Help! Does anyone have a copy of Jones' "Golf Is My Game" ?

[Tom_Doak]

I'm writing an article and have planned to use a quote from Mr. Jones about the greens at Augusta National ... but now it's deadline time and I can't find my copy of the book!!  Does anyone on the board have it handy?

[Lester George]

Mine is at home.  If you don't get someone right away, I could possibly help tomorrow.  Let me know.

Lester

[Chris Cupit]

I have mine in front of me.

[Chris Cupit]

Opening line about "The Course", Chapter 20:


"Our overall aim at the Augusta National has been to provide a golf course of considerable natural beauty, relatively easy for the average golfer to play, and at the same time testing for the expert player striving to better par figures."


Is that the quote?

[Tom_Doak]

Chris:


I should have known to check Atlanta sources first 


The quote I'm looking for is where he talks about the design of the greens ... that to make a par, they require more than simply hitting the green in regulation, and to make birdies requires either an exceptional shot right up to the hole, or holing a putt of considerable difficulty.


That's a bad paraphrase ... I used to remember it by heart.

[Chris Cupit]

As well as any questions about the proper way to drink a Coke 


I think this is it:  "On the other hand we do not believe that birdies should be made too easily.  We think that to play two good shots to a par four hole and then to hole a ten-foot putt on a dead-level green is not enough.  If the player is to beat par, we should like to ask him to hit a truly fine second shot right up against the flag or to hole a putt of more than a little difficulty."


Hope that helps.

[Tom Allen]

I know this is not what you are looking for, but it might get us close.  I found (through Google Books) the following:

"With the greens fast and undulating, the putts from medium distances are difficult and the player who leaves his ball on the outer reaches has a real problem to get down in par figures."

That is on page 202, which may help Chris find the exact quote you are looking for.

Page 201:  "Additionally, we try to maintain our greens of such a firmness that they will hold only a well-played shot, and not a ball that has been hit without the backspin reasonably to be expected considering the length of the shot."

[Tom_Doak]

Chris:


That was the quote I wanted.  Thanks for the help.