A Golfer's Dream describes one man's experience playing Golf Digest's top 100 courses.
In summer 2002, after a ten-year quest, Larry Berle completed playing the Golf Digest Top 100 golf courses in the U.S. His journey is detailed in this book.
In this 215 page book, Berle describes his favorite and not-so-favorite courses, his personal experiences, the friends he made, the history and culture of the clubs, and—most important—how he managed to pull off such an accomplishment.
You will read about his experiences from Shinnecock Hills to Augusta National and beyond. There are lessons to be learned from this man chasing his dream, even if you are not a golfer, and it certainly makes an outstanding gift for the any golfer in your family.
This book was nomintated for a Minnesota Book Award. It also won the Porkchop award for literary excellence, the first book published in the US to have this prestigious award bestowed on it.
Berle spent 30 years in the concert promotion business as owner of SRO Productions in Minneapolis MN, promoting such artists at BB King, James Taylor,Bill Cosby, Sinbad, Yanni, George Winston and Andy Williams, to name a few. He played the top 100 while still running his business and after he sold SRO, he wrote this book.
In summer 2002, after a ten-year quest, Larry Berle completed playing the Golf Digest Top 100 golf courses in the U.S. His journey is detailed in this book.
In this 215 page book, Berle describes his favorite and not-so-favorite courses, his personal experiences, the friends he made, the history and culture of the clubs, and—most important—how he managed to pull off such an accomplishment.
You will read about his experiences from Shinnecock Hills to Augusta National and beyond. There are lessons to be learned from this man chasing his dream, even if you are not a golfer, and it certainly makes an outstanding gift for the any golfer in your family.
This book was nomintated for a Minnesota Book Award. It also won the Porkchop award for literary excellence, the first book published in the US to have this prestigious award bestowed on it.
Berle spent 30 years in the concert promotion business as owner of SRO Productions in Minneapolis MN, promoting such artists at BB King, James Taylor,Bill Cosby, Sinbad, Yanni, George Winston and Andy Williams, to name a few. He played the top 100 while still running his business and after he sold SRO, he wrote this book.
