Remarkable Golf Courses: An illustrated guide to the world’s most stunning golf courses

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Remarkable Golf Courses encompasses the extremes of the sport – from the highest golf course in La Paz, Bolivia, to the lowest, in Death Valley, USA; from the most northerly in the Arctic Circle to the most southerly in Tierra del Fuego.

The many quirks of the golfing world are covered, such as the 18th green the other side of the River Lea which is serviced by an electric ferry, or the LA golf course that has its own funicular railway, or the floating golf hole in Idaho, where it’s not just the pin position that’s changed every day, it’s the distance from the shore!

Golf courses that feature neolithic standing stones (Scotland), Roman roads (England), and ruined medieval castles (Wales) take their place alongside the old temples of Delhi or a UNESCO World Heritage bridge that is used to link the 9th and 10th at Angkor Wat.

There are the beloved classic courses of St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Royal St. George and Westward Ho!. There are spectacular golf courses hewn out of the Nevada and Arizona desert, green oases in a cactus-strewn, rocky landscape, along with Hawaiian courses fringed by barren black lava flows. But nothing can beat the thrill in Guatemala of lining up your drive on an active volcano at the Fuego Maya course.

In comparison there are the traditional wind-blown Scottish links, such as the Machrie Hotel on the island of Islay which has the most blind greens on any course, or the remote Isle of Barra where greens are only accessible via a kissing gate.

Fancy swapping countries mid-round? You can at the Llanmymynech club in Wales. At the fourth hole golfers tee off in Wales and putt out on the green in England. Remarkable Golf Courses brings together some astonishing stories with some extraordinary photography.

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  1. 08

    by Amazon Customer

    Arrived damaged. Gift for a birthday due tomorrow. No time to exchange. Disappointing.

  2. 08

    by Mary W

    I gave this to a very keen ex golfer as a 90th birthday gift. Great selection of lovely photos.

  3. 08

    by Jd

    Great to browse at. Easy to pick it up over a cup of coffee read about a few courses then put it down again. Then do the same on another day

  4. 08

    by Sophia Aldridge

    Good quality came fast and very happy boyfriend.

  5. 08

    by Lizzie M

    This was a gift. The recipient enjoyed the details. “Really handy when looking for amazing courses”.

  6. 08

    by match

    Bought as gift. Recipient really pleased with the book

  7. 08

    by Splash

    Bought as present for golfing friend. Lovely photographs

  8. 08

    by Stringer Barksdale

    Superb

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