| Record ID | marc_columbia/Columbia-extract-20221130-022.mrc:165013066:2718 |
| Source | marc_columbia |
| Download Link | /show-records/marc_columbia/Columbia-extract-20221130-022.mrc:165013066:2718?format=raw |
LEADER: 02718pam a2200373 i 4500
001 10819527
005 20140722144102.0
008 140303s2014 nyuaf b 001 0beng
010 $a 2014000209
020 $a9781592408238 (hardcover)
020 $a1592408230 (hardcover)
024 $a40023646729
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn861069067
035 $a(OCoLC)861069067
035 $a(NNC)10819527
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dYDXCP$dBTCTA$dBDX$dOCLCO$dOCO$dBUR$dVP@$dNhCcYBP
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGV964.J68$bH36 2014
082 00 $a796.352092$aB$223
100 1 $aHansen, James R.,$eauthor.
245 12 $aA difficult par :$bRobert Trent Jones Sr. and the making of modern golf /$cJames R. Hansen.
264 1 $aNew York :$bGotham Books,$c[2014]
300 $ax, 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $aIn a career that spanned 70 years (1930-2000), Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed or remodeled more than 400 golf courses in 43 US states and 28 other countries, with more than three dozen of them hosting championship tournaments. Here, biographer James R. Hansen recounts how Jones, an English immigrant boy, arrived just as golf was emerging as a popular pastime in America. He excelled as a young golfer, and Cornell University allowed him to tailor his own curriculum for golf course design. His guiding principle was to make every hole "a difficult par but an easy bogey." He understood that for pros, the courses had to test the limits of their skills, so he made sure that golf at its highest levels was a game that would stimulate the mind as well as engage the muscles. At the same time, he understood that in order to prosper, the courses had to be fun for amateurs as well. As gifted as he was at design, Jones was equally skilled as a salesman, promoter, and entrepreneur, who overcame the challenges of the Great Depression and World War II to establish the most honored brand in golf courses, while passing his talents to his two sons. Author Hansen examines Jones's legacy in all its complexity and influence, including the ways Jones's career intersected with those of golf greats. He also portrays how Jones's revolutionary designs fundamentally changed the character of the sport.--From publisher description.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
600 10 $aJones, Robert Trent.
650 0 $aGolf course architects$zEngland$vBiography.
650 0 $aGolf courses$xDesign and construction.
650 0 $aLandscape architecture.
650 0 $aGolf$xHistory.
852 00 $boff,ave$hGV964.J68$iH36 2014