Golf in Seattle and Tacoma

Nonfiction, Sports, Golf, Art & Architecture, Photography, Travel
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Author: Debbie Sorrentino Kilgren, Neil E. Kilgren ISBN: 9781439656716
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: August 10, 2016
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Debbie Sorrentino Kilgren, Neil E. Kilgren
ISBN: 9781439656716
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: August 10, 2016
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English

Golf in Seattle and Tacoma uncovers the local history of this sport through photographs and accounts of events that shaped regional courses. In addition to local favorites, lesser-known stories are recounted. Seattle's Bill Wright became the first African American to win a national championship. Ballard's Karsten Solheim invented the PING golf club. Homer Kelley wrote one of the most influential books on the physics of the golf swing. Golf writer John Dreher located kidnapped George Weyerhaeuser. Minority golfers established the Fir State Golf Club to circumvent rules that prohibited entry into golf tournaments. Plus, this book explores the history of the area's newest course, Chambers Bay.

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Golf in Seattle and Tacoma uncovers the local history of this sport through photographs and accounts of events that shaped regional courses. In addition to local favorites, lesser-known stories are recounted. Seattle's Bill Wright became the first African American to win a national championship. Ballard's Karsten Solheim invented the PING golf club. Homer Kelley wrote one of the most influential books on the physics of the golf swing. Golf writer John Dreher located kidnapped George Weyerhaeuser. Minority golfers established the Fir State Golf Club to circumvent rules that prohibited entry into golf tournaments. Plus, this book explores the history of the area's newest course, Chambers Bay.

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