The History of the Newport Country Club by Frederick Waterman and Larry Hasak. 2013 First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket both in brand new condition.
305 pages. A club history worthy of a founding member of the U.S.G.A. Like the city that it resides in, an elegant and expensively produced volume on Newport Country Club. The history of this storied club is accompanied by many historical photographs of the city, club and golf course. Includes coverage of the U.S. Amateurs held at Newport in 1995 won by Tiger Woods, who is pictured holding the trophy in a signature red shirt and a Stanford hat. The history oozes off the pages: C.B. Macdonald, Seth Raynor, the Havemeyers, Vanderbilts, John Jacob Astor, A.W. Tillinghast, T. Suffern Tailer.
A tour-de-force club history and a must have for the collector or historian.