South Carolina Golf (Sports)

Product Info

Author: Gillespie, Bob

Brand: The History Press

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 208

Release Date: 08-03-2021

Details: Review "I think this book will really resonate with golfers from the state of South Carolina, but having read it I came to have an immense new appreciation for the role South Carolina has played and is now playing in the game" Tom Ward, The Sports Page Weekly Whether you're a native South Carolinian, a transplant to the Palmetto State or one of the hundreds of thousands of golfers who have picked South Carolina for annual family vacations or "buddy trips" over the years, South Carolina Golf is a book you're going to want to add to your golf library. Metro Golf Magazine Product Description For nearly three hundred years, South Carolina has played a vital role in American golf. The first golf clubs in America came from Scotland to Charleston in 1739. Myrtle Beach is sometimes called the "Golf Capital of the World," with more than eighty golf courses. The Country Club of Charleston produced World Golf Hall of Fame members Henry Picard and Beth Daniel. The 1991 Ryder Cup matches, the "War by the Shore," took place at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course, also the site of the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships. Hilton Head's Harbour Town Golf Links has hosted the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage for more than fifty years. Bob Gillespie and Tommy Braswell detail the history of the game in the Palmetto State. About the Author Bob Gillespie was a senior sportswriter, columnist and golf writer for The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, from 1979 to 2010. He won The State's Ambrose E. Gonzales Award for distinguished journalism in 1988, was Associated Press Sports Editors' national runner-up in features (2001) and explanatory stories (2009) and was named the Herman Helms Excellence in Media Award winner by the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. He and his wife, Jane, live in Columbia. Tommy Braswell has written about golf in North and South Carolina since the mid-1970s, covering everything from local golf events and personalities to Ryder Cups, PGA Championships, the Masters, the Heritage and numerous LPGA events held in the Palmetto State. In addition to covering golf for the Charleston Post and Courier since 1982, he also has written for national golf publications, including Golfweek and Golf World.

EAN: 9781467145497

Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English