"Every golfer who has ever teed up a golf ball on the first tee of any golf course at any time will enjoy owning this book. Guaranteed! It is a book tracing the evolution of the golf ball back to the feather ball and theories on what came before. You’ll learn about the gutta percha period, the rubber core balls, how and by who mmaterials were discovered, quirky offerings such as the Radio ball, the different cover materials of the modern ..."
"Poppy Hills Golf Course is the first golf course to be built by a regional golf association. This book describes the history of the creation from the association and the golf architects point of view. For the golfer the most interesting aspect though is the detailed description of each hole, with accompanying large photographs. This is a coffee table type book."
"A coffee-table book describing 11 of the most prominent golf courses in the High Sierra. Large photographs, accompanied by text that tells about the origins of the golf courses, their creators along with a description of each hole. A snapshot of an area that is becoming more and more prominent in golf."