Doak, Tom. The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses. Sleeping Bear Press, 1996. First Edition (DJ)
Here is a first edition, first printing of The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses by Tom Doak, published by Sleeping Bear Press in 1996. This hardcover volume is highly desirable among golf collectors. It is bound in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, accompanied by the original cream-colored pictorial dust jacket. The copyright page confirms the 1996 date and first printing. Internally, the book contains a directory of American and international golf courses, organized by region, and is illustrated throughout with full-color photographs and reproductions of scorecards. The table of contents lists sections including The Doak Scale of Course Ratings, The Gourmet's Choice, and The Doak Gazetteer. This book is a modern classic and must have for collectors.
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