St Andrews Links, Hole #17 - Limited edition photo by Patrick Drickey
Here it is: The special Limited Edition Stonehouse print of hole #17 on the Old Course, now framed and hanging in the St Andrews Links Clubhouse in Scotland. Signed by all the players in the 2010 (British) Open Championship, it marks the 150th anniversary of one of the most revered of all golf tournaments.
The famous “Rainbow” image is signed by Stonehouse Collection photographer Patrick Drickey, 1 of only 125 such editions. It’s believed to be the first photographic image selected for such an honor, according to Drickey, who personally oversaw its production and printing.
The print features a panoramic view of the 17th green, Swilcan Bridge, the 18th “Tom Morris” tee and fairway, and the historic R&A clubhouse overarched by a delicate rainbow. “ It bears witness to the continuation of a tradition,” says Drickey, “a 150–year-old tradition in which the world’s most talented competitors have displayed their skills – a tradition now celebrated, in part, with the help of the Stonehouse Collection.”
Since Omaha, Nebraska is Stonehouse Golf’s hometown, we were extremely excited by Golf.com‘s recent naming of Sand Hills as the Greatest Course of the Last 50 Years. The article, written by Joe Passov, is really a great read. We hope that you will check it out. Here are few excerpts from that story:
America’s most celebrated courses — among them, Pine Valley and Pebble Beach — date to the golden age of golf architecture between the World Wars. The best course designed since then lies deep in the wilds of Nebraska.
We also thought it was interesting how Golf.com valued the simplicity and the natural design of Sand Hills.
Currently ranked No. 8 in the U.S. and No. 11 in the world, Sand Hills is a private 1994 creation of architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. Almost as soon as it opened Sand Hills ushered in two trends that have flourished since: minimalist course design, and the Field of Dreams theory, which holds that if you build a truly great golf course, people will come see it, no matter how remote the location.
We hope that you enjoyed the images of Sand Hills in this post, check out all of our framed Sand Hills images for purchase here.
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