“Discovering
Donald Ross” Wins 2001 USGA International Book Award
Far
Hills, N.J. – Bradley S. Klein, architecture editor at Golfweek,
has been named the recipient of the 2001 United States Golf Association
International Book Award. His book, “Discovering Donald Ross: The
Architect and His Golf Courses,” documents, with previously unknown
detail, the career of the fabled Scottish-born golf course architect.
Donald
Ross, circa 1930s
at Pinehurst Country Club,
Pinehurst, N.C.
Born
in New York City in 1954, Klein is a graduate of the State University
of New York at Binghamton (1976) and earned his doctorate in political
science from Massachusetts-Amherst in 1984. He has also published a collection
of essays, “Rough Meditations,” (1997).
“Discovering Donald Ross” was published by Sleeping Bear Press
of Chelsea, Mich. It was selected from more than 50 submissions by a distinguished
panel of three judges: Myra Gelband, former senior editor of Sports Illustrated;
Craig Ammerman of the USGA Executive Committee and Museum and Library
Committee; and Dr. Bill Mallon, former PGA Tour player and sports historian.
“It’s
a real honor to be part of golf’s literary tradition,” Klein
said. “It shows that the golf world is still a place for serious
scholarship.”
Klein and his wife, Jane Nadel-Klein, and daughter, Cory Nadel, reside
in Bloomfield, Conn. He holds memberships at Wampanoag Country Club in
West Hartford, Conn., and at Royal Dornoch, Donald Ross’ home course
in Scotland. Klein serves on the board of the Donald Ross Society as well.
He got his start in golf as a caddie on his native Long Island. For several
summers, beginning in 1976, he caddied on the PGA Tour, carrying the bag
of Bernhard Langer when the German started playing on the U.S. Tour.
His essays have appeared in numerous golf publications, including Golf
Digest, Links Magazine and Sports Illustrated. He is also a design consultant
and a frequent lecturer in the golf industry.
Previous USGA Book Award winners include: Stephen Lowe, “Sir Walter and Mr. Jones,” (2000); David Owen, “The Making of the Masters,” (1999); Lawrence Donegan, "Maybe It Should Have Been a Three-Iron," (1998); Davis Love III, "Every Shot I Take," (1997); Rhonda Glenn, “The Illustrated History of Women's Golf,” (1992); Bobby Burnet, "The St. Andrews Opens," (1991); Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Larry Dennis, "Golf's Magnificent Challenge," (1990); Phil Pilley, "Golfing Art," (1989); Al Barkow, "Gettin' to the Dance Floor," (1987). No award was given in 1988 or from 1993-96.
The USGA is currently accepting submissions for the 2002 USGA International Book Award. Submissions, including a copy of the book, should be directed in writing to Doug Stark, librarian, USGA, P.O. Box 708, Far Hills, NJ 07931. To be eligible for the 2002 USGA International Book Award, a book must be an original work about golf, written in English, and published in 2002.
For more information on the USGA International Book Award, please contact Doug Stark of the USGA Library at (908) 234-2300 or library@usga.org.