Methods of Early Golf Architecture: The Selected Writings of C.B. Macdonald, George C. Thomas, Robert Hunter

ISBN: 0615894267

Author: Macdonald, C.B.

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Methods of Early Golf Architecture features selected writings from premier architects C.B. Macdonald, George C. Thomas, and Robert Hunter. With precision and detail, these visionaries discuss each element of golf course design, and no detail is left untouched.Methods of Early Golf Architecture Includes: Characteristics of a Golf Architect Psychology of Design Deciding Where to Build The Design Process Utilizing Natural Features Teeing Grounds Through the Green Hazards Greens and Greenkeeping Ideal Holes The Construction Process Overseeing ConstructionCharacteristics of a Golf ArchitectA golf architect must be a student of agriculture, understand nature, have a knowledge of soils, knowledge of implements, drainage, and above all the particular character of the layout which tantalizes a lover of the game and holds him spellbound.- C.B. MacdonaldPsychology of DesignHow deadly dull are two or three holes of the same character when they follow each other! A drive and pitch followed by a drive and pitch is a good deal like serving a watery pudding after a watery soup.- Robert HunterThe Design ProcessThe ability to create is to consider all the problems of a golf course. The architect must visualize the effect his work will produce from all angles of the game.- George C. ThomasUtilizing Natural Features"Now and then one finds a hole of real distinction which nature herself has modeled, and to add anything artificial would be a crime.- Robert Hunter