The Spirit of St. Andrews
- ISBN-10
- 076790169X
- ISBN-13
- 9780767901697
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 268
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Crown
- Author
- Alister MacKenzie
Description
The architect of many of golf's great courses, including St. Andrews in Scotland and Augusta National, offers his views on the evolution of golf and shares insights on techniques and equipment
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