Beach and the area. The result is the first Official History ever written of the most spectacular public course in America. In his foreword, new corporate owner Peter V. Ueberroth wrote: "This book is your book, as Pebble Beach is your course. We are certain that you will cherish it as we do. Pebble Beach is the icon of golf in America. It is America's crown jewel." If you have ever been to Pebble Beach, or dreamed of doing so, this book is for you. Enjoy ...Neal Hotelling
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