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All the Courses in the Kingdom: An American Plays at the Birthplace of Golf

Every day golfers from all over the world cross oceans and continents to visit the Kingdom of Fife in Scotland to play the round of a lifetime at the birthplace of golf, The Old Course at St. Andrews. They enter the daily lottery and wait. For days. Or more.

But this book offers an alternative — a fascinating tour of all 43 courses in Fife, from municipal to championship layouts, 9-hole and 18, challenging, available, inexpensive, and all only a few miles, or yards, from The Old Course.

The only golfer every to play them all, Richard Peck has written a player’s tour, filled with golf trivia, historical traditions, and verbal sketches of the Scots who welcome all visitors to this golfer’s mecca. It’s golf, and travel, and 55 beautiful photos, and the book you’ll pick up to re-read when weather keeps you off your home course.

Readers’ Comments -

I love the feel of this book, the pictures were elegantly reproduced and the text flows beautifully…it belongs on the coffee table of every golfer I know.
- P.B. Swarthmore PA

…the book that encapsulates golf in the Kingdom so beautifully.
- M.W. Edinburgh Scotland

…extremely lucid and interesting. In addition the LAYOUT is splendid, from the photographs to the Old English type font!
- S.K. San Francisco

…[Peck's] verbal skills and wit shine through. The photos look great. The overall feel brings back fond memories of my two trips [to Scotland].
- G.B. Lakewood CO

Reviews -

All the Courses in the Kingdom…is a very special sports travelogue written especially for dedicated golfing enthusiasts. Filled from cover to cover with an especial appreciation for Scottish golf courses; tips for vacationers and business travelers seeking to enjoy the beauty of golfing in Scotland in person; and enhanced throughout with full-color photographs for the benefit of the armchair traveler, home community-bound golfer. All the Courses in the Kingdom is an avidly, passionately, beautifully presented account.
- James Cox, Midwest Book Review

…All the Courses is a breezy addition to the encyclopedia-sized stack of solid golf reads…available…Peck spent 7 weeks playing and researching the 43 courses in the Kingdom of Fife, home to the world’s most famous 18 holes — the Old Course at St. Andrews…There are gems to be found [throughout]…Peck obviously relishes the sheer joy of story telling, and he regales the reader with scores of wonderful anecdotes [that]…really enhance the experience, as do the 55 photos [of courses that are] green, lush, and an aesthetic delight…All the Courses is part golf, part history, and part travel guide.
- James Yodice, Albuquerque Journal