The nature of the game: links golf at bandon dunes and far beyond - Mike Keiser

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• Essential reading for every golfer from the sport's most acclaimed course developer--a comprehensive, firsthand account of restoring the inherent satisfactions of this centuries-old game, from the beauty of natural courses to the joys of walking the course Mike Keiser is the best thing to happen to golf since the Big Bertha.
• He's the guy who single-handedly saved us from the Fake 100-foot Waterfall Era.
• He gave us back nature, walking and buddy trips.
• This is a fascinating read on how in the world he did it.--Rick Reilly, golf writer An avid golfer with a demanding career in the greeting card business, Mike Keiser found a new calling on the authentic links courses of Scotland and Ireland.
• Seized by the beauty of the landscape and the holes running through it, he determined this was how golf was meant to be: inclusive, not private; played on foot, not riding a cart; the courses natural, neither lavish nor contrived.
• Vowing to transplant this experience to the States, Keiser entered the golf business and, ignoring the advice of experts, built a true links course in Oregon.
• Bandon Dunes has redefined the game here and become a destination for golfers everywhere.
• Those same convictions have now produced other top-ranked courses by Keiser--in Wisconsin, Nova Scotia, Tasmania, and elsewhere--whose magical allure demonstrates what the world's most gifted golf course architects can accomplish by working on designs that hew to the natural landscape.
• Keiser's further commitments--to the caddies, greens crews, and staff at his resorts; to the communities in which they're located; and to deep environmental stewardship--enhance the singular appeal of these immensely popular courses.
• At once an account of inventing a new, life-changing business, a guide to historic course design, and a paean to the sport that has recently experienced a surge of growth, The Nature of the Game is essential reading for every golfer.