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The Golden Age of Golf Design

Author : Geoff Shackelford
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Age of Golf Design written by Geoff Shackelford and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2005-07-21 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Golfweek's recently unveiled ranking of the Top 100 American courses "opened before 1960," a staggering total of 84 were constructed between 1910 and 1937. There was never a more creative, daring, or fruitful period in the history of golf course architecture, and in The Golden Age of Golf Design the classic courses are revisited and celebrated. Using never before seen old photographs and little known anecdotes, Geoff Shackelford shows us how some of America's most famous courses looked in their early years. The finest architects the world has ever known were practicing during this era and each is well-represented in this landmark book. C.B. Macdonald, Alister MacKenzie, Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast, George Thomas, William Flynn, and so many others are honored in these pages. Every important early American course built or redesigned during the "Golden Age" is included: Oakmont, the National Golf Links, Pine Valley, Merion, Baltusrol, Winged Foot, Riviera, Shinnecock Hills, Pinehurst, Oakland Hills, Cypress Point, Augusta National, Pebble Beach, Prairie Dunes, the Country Club and more. In the Golden Age of Golf Design, the original work of these "master" architects is remembered and their work analyzed. And even though the emphasis is on the newly uncovered photographs of these famous courses as their architects left them, biographical profiles and timeless quotes are included from the famous architects and their prominent counterparts to remind us of the true genius of these artists. On top of the remarkable old photography, original golf landscape paintings by Mike Miller introduce each chapter and serve as a colorful reminder of how stunning many of these classic layouts must have looked. The Golden Age of Golf Design brings to life many forgotten holes courses and great architects and is sure to become a classic in golf literature circles.

The Art of Golf Design

Author : Michael Miller
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9781886947306
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Golf Design written by Michael Miller and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2001-10-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Golf Design, by Michael Miller and Geoff Shackelford, is a stunning book. Miller is both a golf professional and landscape artist. Shackelford is both a golf historian and writer. Not surprisingly, both love the classic golf holes of the 1920s and ’30s. And that’s what this book is about. Many of Miller’s images take the reader back in time, often to when a classic hole at Pine Valley, Cypress Point or Pinehurst No.2 was in its earliest form. Shackelford, as historian, provides his insight on the architectural thinking that went into the creation of these classic holes.

Golf Architecture in America

Author : George Clifford Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Golf Architecture in America written by George Clifford Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Golden Age of Pinehurst

Author : Lee Pace
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469607913
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Age of Pinehurst written by Lee Pace and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the finest golf courses in America in the early 1900s was the revered Pinehurst No. 2, designed by the legendary Donald Ross and first opened in 1907. Physically and mentally demanding, the course gave players options on every hole and required them to envision and execute recovery shots from the sandy perimeters and the pine forests as well as think creatively around the intricate greens. As a result, No. 2 became a favorite of the nation's top amateurs and professionals. Unfortunately, a modernization of the course over the last four decades stripped it of much of its character. In The Golden Age of Pinehurst, Lee Pace chronicles the breathtaking restoration of No. 2 from its recent slick and monochromatic presentation back to a natural potpourri of hardpan sand, wire grass, and Sandhills pine needles. The restored No. 2--accessible for amateur play, yet challenging enough for the professional--once again stands apart for its beauty, strategic appeal, and Old World flavor.

Lost Links

Author : Daniel Wexler
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9781932202038
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Lost Links written by Daniel Wexler and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literally hundreds of classic courses from golf’s pre-World War II Golden Age have vanished over the years, including nearly 200 designed by legendary architects like Donald Ross, A.W. Tillinghast and Dr. Alister MacKenzie. In this sister volume to his award-winning book, The Missing Links, historian Daniel Wexler profiles more than 70 of the ver y best courses and holes in America, bringing them back to life with detailed histories, color maps and period photographs. Within Lost Links, the reader can walk William Flynn’s sand-strewn North course at Boca Raton, skirt towering Pacific cliffs at Billy Bell’s mysterious Royal Palms, retrace Seth Raynor’s footsteps at the Greenbrier and revisit George Thomas’s legendary lost holes at La Cumbre.

The Links

Author : Robert Hunter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Links written by Robert Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Golden Age Lessons for a Twenty-First Century Golf Course

Author : Alexander H. Von Plinsky (IV)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book Golden Age Lessons for a Twenty-First Century Golf Course written by Alexander H. Von Plinsky (IV) and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The design process behind a golf course is unlike other landscape architecture design processes. The interaction of a golfer with the course is much more engaging and active than a park goer's interaction with a city park. For this reason this project has delved into the tenets behind the golf course design process, using as guides the great designers of the Golden Age of Golf Course Design. The results indicate that there are five primary design tenets that form the framework of a successful golf course design project. Similar to the circular system design process found elsewhere, the five tenets of golf course design function as a repeating loop that funnels toward a final design. First among these tenets is the idea of rhythm. Rhythm guides a golf course designer both across the land and through a round. Rhythm can be both natural and constructed depending on the situation. The second step in the design process involves the twin tenets of strategy and balance. Strategic design ensures interest over repeated play through the mandating of decision making. A strategic course requires a player to think his way around a golf course as much as play his way around it. The second twin is balance. Balance seeks to shape strategy so that the decisions a player faces allow the consequences, rewards and difficulty of those choices to function in tune with one another. Finally, the process reaches the fine tuning stage. Here the ideals of scale and fairness are applied. Proper scaling of a design allows an architect to, at a minimum, fit a course to the land but it can also help an architect improve interest in the game through subtle acts of deception. Fairness acts as a final check on a design concept. It is vital to note that fairness in golf course design has its own definition. A fair design allows every player who steps off the first tee to enjoy a challenging and interesting round of golf, regardless of their skill. A golf course is not finished (at least not finished well) until the process has been run through and repeated numerous times. To properly test the concepts identified in the research portion of this project, the tenets were applied to a two phase design of Pine Grove Springs Country Club in Spofford, New Hampshire. The project identified areas where the course could be improved and applied the tenets of design to make these improvements in such a way as to improve the playing experience of Pine Grove Springs' members.

The Spirit of St. Andrews

Author : Alister Mackenzie
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 076790169X
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book The Spirit of St. Andrews written by Alister Mackenzie and published by Crown. This book was released on 1998-03-02 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alister MacKenzie was one of golf's greatest architects. He designed his courses so that players of all skill levels could enjoy the game while still creating fantastic challenges for the most experienced players. Several of MacKenzie's courses, such as Augusta National, Cypress Point, and Pasatiempo, remain in the top 100 today. In his "lost" 1933 manuscript, published for the first time in 1995 and now finally available in paperback, MacKenzie leads you through the evolution of golf--from St. Andrews to the modern-day golf course--and shares his insight on great golf holes, the swing, technology and equipment, putting tips, the USGA, the Royal & Ancient, and more. With fascinating stories about Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, and many others, The Spirit of St. Andrews gives valuable lessons for all golfers as well as an intimate portrait of Alister MacKenzie, a true legend of the game.

Grounds for Golf

Author : Geoff Shackelford
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429964235
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Grounds for Golf written by Geoff Shackelford and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Evolution of Golf Course Design

Author : Keith Cutten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780958136372
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Golf Course Design written by Keith Cutten and published by . This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A decade by decade review of global golf course architecture, commencing from the 1830s.

Golf Architecture

Author : Alexander Mackenzie
Publisher : Рипол Классик
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Golf Architecture written by Alexander Mackenzie and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1920 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an introduction by H. S. Colt.

The Anatomy of a Golf Course

Author : Tom Doak
Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
ISBN 13 : 9781550413731
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of a Golf Course written by Tom Doak and published by Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key book for the golfer's library, exploring the intricacies of golf architecture--and how this knowledge can improve your golf game.

Advanced Golf

Author : James Braid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Golf written by James Braid and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nicklaus by Design

Author : Jack Nicklaus
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9780810982567
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book Nicklaus by Design written by Jack Nicklaus and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicklaus, the greatest golfer in the history of the game, has been winning kudos for his visually striking layouts and challenging yet playable holes. Here Nicklaus reveals how he builds his courses and shares the secret of how to "read" a golf hole and play it well. 172 illustrations.

The Golf Courses of the British Isles

Author : Bernard Darwin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golf Courses of the British Isles written by Bernard Darwin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1910 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some dozen or fifteen years ago the historian of the London golf courses would have had a comparatively easy task. He would have said that there were a few courses upon public commons, instancing, as he still would to-day, Blackheath and Wimbledon. He might have dismissed in a line or two a course that a few mad barristers were trying to carve by main force out of a swamp thickly covered with gorse and heather near Woking. All the other courses would have been lumped together under some such description as that they consisted of fields interspersed by trees and artificial ramparts, the latter mostly built by Tom Dunn; that they were villainously muddy in winter, of an impossible and adamantine hardness in summer, and just endurable in spring and autumn; finally, that the muddiest and hardest and most distinguished of them all was Tooting Bec. All this is changed now, and the change is best exemplified by the fact that although the club has removed to new quarters, poor Tooting itself is now as Tadmor in the wilderness. I passed by the spot the other day, and should never have recognized it had not an old member pointed it out to me in a voice husky with emotion.

The Missing Links

Author : Daniel Wexler
Publisher : Wiley
ISBN 13 : 9781886947603
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book The Missing Links written by Daniel Wexler and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2000-06-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While it’s hard to imagine that famed Pebble Beach Golf Links would ever be dug up and turned into a residential community, similar fates have happened to other great courses in the past. Thankfully, due to the exhaustive research of Daniel Wexler, the full details on 27 of these exceptional layouts can be found in The Missing Links: America’s Greatest Lost Golf Courses & Holes. Through the use of period photographs and detailed maps, Wexler takes the reader on a hole-by-hole guided tour of some of the most famous courses—designed by some of America’s most famous architects—that no longer exist. Alister MacKenzie’s Sharp Park GC in California (washed away in a Pacific storm), William Langford’s Key West GC in Florida (destroyed by a hurricane), and Charles Blair Macdonald’s Lido Club (sold to developers during the Depression) are but three of the classic courses that can be “played” once more.

Legendary Golf Clubhouses of the U.S. and Great Britain

Author : Richard Diedrich
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 0847839834
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book Legendary Golf Clubhouses of the U.S. and Great Britain written by Richard Diedrich and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2013-03-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most celebrated and historic golf clubhouses in America and Great Britain. If golf courses are the soul of a golf club, then the golf clubhouse is the heart of a golf club. The private inner sanctum for member camaraderie and refreshment appeared in golf’s earliest history, but purpose-built clubhouses didn’t exist until the nineteenth century. Focusing on the most celebrated golf clubhouses built from the late-nineteenth century and into the 1930s, Legendary Golf Clubhouses of the U.S. and Great Britain showcases the true golden age of golf clubhouse architecture. The clubhouses chosen for this book are stellar examples of expansive and lush private estates that were converted into golf courses, and the estate manors into golf clubhouses. Experience the turn-of-the-century coastal charm of thatched Maidstone Country Club located in chic Easthampton, New York; savor a view of the ocean from the locker rooms in the luxurious Mediterranean-influenced Gulfstream Golf Club in Palm Beach, Florida; and behold the lavish grandeur of England’s Stoke Park, best remembered for its appearance in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. Diedrich gives the reader an insider’s view of these singular grand golf structures—their grounds, and the dining, sitting, and club rooms—clubhouses that are distinguished not only for their architectural beauty, but also for how they are symbolic of a particular golf club’s identity. This book is the perfect gift for avid golfers and golf enthusiasts alike.