An emerald odyssey : in search of the gods of golf and Ireland
著者
書誌事項
An emerald odyssey : in search of the gods of golf and Ireland
Collins, 2008
- : hbk
大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全1件
-
該当する所蔵館はありません
- すべての絞り込み条件を解除する
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-189)
内容説明・目次
内容説明
There are many ways to uncover the history and culture of Ireland. Paul J. Zingg was beckoned by the golf courses and finds them to be a magnificent blend of landscape, history, mythology and mystery. Coastal Ballybunion, Portmarnock and Royal County Down echo Ireland's isolation, and their severe, elemental nature can lead one to invoke heavenly assistance. Near Waterville Golf Links, Staigue Fort speaks of early invaders and the mass rock below the twelfth green recalls Penal times. It was the Black Watch Regiment who brought golf to Lahinch in 1892, where the goats have acted as a barometer. The Killarney Golf and Fishing Club has a stunning combination of setting, history and natural history, where the tenth hole is called 'Heaven's Own Reflex'. At Druid's Glen in Wicklow at the twelfth, among a grove of sacred oaks, are the remains of a druid altar. In contrast, Mount Juliet and The K Club represent what money can do to the land. Along the way Paul encounters the spirit of Eddie Hackett, first Irish golf architect, Christy O'Connor Snr, the caddie Chuckie O'Connell - a lost ball 'is captured by the gods' - and Pat Ruddy, journalist and course designer.
This journey through Ireland's landscape and culture provides a fresh perspective on golf in Ireland and on Ireland.
目次
9 13 29 43 65 81 101 119 139 161 173 179 191 FEATURED & NOTED COURSES FOREWORD: Pat Ruddy INTRODUCTION: Gods of Faith and Folk and Fancy ONE: Spirits in the Land TWO: Landscape and Memory THREE: Myth, History and a Sense of Place FOUR: The Broom of Nature FIVE: Gardens of the Gods SIX: Readers of the Game and Gods SEVEN: A Fearful Look: Kinsale and the Future of Golf in Ireland EPILOGUE: Why Irish Eyes Are Smiling NOTES SOURCES BIOGRAPHIES & PRODUCTION NOTES
「Nielsen BookData」 より
