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 alongside the course history and design, the signature holes and the tactics for playing them. In this brand new, updated and expanded edition, The World's Greatest Golf Courses from Above brings these awe-inspiring courses vividly to life and it is the next best thing to actually playing them.

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

Golfers forever dream about playing in the most iconic locations, such as the Augusta National, the testing Valderrama or legendary St Andrews. In this book, each of the world's most celebrated courses is illustrated using Google Earth's satellite imagery and described in detail. It offers insight into the challenges and personality of each hole.

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.

Discover the stories behind such iconic courses as Cypress Point and Augusta - and learn how best to play them. Selected by a panel of experts and illustrated with stunning computer artworks, this book gives you a unique insight into the world's most spectacular and important golf clubs and lets you discover what makes these courses so special and how you would play each hole. The courses are organized by region and each section explores key clubs, bringing you the essential facts complemented by gorgeous photography and details of some of the most important people, clubs, designers and golf holes. Find out more in the focus pages on the featured courses, which include 'card of the course' panels to fill you in on vital statistics, while evocative quotes from the course architects help to bring the extensive historical information to life.