Golf is more than just a sport - it's a lifestyle. The revised edition of the successful illustrated book "Golf - The Ultimate Book" offers a unique insight into the fascinating world of golf. With spectacular photos and exciting stories, this book presents the most legendary players, most prestigious competitions and most impressive golf courses. The new edition, with eight additional pages, expands on the first volume from 2019 with even more exclusive resorts, prominent golfers and a special chapter on women in golf.
An estimated 60 million people worldwide play golf, and the sport has long since shed its elitist reputation. More and more young people, regardless of gender and age, are spending their time on the golf course. It is the perfect combination of social interaction, sporting competition and an active life in beautiful natural surroundings - usually without the usual time pressure.
Thanks in no small part to the discipline's return at the 2016 Olympic Games and the popularity of superstars such as Tiger Woods and celebrities like Justin Timberlake and Catherine Zeta-Jones, the sport has lost its outdated image. But even today, golf remains a symbol of style, elegance and sophistication.
"Golf - The Ultimate Book" not only presents historic golf clubs such as the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, but also breathtaking new golf destinations worldwide - from alpine golf courses to resorts on picturesque beaches. In addition to the best golf courses and resorts, the book also provides insights into the stories of prominent players, cheats and fascinating personalities from the world of golf.
An absolute highlight of this edition is the chapter on women in golf, which recognizes the growing role of women in the sport and celebrates their extraordinary successes.
Bestselling author Stefan Maiwald provides exciting stories and editor Peter Feierabend provides the atmospheric photographs that make this work a unique experience
Feierabend, Peter: - In nearly every bookshelf, designer, editor, and author Peter Feierabend has left his mark with one of the approximately 3,000 book titles he has contributed to, and he shows no signs of slowing down. Originally from Hanover, he has been living in Cologne for 25 years after studying design at the University of the Arts in Berlin.
Maiwald, Stefan: - Stefan Maiwald, born in 1971 in Braunschweig, is regarded as one of the most versatile authors in Germany. For the past twenty years, he has resided on the island of Grado, located between Venice and Trieste, where he writes novels, crime thrillers, and non-fiction. His historical crime novel "Der Spion des Dogen" was recognized as the best debut of the year by the HOMER authors' and critics' association, and his blog postausitalien.com is the most-read German-language site dedicated to Italy. He also wrote columns and reports for the trade magazine Golf Journal for many years. Maiwald spends much of his leisure time at the beach, where Grado boasts seven kilometers of fine sand.
