Golfers forever dream about playing in the most iconic locations, such as the beautiful Augusta National, the testing Valderrama or the legendary St Andrews, and The World's Greatest Golf Courses From Above provides them with a unique perspective of these great golf challenges. Each of the world's most celebrated courses is illustrated using Google Earth's incredible satellite imagery and then described in expert detail as the author explains course history and design, signature holes and tactics for playing them. Featuring 34 iconic courses and 250 stunning photographs, golfers will get a feel for taking on some of the greatest holes in world golf. As well as featuring essential information such as yardage and course cut, the book gives the reader a unique insight into the challenges and personality of each hole. The World's Greatest Golf Courses From Above brings the most celebrated courses vividly to life and is the next best thing to actually playing them.

This book offers readers behind-the-scenes tales from Americas master architects themselves in their own words. Elite designers such as Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arthur Hills, Arnold Palmer, and others share their personal anecdotes related to the creation of some of the worlds most famous courses: from run-ins with snakes to bulldozers sinking in quicksand, to holes created by accident, such as the famed island green 17th at the TPC at Sawgrass.

Imagine the first crisp breath of wind off the sea while lining up your shot to a still-distant, postage-stamp green. Or the funny caddie whose advice more often steers you to his favorite local pub than to the proper iron. Or the brilliant sunset as you relax on the clubhouse terrace after an inspiring round. For the true golf enthusiast, the perfect golf vacation is not just about yardage and tee-off times. "Golf Travel's Guide to the World's Greatest Golf Destinations takes you on an intimate journey through every aspect of the golfing experience, including the glories and glitches of course design, the condition of the greens and fairways, and the quality of services both on and off the course. In addition, this unique guide details the lodging, dining and non-golfing options for each destination, making this the one truly complete travel guide for your golf vacation. Enjoy!

Text and photographs examine the author's top sixty golf courses in the world.

Detailed course descriptions, accurate aerial maps, short features and over 200 photographs of 38 golf courses in Canada

This book is filled with anecdotal biographies and vital statistics of the holes deemed the best in the world by Golf Magazine's editors and their panel of international experts. Readers will find out if their favorite holes made the cut by first turning to The Eighteen, representing the most respected and challenging holes-holes like the thirteenth at Augusta National. Next, they discover the top one hundred (the eleventh at St. Andrews Old Course and the fifty at Pinehurst, for example). Finally, there is an all-inclusive gazetteer of all five hundred. A special section offers the Best of the Best-lists of holes by category, such as the most scenic, longest, best in Europe, hardest-to-putt greens, and so on.

Award-winning professional golf course photography accompanies informative text; presented in a gift-ready package