As we walked off the green toward the scorers tent, i was convinced my first week as. This junior golfer has set out to create highquality yardage books for public golfers. The damsgard family is raising funds for golf yardage books and illustrated rules for public courses on kickstarter. Fairway leathers customer leather products for on and off. Welcome to heinrichgolf yardage books international.
For many years he has made the yardage books the caddies and players use on the pga tour as well as at the united states open championship, the pga championship, and the ryder cup. Yardage books add math to golf equation fort worth startelegram. We can also put your logo on your scorecardyardage book holder. Our yardage books are the professionals book of choice. Jon horner goes over a tour yardage booked to give you an insight on how players and caddies manage their round. He is a former caddy and one of the pioneers in golf course yardage book development. Each custom scorecardyardage book holder is individually handcrafted, so please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery. These views are excerpted from a 2003 bellsouth classic at sugarloaf lucas book. George lucas, the last amateur to win the new hampshire open 1980 and a former caddie for arnold palmer. A yardage book cover with classic style and a modern feel. He was able to use the book to shoot a combined 66 over 2 days on the harder 9 hole side. I forget his name, but apparently they are scary thorough. Each yardage book provides amazing detail on some of the most famous golf courses in the world.
For the last 20 years on the pga tour, and since 1990 on the lpga, the players and their caddies have relied on one tool to calculate the yardage on every shot. Golf yardage books and illustrated rules for public courses. The tournaments official yardage book, given to players and caddies when they checked in at whistling. Former tour caddie gorjus george lucas and former caddie mark long, each with separate companies, have been making yardage books for tour players the better part of. Pga tour players go by the yardage book the boston globe. Yardage books add math to golf equation startelegram. Pro secrets golf yardage books pga tour yardage books. As we walked off the green toward the scorers tent, i was convinced my first week as a pga tour caddie was probably my last.
Used by professional golfers and caddies each week on the pga european tour since 1990. The major difference between these versions of lucas yardage guides and the books hes been creating since 1976 is the green drawings are created after the greens themselves have been. Shop for george lucas collectors series golf yardage book box. We thoroughly examine every course by providing measurements to, and from any position. He shoved his tee shot right into a fairway bunker and was forced to lay up into an area covered in the j. Bay hill, yardage book the stracka line with gorjus george lucas on. A true collectors item, this set includes 32 professionally drawn yardage books that professional caddies and players use on tour.
Having the book was a huge help as he had never seen the course before. Tpc at sugarloaf bellsouth classic golf lucas yardage book. Oct 10, 2019 tour pros came to play woodmonts north and south courses each year with a chance in the national championship at stake. Make offer iliac golf yardage book cover green leather italian croc usa made pga tour new. Our team at precise yardage books offer our customers unparalleled experience in professional and amateur golf. Lucas ii produced the first yardage book for a pga tour event, at the danny thomas memphis classic. Mark long is something of a legend on the pga tour. Tour pros came to play woodmonts north and south courses each year with a chance in the national championship at stake. This yardage book that pga tour pros use might be the most complicated thing in the world. Oct 24, 2017 how greenreading maps are changing the way people putt.
Strackalinelucas yardage books bethpage black and spyglass. Professional golf tournament yardage books for the pga tour are measured and produced by gorgeous george lucas. George lucas, and mark long both pioneers in the field of mapping out golf courses, began to enhance the yardage books that were then sold to caddies and professional golfers as they travelled from city to city. Every course on the pga tour has a yardage book for the caddies and players, but they arent standard. Get the pro tour yardage book holder pga professionals keep their yardage books in these quality leather covers. Apr 12, 2018 it wasnt until the 1970s that yardage books as they began to be called, caught on with the professional golfers of the day. The best way to learn use yardage books, assuming i can get them from strackaline for the course i am playing, is once you get used to one you understand the jargon and way things are done.
The exterior is wrapped in black leather while the interior features supple charcoal leather. Meet mark long the former caddie responsible for creating. Lucas ii, the modernday yardagebook guru, used lasers to measure each hole on the 7,435yardlong course. I got to take a peek at one of camilo villegas yardage books that he drew when he played for florida. This is how i became a pga tour caddie caddie network. Rory gets a good read to watch in a smaller size, scroll down while your video is playing. Caddie mark long discusses the creation of his yardage books, which are used by many on the pga tour. Mark longs pga tour yardage books unlock secret keys to. On the pga tour there is a guy that does the yardage books. How greenreading maps are changing the way people putt.
It will be interesting to see if the folks in far hills ultimately rule on the level of detail in mark longs and similar yardage books. Shop george lucas collectors series golf yardage book. Tour pros think of three things when preparing for a shotdistance, distance and distance. Gorgeous george lucas, a former pga tour caddie and experienced course surveyor, was hired by the club to visit augusta national and. Hey, at least he was smart enough to find a niche to make some money. May 19, 2017 former tour caddie gorjus george lucas and former caddie mark long, each with separate companies, have been making yardage books for tour players the better part of four decades now. Lucas 2003 george lucas has produced the pga tour yardage books for the past 25 or so years. Provide your email below and well send you a digital copy of our 2015 catalog. They are full of details that would probably confuse a novice but its invaluable info in tournament golf at this level. Fred funk and pga tour caddie dan padawer describe how valuable these books are.
At the top is image of the overall view of the 18th hole, the second page is the left vertical image of the long yardage and layup play of the hole. Our yardage books are designed to store all your necessities in one place, away from the elements. Golf pros and their caddies use the orange yardage books at tournaments to. Mark longs yardage books hold the secret key to success on the pga tour. Players and caddies often use internet apps to fill out their my caddie pro prior to their practice or tournament rounds. Oct 11, 2019 that combination made him the ideal person to take over the tours yardage book trade when pioneer and legend george lucas retired in the early 2000s. Mark long yardage books the most demanded yardage books. Pro secrets golf yardage books yardage book course list. Red, you will see these books in the back pockets of pga tour players every sunday, the tour yardage book cover is great for keeping lesson notes or scorecards, has places to hold 2 pens and all of your other notes and cards, the tour yardage book cover is made of red faux lether material and flips open and measures 7 h x 4.
When creating a yardage book we have one goal in mind. The following account is about a man named george lucas. Fore better golf worked out a deal we couldnt pass up. I am in the process of ordering one for my club here in connecticut the country club of farmington. The yardage books available were below the standard theyd become accustomed to on the tour, so in 1990, longs second year as a tour caddie, he made one for both courses.
Fairway leathers offers customized leather golf products for all golfers amateur to pro. Coobs golf custom shop collection of personalized yardage books, headcovers, leather goods and other golf accessories. From 1976 to 2008, lucas created the famous bright orange hand drawn yardage books for the pga tour, lpga tour, champions tour, amateur events, and pga tour caddie and yardage book author mark long explains why you can. Get the best deals on golf yardage books when you shop the largest online selection at. The yardage books available were below the standard theyd become accustomed to on the tour, so in 1990, longs second year as. I am a pinehurst member and i have strackaline green reading books for all 9 pinehurst courses and they are invaluable. The advent of gps for golf courses has made yardage books something of a 20thcentury item. Jul 01, 2009 bay hill, yardage book the stracka line with gorjus george lucas on. This yardage book that pga tour pros use might be the most.
The usga might have a problem with pga tour yardage books. Lucas ii, the modernday yardagebook guru, used lasers to. A former pga tour caddies, george lucas authored yardage books that became essential tools of the trade. Have you ever wondered what tour players are looking at with their caddies. Fairway leathers customer leather products for on and off the.
The quality of the pro secrets yardage books is second to none and with the recent implementation of digital and satellite technology continue reading. Shop george lucas collectors series golf yardage book box. Show your personality on the links with one of the yardage book covers, custom leather head covers, valuables pouches, and journal covers custom made for you by our expert leather craftsmen. Yardage books in general have long been contentious on the pga tour, but the usga largely hasnt had an issue with the pocket course maps until now. Golf pros and their caddies use the orange yardage books at tournaments to help them determine the precise yardage to. I have made the occasional pencil notation in the book as shown to indicate some slope changes. Please find a list of golf courses pro secrets has on file. Otherwise this book is in absolutely mint condition, i never used it once. The alpg tour has for a number of years benefited from the professional services provided by pro secrets. George lucas inducted in 2009 a former pga tour caddies, george lucas authored yardage books that became essential tools of the trade. As we continue to update all our courses to a digital format, we can only offer hand drawn yardage books for certain courses at this time.
Mark longs pga tour yardage books unlock secret keys to success. An accomplished amateur golfer in his own right, george lucas was first introduced to caddying in 1974 for bobby walzel in an event on the now defunct second tour. Tpc at sugarloaf bellsouth classic golf lucas yardage book views. If you do not see a custom option that you would like to add to your product, give us a call at 8885503025. Former tour caddie gorjus george lucas and former caddie mark long, each with separate companies, have been making yardage books for. Lucas ii, the modernday yardage book guru, used lasers to measure each hole on the 7,435yardlong course. For many years he has made the yardage books the caddies and players use on the pga tour as well as at the united states open championship, the pga championship. In tournaments that do not allow the use of gps rangefinders such as on the pga tour yardage books are still musthave items for golf pros and their caddies. Jun 26, 2019 mark longs yardage books hold the secret key to success on the pga tour. The my caddie pro diy yardage book is designed for professional, collegiate, junior, and competitive golfers and caddies who build game plans by taking notes during their practice rounds. We have been able to use our combined 50 years of caddying on the pga, and lpga tours as our guide to making a professional, quality yardage book that has everything the competitive golfer needs. First off, theyre books, not ebooks, audio books, comic books, greenreading books or yardage books. Without the book the result would have bene significantly different. Every course on the pga tour has a yardage book for the caddies.
I would recommend fore better golf to any course who wants a premium product at a competitive price. Mark takes a detailed look at the yardage book the players use during the open at royal troon. It was really cool, not as detailed as the george lucas ones but pretty close and these were hand drawn. The front features an embroidered seamus golf sg flag logo. Jan 30, 2009 the major difference between these versions of lucas yardage guides and the books hes been creating since 1976 is the green drawings are created after the greens themselves have been. George lucas list of caddie hall of fame inductees. For nearly 40 years, pga tour yardage books primarily have been the work of two men.
Mark long yardage books the most demanded yardage books on. How to make professional golf yardage books pga tour style. It wasnt until the 1970s that yardage books as they began to be called, caught on with the professional golfers of the day. Those of you that have used their yardage books, and the ones before them by lucas you know what i mean. I guess both of camilos parents were architects so it ran in the family. When the first yardage books started appearing in the early 1970s, some augusta national caddies had to quit because they couldnt read, said longtime caddie and augusta native carl jackson.