Lot # 166: The Complete Golfer 1st Ed 1954. Herbert Warren Wind

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1954 First Edition. 315 pages Introduction by Robert T. Jones, Jr. Illustrated from cartoons, photos, and 4 folding color golf courses maps in back; pictorial endpapers. 10x7, cloth-backed boards, lettered in gilt, complete with dust jacket that has some small tears and yellowing on the back. Overall, an excellent copy of this outstanding book.  Check out the accompanying images the show the book's table of contents.

Herbert Warren Wind was a giant in the world of sports writers. In 1987, the USGA created the Herbert Warren Wind Award which recognizes and honors outstanding contributions to golf literature. Named for the famed 20th-century American golf writer, the award acknowledges and encourages outstanding research, writing and publishing about golf. Presented by the USGA Golf Museum, the Wind Award is the top literary prize awarded by the USGA.

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