Fifty More Places to Play Golf Before You Die: Golf Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations

This book would not have been possible without the generous assistance of the expert golfers who shared their time and experiences to help bring these great golf venues to life. To these men and women, I offer the most heartfelt thanks. I would especially like to thank Jeff Wallach and Kevin Cook, who offered encouragement and made many introductions on my behalf. I also want to acknowledge the fine efforts of my agent, Stephanie Kip Rostan, editor, Jennifer Levesque, and designer, Anna Christian, who helped bring
the book into being, along with copy editor Sylvia Karchmar and proofreader Elizabeth Norment. Since I first picked up a golf club when I was sixteen years old, I’ve made many fine golfing friends, some of whom I can still defeat on occasion. This group includes Ken Matsumoto, Gary Smith, Howard Kyser, Peter “Jimi” Clough, Mike McDonough (I’m taking good care of the trophy, Mike!), Jeff Sang, Jerry Stein, Dave Sinise, Ed O’Brien, Don Ryder, Lee Galban, Andy and Peter Waugh, Dave Tegeler, Chris Bittenbender, Sloan
Morris, Keith Carlson, Roberto Borgatti, Andrew Altman, and Paul Riffel. I look forward to many more days on the links with these friends and the new ones to be made on the first tee. These companions all understand that there’s no performance on the first eighteen holes that can’t be made a bit better by a brief stop at the nineteenth! Lastly, I must thank my mom and dad for their constant encouragement, and the three ladies in my life—Deidre, Cassidy, and Annabel—for their generosity in time and spirit, which lets me slide away to the links so frequently. If only they could help me improve my game. . .

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