''The World Atlas of Golf: The Greatest Courses and How They Are Played'' is a

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reference book. First released in 1976, it was reprinted in 1988, 1991, 1998, 2003, and 2008. The book describes 75 course with illustrations, history,

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, and the special nature of some of the

holes A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of en ...

. An additional 100 courses are described in the gazetteer section with maps, course cards and commentary.

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1976 non-fiction books Golf books {{golf-stub