The Nature of the Game Audiobook Libro.fm

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Essential reading for every golfer from the sports most acclaimed course developera comprehensive firsthand account of restoring the inherent satisfactions of this centuriesold game from the beauty of natural courses to the joys ofwalking the course

Mike Keiser is the best thing to happen to golf since the Big Bertha Hes the guy who singlehandedly saved us from the Fake 100foot Waterfall Era He gave us back nature walking and buddy trips This is a fascinating read on how in the world he did itRick Reilly golf writer

An avid golfer with a demanding career in the greeting card business Mike Keiser found a new calling on the authentic links courses of Scotland and Ireland Seized by the beauty of the landscape and the holes running through it he determined this was how golf was meant to be inclusive not private played on foot not riding a cart the courses natural neither lavish nor contrived Vowing to transplant this experience to the States Keiserentered the golf business and ignoring the advice of experts built a true links course in OregonBandon Dunes has redefined the game here and become a destination for golfers everywhere

Those same convictions have now produced other topranked courses by Keiserin Wisconsin Nova Scotia Tasmania and elsewherewhose magical allure demonstrates what the worlds most gifted golf course architects can accomplish by working on designs that hew to the natural landscape Keisers further commitmentsto the caddies greens crews and staff at his resorts to the communities in which theyre located and to deep environmental stewardshipenhance the singular appeal of these immensely popular courses

At once an account of inventing a new lifechanging business a guide to historic course design and a paean to the sport that has recently experienced a surge of growth The Nature of the Game is essential reading for every golfer

Includes a downloadable PDF containing beautiful photographs and mementos from the printed book