Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Golf in Broome County

ENDICOTT, N.Y. - Aug. 13, 2015 - PRLog -- Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Golf in Broome County

Local authors pen new book sharing history using stunning images

Golf in Broome County is an addition to Arcadia Publishing’s series Images of Modern America. The book by local authors Jim Maggiore and Michael J. McCann boasts 160 stunning images, many of which have never been published, and showcases memories of days gone by.

Professional golf came to Broome County in 1971 as the Broome County Open, a one-day event. By 1973, it had become a four-day stop on the PGA Tour called the B.C. Open. Over the next three decades, it hosted such luminaries of the links as Lee Trevino, Tiger Woods, and Fuzzy Zoeller, while national icons like Bob Hope, Mickey Mantle, and Johnny Hart played in various Pro-Am tournaments. The Dick’s Sporting Goods Open began in 2007 as part of the Champions Tour. The sporting goods company got its start in the neighboring city of Binghamton, the hometown of founder Richard “Dick” Stack, making it a natural choice as primary sponsor. The biggest attraction besides golf is the annual Concert on the Green when the 18th green is converted to a stage. Among the major recording artists who have performed are Tim McGraw and the Zac Brown Band.

Highlights of Golf in Broome County include:

This is the first book to ever document the history of golf in the Greater Binghamton Area
Showcases the En-Joie Golf Course, one of the oldest courses in the nation.
Captures the energy and community involvement in staging what has become the social event of the year in Broome County.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Barnes & Noble

2443 Vestal Parkway East

Vestal, NY 13850

When:  Saturday, August 22nd, 2015; 7p.m. – 8p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467122894/South-River).

The combination of Arcadia Publishing & The History Press creates the largest and most comprehensive publisher of local and regional content in the USA. By empowering local history and culture enthusiasts to write local stories for local audiences, we create exceptional books that are relevant on a local and personal level, enrich lives, and bring readers closer - to their community, their neighbors, and their past. Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com and www.historypress.net.