Two honors so far for “Fore! Gone. Minnesota’s Lost Golf Courses”:
— A bronze medal (bronze-medal tie, to be perfectly accurate), in Mid-West Non-Fiction in the “IPPY” Awards (Independent Publisher Book Awards, with more than 5,500 total entries from 34 countries).
— Selected one of three finalists in the Recreation/sports category in the Midwest Book Awards competition (winners will be announced May 14).
Teamwork can do wonders. I had three terrific colleagues who made this book a winner: designer Tami Dever, photographer Peter Wong and editor Gary Derong. A heartfelt thank you to them, and to all the wonderful people I met who told me about lost golf courses.
Update, Nov. 12, 2014
A third significant award now in hand: “Fore! Gone.” was named a finalist in the Sports category in the USA Best Book Awards competition.
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It was fun to visit with you today at Red Wing Golf Club, I hope you had a GREAT experience!
The Architect is Joel Goldstrand. Good Luck with your book!
Tom Neils
Hole 6
Red Wing Golf Club
Sorry it took so long to approve the comment and respond, Tom. I get buried with spam, and the real comments tend to get lost. Was great visiting with you, too. I loved the old holes at Red Wing.