Golf Courses: Fairways of the World

About this book

Photographer David Cannon began his career in sports photography twenty-five years ago and is considered the premier golf photographer in the world. Having played at more than seven hundred golf courses in over fifty countries Cannon photographs with a true golfers eye offering an extraordinary window into some of the worlds most celebrated courseswith more than 40 in North America dozens in Asia and the South Pacific and several in both Africa and the Middle East. Savor a view from the 11th hole of the incomparable and historic St. Andrewss Old Course bathed in golden afternoon light; glimpse giraffes and elephants from any green at Leopard Creek South Africa; vicariously experience Pirates Plank the harrowing 15th hole at Cape Kidnappers New Zealand which is set at the very end of the clifftop fairway surrounded by dramatic 500-foot drops to the ocean; and take in the serene sea view from the signature 18th hole of the very private Seminole Golf Course in Florida. Golf Courses stunningly captures the singular genius and beauty of golf courses. It is a comprehensive collection of the worlds best courses by revered designers including Donald Ross Pete Dye and Robert Trent Jones Sr. and such new talent as Steve Smyers and Tom Doak among many othersall of whom skillfully orchestrate the exceptional union of nature and course design on five continents. This deluxe limited-edition volume features over two hundred sumptuous color photographs of courses some of which have never been photographed or published previously in full spreads and gatefoldssome measuring over five feet in lengthand includes a numbered print signed by the photographer. Golf Courses: Fairways of the World will be strictly limited to 5 000 copies.