America's Linksland: A Century of Long Island Golf

By William Quirin

Book Overview

Whenever golf "meccas" are discussed, you can be sure that Long Island, New York will not be mentioned. But it should be. And the reasons are clear in America's Linksland: A Century of Long Island Golf , by William Quirin. In size, Long Island is small; it measures a mere 1,200 square miles. In terms of golf history, however, it's huge. The first famous golf course in this country, The National Golf Links of America, is located there. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, the site for the first playing of the U.S. Open, is located there. The site for the 2002 U.S. Open, Bethpage State Park's Black Course, is located there. And the history goes on an on. Carefully researched and beautifully written, America's Linksland is a heart-felt tribute to one of golf's most historic places. Vintage photos of golf in the early days, and spectacular color photography by L.C. Lambrecht of some of Long Island's best courses, add even more to its appeal.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585360872
• ISBN13: 9781585360871
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.9" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

The American Home of Golf

Long Island has some of the greatest golf courses in the world and Mr. Quirin as done a fabulous job of detailing many of these gems. The book is filled with breath-taking photography and excellent histories of the clubs and several of it's more famous members, along with historical matches played over these links the past 100 years. If you like golf course architecture, nature, and/or history...you will definitely enjoy this book. My dream has been to play many of these courses some summer, but I'm afraid that dream just became more expensive after reading this book!