Description
Golf in Seattle and Tacoma uncovers the local history of this sport through photographs and accounts of events that shaped regional courses. Along with local favorites, lesser-known stories are recounted. Seattle’s Bill Wright was the primary African American to win a countrywide championship. Ballard’s Karsten Solheim invented the PING golf club. Homer Kelley wrote probably the most influential books at the physics of the golf swing. Golf creator John Dreher situated kidnapped George Weyerhaeuser. Minority golfers established the Fir State Golf Club to avoid rules that prohibited entry into golf tournaments. Plus, this book explores the history of the world’s newest course, Chambers Bay.