{"title":"Iain Spragg","description":"Iain Spragg is a sports journalist and author with 20 years experience. He has written for a wide range of national newspapers including the Daily Mirror and The Daily Telegraph,  while his book credits include Twickenham:100 Years of Rugby's HQ, The World Cup in 100 Objects andCycling's Strangest Tales Frank Hopkinson has worked on Pavilion's best selling Remarkable series as well as their Then and Now series since 2003. He has researched and commissioned over 50 titles in North America from Atlanta to Albuquerque, from Portland to Puerto Rico, including best-sellers New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Las Vegas and Washington DC.","products":[{"product_id":"remarkable-golf-courses-hardcover","title":"Remarkable Golf Courses - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA revised and updated edition of\u003cem\u003e Remarkable Golf Courses\u003c\/em\u003e detailing the extremes of the sport - from the highest golf course in La Paz, Bolivia, to the lowest, in Death Valley, USA; and from the most northerly in the Arctic Circle to the most southerly in Tierra del Fuego.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing new courses: Ardfin, Blue Lakes, Winston Links and more! \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe many quirks of the golfing world are covered, such as the 18th green the other side of the River Lea which is serviced by an electric ferry, or the LA golf course that has its own funicular railway, or the floating golf hole in Idaho, where it's not just the pin position that's changed every day, it's the distance from the shore!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGolf courses that feature neolithic standing stones (Scotland), Roman roads (England), and ruined medieval castles (Wales) take their place alongside the old temples of Delhi or a UNESCO World Heritage bridge that is used to link the 9th and 10th at Angkor Wat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are the beloved classic courses of St. Andrews, Carnoustie, Royal St. George and Westward Ho!. There are spectacular golf courses hewn out of the Nevada and Arizona desert, green oases in a cactus-strewn, rocky landscape, along with Hawaiian courses fringed by barren black lava flows. But nothing can beat the thrill in Guatemala of lining up your drive on an active volcano at the Fuego Maya course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn comparison there are the traditional wind-blown Scottish links, such as the Machrie Hotel on the island of Islay which has the most blind greens on any course, or the remote Isle of Barra where greens are only accessible via a kissing gate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFancy swapping countries mid-round? 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