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A Difficult Par: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf,New
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The definitive account of modern golfs foremost architect from the New York Times bestselling author of First Man: The Life of Neil A. ArmstrongRobert Trent Jones was the most prolific and influential golf course architect of the twentieth century and became the archetypical modern golf course designer. Jones spread the gospel of golf by designing courses in fortytwo US states and twentyeight countries. Twenty U.S. Opens, Americas national championship, have been contested on Jonesdesigned courses.New York Times bestselling biographer James R. Hansen, author of First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, recounts how an English immigrant boy arrived in upstate New York in 1912, just as golf was emerging as a popular pastime in America. Jones excelled as a golfer, earning admission to Cornell University, whose faculty consented to a curriculum tailored to teach him the knowledge needed to design golf courses. Cornell provided the springboard for an act of selfinvention that propelled Jones from obscurity to worldwide fame.Jones believed that every hole should be a difficult par but an easy bogey. As gifted as he was at golf design, Jones was equally skilled as a salesman, promoter, and entrepreneur. Golf Digests annual rankings of the 100 Greatest Golf Courses have regularly featured about fifty Jones designs, paving the path for his two sons, Robert Jr., and Rees, whose work would carry on their fathers tradition. Hansen examines Joness legacy in all its complexity and influence, including the fraternal rivalry of Joness distinguished sons.
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