Tournament players tpc at sawgrass stadium course professional. Jan 15, 2018 recreational golfers are most likely to encounter yardage books at higherend golf courses resorts and higherpriced daily fee courses. Long, who caddied most of his career using the yardage books compiled. At detroit golf club, the yardage books were free to caddies and players. Mark longs pga tour yardage books unlock secret keys to. Its written and drawn by george lucas, former caddie for arnold palmer. He shoved his tee shot right into a fairway bunker and was forced to lay up into an area covered in the j. Golf yardage books add math to the equation for golfers. For nearly 40 years, pga tour yardage books primarily have been the work of two men. Tpc at sugarloaf bellsouth classic golf lucas yardage book views. Tpc sawgrass yardage book official pga tour issued the. New listing pga tour leather golf scorecard yardage book holder wallet woods usa handmade.
Jun 26, 2019 at detroit golf club, the yardage books were free to caddies and players. From 1976 to 2008, lucas created the famous bright orange hand drawn yardage books for the pga tour, lpga tour, champions tour, amateur events, and pga tour caddie and yardage book author mark long explains why you can. They are full of details that would probably confuse a novice but its invaluable info in tournament golf at this level. Shop george lucas collectors series golf yardage book box. Copperhead, island, highlands south and highlands north. Go to caddie my caddie pro yardage book 3 pack with yardage book holder click here. Leather cover for the pga tour yardage books produced by george lucas. May 19, 2017 golf yardage books add math to the equation for golfers. The damsgard family is raising funds for golf yardage books and illustrated rules for public courses on kickstarter. Oct 24, 2017 how greenreading maps are changing the way people putt. Custom yardage books golf course list precise yardgage books. I can quickly pull it out, determine the slope and aim accordingly.
Lucas ii produced the first yardage book for a pga tour event, at the danny thomas memphis classic. He is a former caddy and one of the pioneers in golf course yardage book. A guy named guy george lucas does pga tour courses but most of those courses are either too expensive or too far for me. Pro secrets golf yardage books pga tour yardage books. Lucas ii, the modernday yardage book guru, used lasers to measure each hole on the 7,435yardlong course. Apr, 20 on registering for the masters tournament, each caddie and player receives an augusta national golf club yardage book. Sometimes a yardage book is complimentary and included in the green fee. I would perfer george lucas yardage books or something along those line.
Strackalinelucas yardage books bethpage black and spyglass. Former tour caddie gorjus george lucas and former caddie mark long, each with separate companies, have. This is the actual yardage book used by professional golfers and their caddies in tour events. An arnold palmer handmade yardage book was discovered after his death, which. Yardage book cover fully custom design your own coobs golf. Provide your email below and well send you a digital copy of our 2015 catalog. The official pga tour issued yardage book part of history. Golf yardage books and golf yardage book holders for professional, collegiate, amateur, and junior golfers. The following account is about a man named george lucas.
Founder mike howell developed a reputation for excellence in graphics, service and printing that grew best approach into the worlds largest producer of yardage guides. Tpc at sugarloaf bellsouth classic golf lucas yardage book. Former tour caddie gorjus george lucas and former caddie mark long, each with separate companies, have been making yardage books for. A look inside dustin johnsons pebble beach yardage book. Former tour caddie gorjus george lucas and former caddie mark long, each with separate companies, have been making yardage books. Mark longs pga tour yardage books unlock secret keys to success.
Strackaline got into the yardage business when it acquired the yardage books of former caddie george lucas gorjus george, who debuted his first pamphlet called the book in 1976 at the danny. International shipping available only through the ebay global shipping. Professional golf tournament yardage books for the pga tour are measured and produced by gorgeous george lucas. On registering for the masters tournament, each caddie and player receives an augusta national golf club yardage book. New listing pga tour leather golf scorecard yardage book holder wallet. Bay hill, yardage book the stracka line with gorjus george lucas on. Our yardage books are designed to store all your necessities in one place, away from the elements. George lucas, the last amateur to win the new hampshire open 1980 and a former caddie for arnold palmer. Guys never fully appreciated having george doing what he did for us. Coobs golf custom shop collection of personalized yardage books, headcovers, leather goods and other golf accessories. George lucas, and mark long both pioneers in the field of mapping out golf courses, began to enhance the yardage books that were then sold to caddies and. This is a yardage book for shoal creek country club outside birmingham. Lucas 2003 george lucas has produced the pga tour yardage books for the past 25 or so years. Using it to verify what i thought was the proper slope has helped my overall green reading abilities.
Lucas ii, the modernday yardagebook guru, used lasers to measure each hole on the 7,435yardlong course. An accomplished amateur golfer in his own right, george lucas was first introduced to caddying in 1974 for bobby walzel in an event on the now defunct second tour. For many years mark long has made the yardage books the caddies and players use on the pga tour as well as at the united states open championship, the pga championship, and the ryder cup. Click here to see our exclusive slide show of the tpc at sugarloaf golf course. We use satellite images to show you everything you need to know. Does anyone know where i can find andor buy a yardage book for innisbrook golf club. Bethpage golf the black course official pga tour issued. Recreational golfers are most likely to encounter yardage books at higherend golf courses resorts and higherpriced daily fee courses. Gorjus george set a new standard at the 1976 danny thomas memphis classic at colonial country club when he came out with the book.
Gorgeous george lucas, a former pga tour caddie and experienced. This is how i became a pga tour caddie caddie network. We have been able to use our combined 50 years of caddying on the pga, and lpga tours as our guide to making a professional, quality yardage book that has everything the competitive golfer needs. Lucas used a wire cable to precisely measure the golf course. The hole is a grizzly, lucas says, and its weird because the. A former pga tour caddies, george lucas authored yardage books that became essential tools of the trade. This years yardage book for the open used laser scanning to create images of the putting greens and some gps technology to make its measurements more accurate than ever, said bryan wilson, an official with houstonbased stracka design co.
George lucas has produced the pga tour yardage books for the past 25 or so years. George lucas list of caddie hall of fame inductees. Most courses dont have a golf yardage book for some reason. No drawings or computer animated pictures only true to life images. George lucas the book 1989 pga kemper lakes golf yardage guide, scorecard. As we walked off the green toward the scorers tent, i was convinced my first week as. This junior golfer has set out to create highquality yardage books for public golfers. A lot to learn every course on the pga tour has a yardage book for the caddies and players, but they arent standard. When the first yardage books started appearing in the early 1970s, some augusta national caddies had to quit because they couldnt read, said longtime caddie and augusta native carl jackson.
Golf pros and their caddies use the orange yardage books at tournaments to help them determine the precise yardage to the hole, front of green or desired target area. It wasnt until the 1970s that yardage books as they began to be called, caught on with the professional golfers of the day. The hole story, by gorjus george lucas, the yardagebook maker to the tour pros, highlights a key hole at this weeks top venue. I am in the process of ordering one for my club here in connecticut the country club of farmington. I have made the occasional pencil notation in the book as shown to indicate some slope changes. Yardage books add math to golf equation fort worth startelegram. Apr 12, 2018 it wasnt until the 1970s that yardage books as they began to be called, caught on with the professional golfers of the day. Best approach has been producing the finest yardage guides in the business since 1994.
George lucas inducted in 2009 a former pga tour caddies, george lucas authored yardage books that became essential tools of the trade. Make a yardage book for any golf course with our easy to use tutorials, video lessons, online instruction, and community forums. Bud chapmans signed infamous 18 holes golf art print. Long, who caddied most of his career using the yardage books compiled by former arnold palmer caddie george lucas. Mark long yardage books the most demanded yardage books on the amateur and professional golf tours. Once a caddie for arnold palmer, among others, lucas earned his nickname for his formerly flowing locks and changed the spelling to fit it on a vanity plate. For many years he has made the yardage books the caddies and players use on the pga tour as well as at the united states open championship, the pga championship, and the ryder cup. Meet mark long the former caddie responsible for creating the. Mark long yardage books the most demanded yardage books. Using my new strackaline green reading book at my home course has been great. Golf yardage books and illustrated rules for public courses.
Hed actually made one in lucas style, just for fun at the university of maryland golf course. We will be in contact regarding your request return to bespoke golf. Our team at precise yardage books offer our customers unparalleled experience in professional and amateur golf. We have provided yardage books for many of the top golf courses and clubs in the united states. I will be playing a golf tournament later this year and looking for some extra help. Meet mark long the former caddie responsible for creating. He asked long to make the yardage books for the tournament, scheduled for later that year. Great as memorabilia and for following along as you watch golf tournaments on tv track each shot. Make your own yardage book for the golf courses that you play at. Pro secrets has provided yardage books for the australian open and for golf australias major amateur championships, such as the australian amateur, for several years. George lucas, and mark long both pioneers in the field of mapping out golf courses, began to enhance the yardage books that were then sold to caddies and professional golfers as they travelled from city to city.
Oct 10, 2019 he asked long to make the yardage books for the tournament, scheduled for later that year. Yardage books add math to golf equation startelegram. Mark long yardage books the most demanded yardage books on. Pga tour players go by the yardage book the boston globe. Otherwise this book is in absolutely mint condition, i never used it once. Lucas was a good golfer but quit playing when he entered georgia. Golf digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our affiliate partnerships with. Shop george lucas collectors series golf yardage book. Long also handles yardage books for all usga national. Ive been looking for golf course yardage books and know of a few. Jan 17, 2008 most courses dont have a golf yardage book for some reason. By the mid 1970s some caddies were developing for distribution to the players yardage books, but they werent very good. Contains line drawings of each hole, with yardages to the green, hazards, and appropriate landmarks, all courtesy of our wonderful golf course architect, ron kern.
Get hole yardage, distance markers, locate hazards and see course layouts. He is a former caddy and one of the pioneers in golf course yardage book development. George lucas, a former caddy for arnold palmer, has prepared yardage books for golf events over the last 24 years. The accuracy and thoroughness of every detail, for every hole, on any course is exceptional continue reading. Golf brings you a yardage book from the real world. Shoal creek has hosted pga championships and most recently the regions traditions tournament. I am a pinehurst member and i have strackaline green reading books for all 9 pinehurst courses and they are invaluable. How greenreading maps are changing the way people putt.
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