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 Exclusive Offer To Friends of the Classics of Golf...
"Golf in Florida
(1886-1950)"
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Florida's "Golden Age" from 1886 to 1950 was marked by the popularity and access for America's newly defined middle-class to enjoy the game of golf.
In 1930, Florida had over 230 golf courses. 72 of these "Golden Age" courses remain today -- 37 are private and 35 are resort/public courses. Since 1940, another 1,200 courses have followed suit as a result of these early trailblazers.
Richard Moorhead and Nick Wynne's book "Golf In Florida (1886-1950)" is about the men who pioneered golf course design in Florida, such as Col. John Hamilton Gillespie (pictured to the right), the Scottish immigrant who designed the first golf courses in Sarasota, Belleair, Tampa, Kissimmee, Winter Haven, and even Havana, Cuba.
Using more than 2,000 historical photographs and entertaining stories, "Golf In Florida" also tells the story about how personalities, such as Britain's Harry Vardon along with Americans like Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones, Johnny Farrell, Ky Laffoon, Patty Berg and others, popularized golf in Florida by playing the courses, promoting real estate deals and bringing droves of people to the Sunshine State to enjoy the game.
(Developer and entrepreneur Carl Graham Fisher used the elephant Rosie as a caddie to promote Miami Beach during the Florida land boom of the 1920s.)
As a special offer through the Classics of Golf, both the "Golf In Florida (1886-1950)" book and set of 15 postcards are being offered for only $25.00.
(Pictured above with Babe Ruth is former NY Governor Al Smith playing in a pro-am tourney at the Miami Biltmore, Coral Gables in 1931)
The soft-bound book, published by Arcadia Publishing in 2008, has 127 pages and measures 6.5" x 9.5".
The postcards come in a separate custom package perfect for a gift to your best Florida golfing buddy or can be used as fun correspondence.
If you have any questions about ordering books, please call (1-800-483-6449)
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Classics of Golf Library Quarterly Installment Program
We will send you 3 new books from the Classics of Golf Library once every 3 months.
You pay $99.00 (no shipping & handling) for each quarterly book shipment.
No obligations - cancel anytime.
Plus! You will receive a complimentary publisher's choice book with every fourth installment, starting with your first installment program delivery.
Contact us by email (michael@classicsofgolf.com) or phone 1-800-483-6449 to begin your installment plan today!
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An easily downloadable PDF catalog of the complete sixty-nine book Classics of Golf Library is available on our website.
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