Historical Perspectives on Golf Course Design and …

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Author : Geoff Shackelford
Genre : Sports & Recreation

Summary : Golfers dream of playing the legendary courses of the game: St. Andrews, Augusta National, Pinehurst, Pebble Beach. And anyone who has played the royal and ancient sport is an armchair architect at heart. From alterations for their home course to visions of their very own backyard dream course, most golfers would love to test their hands at course design. What makes certain courses timeless? Unlike the venues of other popular recreational sports like tennis and racquetball, whose playing fields are bound by strict measurements that do not vary, each golf course is unique. Offering an endless topographical variety, from short to long, flat or hilly, wet or dry, every course represents a compelling blend of risks versus rewards, with decisions and challenges to test every golfer's game and mental toughness. Combining Geoff Shackelford's informative narrative with detailed illustrations by architect Gil Hanse, Grounds for Golf explains the fundamentals of golf course design in an understandable and entertaining style. Modern photographs, anecdotal sidebars, and witty quotations augment a course design primer that will enhance readers' enjoyment of golf's lore while introducing the fundamentals of course design. By explaining the golf course from the ground up, Grounds for Golf will not only help readers in their understanding of the game, but will help their games themselves.

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Author : Geoffrey S. Cornish
Genre : Architects

Summary : The ultimate reference source for anyone interested in golf, this vivid and authoritative history of golf course design also offers a complete listing of all the major golf courses in the world. A unique and indispensable book for golfers, The Architects of Golf, now in a totally redesigned and updated edition, is really two books in one. The first section is a history of the golf course and how its design evolved from the first seaside courses in Scotland to the present innovative American designs in which earth, water, and sand are molded in ways that leave the original terrain completely altered. The brief biographies in the second section offer a complete listing of all the important course architects of the past and present and commentaries on how their designs have influenced the game; also listed are all the courses they originated or designed. The third section of the book provides a complete listing of more than 12,000 courses throughout the world and of the architects who designed them.

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Author : Robert Muir Graves
Genre : Architecture

Summary : Zwei der berühmtesten Golfplatzarchitekten aller Zeiten beantworten Ihnen hier jede erdenkliche Frage zum Thema der Gestaltung von Golfplätzen - von der Finanzierung über die Lage der Löcher und die Wartung des Rasens bis hin zur Entwicklung und Veränderung vorhandener Anlagen. Eine Fundgrube nicht nur für Landschaftsgestalter, sondern auch für interessierte Golfer!

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Author : Michael Shiels
Genre : Sports & Recreation

Summary : This book offers readers behind-the-scenes tales from Americas master architects themselves in their own words. Elite designers such as Tom Fazio, Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye, Rees Jones, Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arthur Hills, Arnold Palmer, and others share their personal anecdotes related to the creation of some of the worlds most famous courses: from run-ins with snakes to bulldozers sinking in quicksand, to holes created by accident, such as the famed island green 17th at the TPC at Sawgrass.

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Author : Keith Cutten
Genre : Golf courses

Summary : A decade by decade review of global golf course architecture, commencing from the 1830s.

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Author : Robert Muir Graves
Genre : Architecture

Summary : Golf course construction continues to burgeon in the United States, Asia, and around the world. This book meets the needs of practicing landscape architects and other practicing professionals involved in the design or re-design of golf courses. Each classic hole is described in terms relevant to the designer including its basic design, its maintenance, and its impact on the golfer's game. Three samples accompany each classic hole illustrating varying replications and how those replications were appropriated for the new course. Graves and Cornish are two of the most famous and respected golf course architects in the United States, who have designed or remodeled a combined 1,000+ courses, taught more than 60 seminars on golf course design, and are both past presidents of the American Society of Golf Course Architects.

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Author : Forrest L. Richardson
Genre : Architecture

Summary : Complete with essays and interviews with leading experts, this comprehensive guide presents strategies for creating a golf course routing plan, with coverage of site evaluation, terrain, natural settings, sunlight, wind, finances, psychology, golf strategy and environmental conditions.

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Author : Paul Daley
Genre : Sports & Recreation

Summary : The very best architects and golf writers contribute here fifty illustrated essays about golf-course design.

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Author : Michael J. Hurdzan
Genre : Architecture

Summary : Golf Course Architecture, Second Edition is fully updated with more than fifty percent new material, including more than twenty-five recent innovations in the golf industry. Revealing both the art and science of golf course architecture, it takes readers inside the designer’s mind through each step to designing a golf green, golf hole, and golf course. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, course maps, and drawings, this Second Edition explains the roots of ugliness and sources of beauty in courses, how the landscape communicates, and the connection between golfers and golf courses. Golf Course Architecture, Second Edition provides a wealth of accessible and helpful information on golf course architecture chronicling every facet of designing, building, renovating, and restoring a golf course.

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Author : H.S. Colt
Genre : Sports & Recreation

Summary : Some Essays on Golf-Course Architecture features selected writings from prominent architects of the early 20th century, H.S. Colt, C.H. Alison, and Dr. Alister MacKenzie. Written in 1920 during the height of their careers, this collaborative guide provides rare insight into the methods and philosophies they used to design and construct the world’s most renowned golf courses. Inside this classic of golf literature, the authors detail how they approach each element of golf course design, from placing hazards to utilizing a site's natural beauty. Along with their first-hand narrative, all of the original photos and sketches have been included, ensuring that every element of the first edition has been carefully preserved. This book includes 19 black-and-white photographs and 4 hand-sketched diagrams, including rare photos of Pine Valley and Longniddry during construction. Also included is a preface by H.S. Colt and two new appendixes highlighting the career achievements of Colt and Alison.