Golf – The Ultimate Book

Stefan Maiwald, born in 1971 in Braunschweig, is regarded as one of the most versatile authors in Germany. For the past 20 years, he has resided on the island of Grado, located between Venice and Trieste, where he writes novels, crime thrillers, and non-fiction. His historical crime novel Der Spion des Dogen was recognised as the best debut of the year by the HOMER authors' and critics' association, and his blog postausitalien.com is the most-read German-language site dedicated to Italy. He also wrote columns and reports for the trade magazine Golf Journal for many years. Maiwald spends much of his leisure time at the beach, where Grado boasts seven kilometres of fine sand.

• Karte Resorts 6IntroductionVorwort 8The Ball at the Center of it AllDer Ball, um den sich alles dreht 10From Hazelnut to TitaniumVon der Haselnuss bis zum Titan 14ST ANDREWS (Scotland / Schottland) 18The Open Championship 26Young Tom Morris 30KAWANA HOTEL GOLF COURSE (Japan) 32GLENEAGLES (Scotland / Schottland) 38AUGUSTA NATIONAL (USA) 44The Big Six 48The Claret Jug 62FINCA CORTESIN (Spain / Spanien) 64KIAWAH ISLAND (USA) 68Bear, Tiger, HawkBär, Tiger, Falke 72RESORT CASTELFALFI (Italy / Italien) 78ROYAL ST GEORGE’S (England) 82Fashion on the Green RunwayMode auf den grünen Laufstegen 88DOONBEG (Ireland / Irland) 94BAD GRIESBACH (Germany / Deutschland) 100THE GREENBRIER (USA) 104ClubhousesClubhäuser 110LES BORDES (France / Frankreich) 114GOLF CLUB LEUK (Switzerland / Schweiz) 118SANDY LANE (Barbados) 122John D. Rockefeller 126Joe Louis 128TERRE BLANCHE (France / Frankreich) 130CABOT CLIFFS (Canada / Kanada) 134THE COEUR D’ALENE RESORT (USA) 138How Golf Made it Big in the USAWie Golf in den USA groß wurde 142CIRCOLO GOLF VENEZIA (Italy / Italien) 144CAMIRAL (Spain / Spanien) 148Superstars playing golf with passionSuperstars spielen Golf mit Leidenschaft 152LEGEND GOLF & SAFARI RESORT(South Africa / Südafrika) 156Caddie 162CAPE KIDNAPPERS (New Zealand / Neuseeland) 166WINSTON GOLF (Germany / Deutschland) 170The Millionaire GurusDie Millionen-Gurus 176VALDERRAMA (Spain / Spanien) 178PEBBLE BEACH (USA) 182Presidential SwingsPräsidiale Abschläge 186CASTLE STUART (Scotland / Schottland) 192FONTANA (Austria / Österreich) 198Women and golf–Short round-up and mostimportant female playersFrauen und Golf – Kurzer Rundumschlag undwichtigste Spielerinnen 202TURNBERRY (Scotland / Schottland) 204The Best Duel—EverDas beste Duell aller Zeiten 210The War HeroDer Kriegsheld 211The Most Notorious Hustler of All TimesDer größte Zocker aller Zeiten 212Golfing During WartimeGolfen im Krieg 213