We Spent Half Our Lives On The Wrong Side Of The Road [Signed] Kirby, Ron Signed Books/Autographs

As new condition color illustrated boards contained in an as new condition color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Foreword by Jack Nicklaus; Preface; 19th Hole: Ron's Hall of Fame; Acknowledgments; Courses Designed by Ron Kirby; Courses Remodeled and Expanded by Ron Kirby; and List of European Projects Ron Kirby Was Responsible For When Ron Kirby Joined Jack Nicklaus Golf Design Services in 1986. Profusely illustrated with color photographs and black-and-white drawings. Signed and inscribed by Ron Kirby with blue pen on the half title page. "Ron and Sally Kirby, two high school sweethearts from Beverly, Massachusetts, never could have imagined back in 1950 how Ron's chosen career path in golf course design would enable them to spend more than half of their lives travelling the world designing critically acclaimed golf course and making long lasting friends wherever they lived. This book not only details Ron's remarkable career as a famous golf course architect, but woven throughout is an undying love story of these two young kids from a small coastal town in New England as Ron made a name for himself in the golf business with the likes of Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Joe Carr and many more. We Spent Half Our Lives On The Wrong Side Of The Road is a heartwarming memoir detailing Ron Kirby's journey from caddying at the United Shoe Country Club in his Massachusetts home town as a teenager to designing many famous golf courses around the world, all with his lovely wife Sally by his side. Over time, many have asked Ron, "How did you get into the golf business?" Join Ron on this round of golf and see for yourself his passion not only for the game but for his dear sweet Sally. May she rest in peace." - from the rear outer jacket. "After years of prodding and encouraging from their favorite golf writer, Ron Kirby has produced a fascinating and revealing memoir of the amazing life he and beloved wife Sally led, traveling the world through Ron's extraordinary career as an acclaimed course architect." - Gary Larrabee, Golf author and historian. "Ron and Sally met at Beverly High School, Beverly Massachusetts, in 1950 and embarked on a journey nearly sixty-eight years travelling around the world designing golf course and making new friends wherever they went. They are proud of their three children: Fay, Ron Jr. and Beverly, who have dear families of their own and have blessed them with six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Their life story is remarkable and one they knew they needed to write. Sadly, Sally passed away in January of 2020 and Ron vowed to complete this project with the help of his daughter Beverly and long-time friend and golf writer, Gary Larrabee." - from the inner front jacket flap.