15 Dec2000
Missing Links: America’s Greatest Lost Golf Courses and Holes
This beautiful coffee-table book goes beyond the usual pretty pictures and adds some real substance.
Each description of now-gone courses such as The Lido, Key West, or Oakland, uses a standard format.
The overall layout, including yardages and par for each hole, is displayed by artwork and the occasional aerial photograph or scorecard.
Plenty of other great old pictures, such as one of Bobby Cruikshank winning the 1927 Los Angeles Open at El Caballero, add to the history.
In addition, Wexler describes how each course would likely play under today’s conditions, and gives insight into why some courses no longer exist.
December 15, 2000