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Dream Golf: The Making of Bandon Dunes By Stephen Goodwin Algonquin Books Hardcover (320 pages) List Price: $24.95 Lowest New Price: $11.84 Lowest Used Price: $9.89 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 13:28 Pacific 24 Aug 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This is the story of a man with a dream—as well as the vision and passion to make it come true. The dream was to build a great American links course, one that would contain all the excitement of the famous golfing destinations in Scotland and Ireland, storied places like St. Andrews and Ballybunion. The man was Mike Keiser, an entrepreneur and amateur golf enthusiast, founder of the successful company Recycled Paper Greetings, and Dream Golf is the story of how, with the help of some of the most colorful—and occasionally controversial—men in golf, he transformed a remote area on Oregon's Pacific coast into not one, but three of the most stunning, challenging, and highly ranked courses in the world. It began modestly, when Mike Keiser decided to build a nine-hole "dunes" course and golf club on the shore of Lake Michigan, near his home in Chicago. The experience prompted him to look further, with the goal of realizing a dream that he had harbored for some time: to bring to American golfers the same kind of experience he had enjoyed while playing some of the legendary courses of the British Isles, "links" courses that had evolved naturally to fit the rugged, heaving coastal terrain. These ancient courses were the antithesis of most modern American courses, where the features were shaped by bulldozers and all too often look sleek, manicured, and artificial. No, Bandon Dunes would be a "pure" golf experience, pitting the golfer against the elements, allowing the land to dictate the course, banning the use of carts, making the golfer feel at one with both nature and the game. To achieve that goal would take a great amount of planning and hard work, the struggle of man against nature in shaping the land into three courses that would become the Bandon Dunes complex. Conventional wisdom said it was impossible. And even if he built it, would anyone come to this remote Oregon outpost? Dream Golf is the first complete account of how drive and determination, coupled with the best minds in the game, created a utopian golf experience in a place of breathtaking natural beauty. It is the gripping and compelling account of how one man followed his dream to its greatest conclusion.

Golfing in Oregon By Daniel MacMillan Mac Productions Paperback (248 pages) List Price: $14.95 Lowest New Price: $11.96 Lowest Used Price: $89.23 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 13:28 Pacific 24 Aug 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: In this the 14th edition of Golfing in Oregon we have added many new features such as scorecards, drive times, addtional course comments and much, much, more. My hope is that it will be the most complete golf guide in the state of Oregon published to date. The size of the guide is designed with the idea in mind that the book will more easily fit in the glove box of your car or in a pocket of your golf bag for easy access.

Oregon Golf By Paul Linnman Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company Hardcover (96 pages) List Price: $19.95 Lowest New Price: $6.24 Lowest Used Price: $0.36 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 13:28 Pacific 24 Aug 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: From the quirky to the triumphant, "Oregon Golf" is a celebration of the emotion, challenge, and fulfillment of golf from Oregon's coast to its desert.

Pacific Northwest Hiking : The Complete Guide to 1,000 of the Best Hikes in Washington and Oregon By Ron C. Judd Foghorn Pr Paperback (432 pages) List Price: $20.95 Lowest New Price: $9.99 Lowest Used Price: $0.35 (As of 13:28 Pacific 24 Aug 2008 More Info) Click Here Book Description: Devoted campers, hikers, boaters, anglers, bikers, and golfers agree: Foghorn Outdoors guidebooks are essential for anyone who wants to spend less time planning and more time enjoying the outdoors. Each book is an excursion guide packed with the latest information on a variety of adventures near and far. Highlighting ideal hikes throughout Washington and Oregon, this fourth edition includes new hikes, added tips on gear, safety, low-impact hiking, and climate. It also contains new keynotes describing the hikes in each region, new "Best Of" lists highlighting the top hikes in various categories, and updated maps that are more detailed and easier to navigate. "This massive tome has over 1,000 descriptions of hikes for all levels of experience...." -- Travel Books Review