Pebble Beach

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Pebble Beach is the most storied golf venue in the world. With eight golf courses – four of which are ranked among the top 100 in America – these courses have hosted hundreds of top amateur championships, over 70 PGA, LPGA and Champions Tour professional tournaments, 15 USGA events and an interesting array of exhibitions.

In Pebble Beach: The Official Golf History by award-winning writer/historian Neal Hotelling with photography by Joann Dost (Foreword by Arnold Palmer) the stunning beauty of Pebble Beach is captured in lavish photographs accompanied by in-depth background on the legendary history of this golf paradise.

For the first time anywhere, Hotelling reveals fascinating behind-the-scenes stories on many of the top championships as well as a record of winners and near winners of over 400 of the tournaments played since golf came to the area in 1897. From Willie Smith (1899 U.S. Open Champion) to Tiger Woods, nearly every great champion of the sport’s last century has competed at the courses of Pebble Beach Resorts, and their compelling stories are chronicled throughout.

Pebble Beach: The Official Golf History is a stunning volume which delves into many long forgotten stories while shedding light on the property owners from the “Big Four” railroad tycoons of the 19th Century to the famous foursome that own it today – Peter Ueberroth, Richard Ferris, Arnold Palmer, and Clint Eastwood.

Readers will relive the drama of the topflight amateur and professional contests that have been played on the Monterey Peninsula and experience the development of the sports empire that is Pebble Beach. Golf fans will not want to be without Pebble Beach this holiday season.

About the Authors:
Neal Hotelling is a Michigan native and a business professional with a passion for history who felt he hit the trifecta in 1991 when he landed the job as Pebble Beach Company’s Golf Operations Manager—great golf, great company, great history and tradition. He soon learned how much of the rich history had been forgotten, and while rising through the ranks as Director of Corporate Affairs, then Licensing and Special Projects, he continues to seek out and piece together historic records to broaden the understanding of the role Pebble Beach Resorts has played in the development of the Monterey Peninsula and as an international golf icon. He has authored many articles on golf and history and also serves as Executive Editor of Pebble Beach: The Magazine. The International Network of Golf awarded him with the 1999 Golf Book of the Year for Pebble Beach Golf Links: The Official History. He has additionally authored Titleist’s Viewers Guide to the 2000 U.S. Open and co-authored Pebble Beach Heritage Collection.      

Joann Dost was born in Washington D.C. and raised in Vienna, Virginia and took up golf at the age of 15, winning the Maryland State Junior Girls' Championship, the DC Junior Girls' Championship and the Tournament of Junior Champions, leading to five years as an LPGA golf professional. In 1977, Dost moved to Pebble Beach and began her passion for photography, studying under the legendary Ansel Adams.  Her mentor deferred to Dost when asked to photograph Pebble Beach for a commemorative book being prepared for the 1982 U.S. Open and a new career was born.  For nearly 30 years she has photographed Pebble Beach Resorts and its courses and now travels internationally to capture the essence of golf course architecture and the spirit of the game with her camera. Over the years, Dost has received many awards for her photography. Her work can be seen in national and international magazines and her fine art is available through better galleries worldwide.

About Pebble Beach Company:
Pebble Beach® is a registered trademark of Pebble Beach Company. Pebble Beach Company, headquartered in Pebble Beach , Calif. , owns and operates the world-famous Pebble Beach Resorts , including The Lodge at Pebble Beach, The Inn at Spanish Bay and Casa Palmero.  The company also operates four renowned golf courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, the Links at Spanish Bay and Del Monte Golf Course.  Its other famed properties include the scenic 17-Mile Drive and The Spa at Pebble Beach, and it annually hosts premier events such as the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational and the Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach.  Site of the 2010 U.S. Open, Pebble Beach Golf Links has hosted four U.S. Opens, four U.S. Amateurs, one PGA Championship, and numerous other tournaments.

CONTACT: Natalie King, Triumph Books, 312.252.1252, n.king@triumphbooks.com