Social interaction, sporting competition and all this in the most beautiful natural surroundings and usually without time pressure are the compelling arguments in favour of golf.
Golf superstars such as Tiger Woods and celebrities such as Justin Timberlake and Catherine Zeta-Jones have ensured that the sport is losing its outdated image. But despite the ongoing professionalisation and opening up of the sport, its social prestige remains. Golf stands for style, elegance and sophistication.
This volume presents the most exclusive, sophisticated and impressive golf resorts worldwide. Sometimes against an Alpine mountain backdrop, sometimes on picturesque sandy beaches, and often including luxurious accommodation and comprehensive wellness offers.
In addition to these dream locations, the book also contains other exciting stories from the world of golf from famous players and cheats, club makers and space travellers to gangsters, boxers and billionaires. This revised edition of the bestseller is also dedicated to women in golf, highlighting the changing role of women in the traditional sport and recognising their achievements.
Text in English and German.
AUTHOR: 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.
SELLING POINTS: .
The bestseller in a revised and expanded edition: more lifestyle, more stories and background information from the world of golf .
Shows the most exclusive and spectacular resorts and golf courses as well as the rich and famous who play(ed) there .
Includes new amusing anecdotes from VIP players and exciting stories from golf clubs around the world
By:
Stefan Maiwald,
Peter Feierabend
Imprint: teNeues
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 314mm,
Width: 245mm,
Spine: 21mm
Weight: 1.920kg
ISBN: 9783961717033
ISBN 10: 3961717036
Series: The Ultimate Book
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Karte Resorts 6 Introduction Vorwort 8 The Ball at the Center of it All Der Ball, um den sich alles dreht 10 From Hazelnut to Titanium Von der Haselnuss bis zum Titan 14 ST ANDREWS (Scotland / Schottland) 18 The Open Championship 26 Young Tom Morris 30 KAWANA HOTEL GOLF COURSE (Japan) 32 GLENEAGLES (Scotland / Schottland) 38 AUGUSTA NATIONAL (USA) 44 The Big Six 48 The Claret Jug 62 FINCA CORTESIN (Spain / Spanien) 64 KIAWAH ISLAND (USA) 68 Bear, Tiger, Hawk Bär, Tiger, Falke 72 RESORT CASTELFALFI (Italy / Italien) 78 ROYAL ST GEORGE’S (England) 82 Fashion on the Green Runway Mode auf den grünen Laufstegen 88 DOONBEG (Ireland / Irland) 94 BAD GRIESBACH (Germany / Deutschland) 100 THE GREENBRIER (USA) 104 Clubhouses Clubhäuser 110 LES BORDES (France / Frankreich) 114 GOLF CLUB LEUK (Switzerland / Schweiz) 118 SANDY LANE (Barbados) 122 John D. Rockefeller 126 Joe Louis 128 TERRE BLANCHE (France / Frankreich) 130 CABOT CLIFFS (Canada / Kanada) 134 THE COEUR D’ALENE RESORT (USA) 138 How Golf Made it Big in the USA Wie Golf in den USA groß wurde 142 CIRCOLO GOLF VENEZIA (Italy / Italien) 144 CAMIRAL (Spain / Spanien) 148 Superstars playing golf with passion Superstars spielen Golf mit Leidenschaft 152 LEGEND GOLF & SAFARI RESORT (South Africa / Südafrika) 156 Caddie 162 CAPE KIDNAPPERS (New Zealand / Neuseeland) 166 WINSTON GOLF (Germany / Deutschland) 170 The Millionaire Gurus Die Millionen-Gurus 176 VALDERRAMA (Spain / Spanien) 178 PEBBLE BEACH (USA) 182 Presidential Swings Präsidiale Abschläge 186 CASTLE STUART (Scotland / Schottland) 192 FONTANA (Austria / Österreich) 198 Women and golf–Short round-up and most important female players Frauen und Golf – Kurzer Rundumschlag und wichtigste Spielerinnen 202 TURNBERRY (Scotland / Schottland) 204 The Best Duel—Ever Das beste Duell aller Zeiten 210 The War Hero Der Kriegsheld 211 The Most Notorious Hustler of All Times Der größte Zocker aller Zeiten 212 Golfing During Wartime Golfen im Krieg 213
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.
