Author Marty Peck tells what it was like to literally live on a golf course with behind-the-scenes escapades right out of a caddy shack movie. The stories from three generations of keepers of the greens revolve around their home - blending coming of age and fatherhood themes with golf history and plenty of humorous and lifelong lessons. With hundreds of images, follow the historic course's evolution since its horse-drawn construction one-hundred years ago from the Post cereal family summer estate. Share the lives of its humble caretakers, with tales of slot-machine con artists, ravaging fires and floods, and national scandals as the Peck family watched the likes of Walter Hagan, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer play in their back yard. Peck will make you appreciate golf course history and have a laugh or two while you're at it.
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Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 216 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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978-1-5439-7685-4 (9781543976854)
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Marty Peck grew up living on the grounds of a historic private golf club, at a time when champion golf professionals actually toured local clubs for exhibitions. He was born into a humble, hard-working family that was widely known in the world of Greens Superintendents. He lived many a golfing fan's dreams while playing and working on the links, experiencing the sport from behind the scenes. From a young age he dreamt of following the greenskeeper footsteps of his father and grandfather, yet ultimately broke family tradition to become an engineer and nationally-renown lighting designer. Writing this book has allowed him to relive the antics of his youth and pay homage to his family's 90-year golf legacy.
