Handsome 8.5″ x 11″ format, 298 pages; For sale $75.00; Available for Christmas delivery
Nyack, NY, December 12, 2016 – During the early years of the 20th Century, golf became a fundamental part of the American Dream. Perhaps more than any other individual, Donald Ross helped to establish the sport in his new country. His place in history has essentially been that of a prolific architect who created some of the finest examples of the form. However, the true extent of his achievements go well beyond the consensus view. With surpassing style and insight, “The Life & Times of Donald Ross”, a new book published by Classics of Golf reconfigures his place in history and establishes the man as a notable figure in the broader field of American culture.
Author Chris Buie has delivered a book which redefines one of the most iconic figures in golfdom. The book has received considerable praise from some of the industry’s most notable authorities:
“As a historian and student of golf history, I consider the publication of Chris Buie’s new “Life & Times of Donald Ross” a reason to rejoice. Before now, I thought I knew most of what there is to know about the somewhat enigmatic Patron Saint of American Golf course design but Chris has uncovered fantastic new archival material, wonderful photos, key documents and related details that bring Ross to life as never before. Most compelling of all, Buie brilliantly captures the “Times” as well as the “Life” of American golf’s most celebrated architect, a beautiful rendering that presents the first and last word on Donald Ross. This is a book to savor!”
-Jim Dodson, author of Hogan and Donald Ross Award Winner
“Chris Buie has ransacked golf’s archives to produce a lovely, energetic and engaging biography of Donald Ross, America’s most influential course architect. With a plentitude of photos and drawings and ample samples from old letters and journals, Buie leads readers on a time trip back to an era of grace and civility when Ross and his colorful peers were inventing the American game.”
– John Paul Newport, Wall Street Journal
“Pinehurst native Chris Buie has done that which no author has achieved to date: humanize the quietly impressive Scottish immigrant. The highly principled Donald Ross comes to life on these pages to the point where even non-golf course architecture fans will become engrossed in this all-American success story. A masterpiece.”
-Ran Morrissett Golf Club Atlas
“While sleuthing for crucial details of Ross’s work, Buie turned up memorable quotes from the master, like this: “A country which gets golf minded need not worry about the honor, the integrity and honesty of its people.” I don’t know about that. Here’s hoping we can live up to it. Meanwhile, we’d all be wise to study the honor, integrity and honesty of Donald Ross, who did as much as anyone to shape American golf.”
– Kevin Cook, author of Tommy’s Honour and Titanic Thompson
“Buie’s biography of Donald Ross puts a human face on the legendary name, and puts his career and accomplishments into contemporary perspective, allowing the reader to understand how one Scottish immigrant could have had such a profound effect on American golf. You come away from this book with renewed amazement not just at the staggering number and quality of the courses that Ross designed, but the imprint of his personality and values on American golf culture. After reading “The Life and Times of Donald Ross,” you will wish you had lived during the years when it was possible to travel to Pinehurst and receive a warm greeting by the game’s foremost builder and ambassador.”
– Rick Shefchik, author of “From Fields to Fairways: Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota”
“The Life and Times of Donald Ross” is available for purchase at www.classicsofgolf.com for $75.00.
About Classics of Golf
Herbert Warren Wind, Dean of American Sportswriters, started the Classics of Golf in 1983 to identify and share the best golf books in the world. Wind and his associate Robert S. Macdonald assembled the very best collection of writers and golfers and their books. Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus, Bernard Darwin, O.B. Keeler, Ian Fleming (Goldfinger), Arnold Palmer, Gene Sarazen and more (plus Herb Wind himself) created the quintessential collection of books that golfers continue to cherish to this day.
Classics of Golf (www.classicsofgolf.com) is continuing to build on Wind’s and Macdonald’s legacy by adding new books to the already impressive collection which will include newly written and previously published bestsellers and classics. Classics of Golf books are available for purchase via the web store (www.classicsofgolf.com), in select proshops and gift catalogs, and the USGA Museum in Far Hills, NJ.
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