The Anatomy of a Golf Course
The Art of Golf Architecture
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 2013
288 pages
978-1-58080-528-5 (ISBN)
Description
Behind every golf hole lies an influence on every golfer's game that few golfers ever contemplate: the course architect. Why a hole dog-legs left and not right, why bunkers end up where they are, the length of a hole, the view from the tee--all these factors and many more are the result of choices made by the golf architect to challenge, and sometimes intimidate, any golfer's game.
Tom Doak, one of America's youngest and most successful golf architects, here discusses his craft and explains the strategies behind a golf architect's decisions. Knowing why a course is laid out is critical to how the course should be played. Knowledgeable golfers and beginners alike will find The Anatomy of a Golf Course fascinating--and stroke saving--reading.
Tom Doak, one of America's youngest and most successful golf architects, here discusses his craft and explains the strategies behind a golf architect's decisions. Knowing why a course is laid out is critical to how the course should be played. Knowledgeable golfers and beginners alike will find The Anatomy of a Golf Course fascinating--and stroke saving--reading.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
File size
10,23 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-58080-528-5 (9781580805285)
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07/1998
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Burford Books,U.S.
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Persons
Tom Doak learned golf-course design as a member of Pete Dye's legendary course-architecture staff, and is now a highly regarded course architect in his own right, having designed and built courses throughout the United States. He is also a contributing aditor for Golf Magazine. He lives in Traverse City, Michigan.
Content
- THE ANATOMY OF A GOLF COURSE
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 The Modern Golf Course
- 2 Routing the Course
- 3 Esthetics in Golf Design
- 4 Fair Play
- 5 The Psychology of Design
- 6 Design and the Player
- 7 The Green Complex
- 8 Tees
- 9 Fairway and Rough
- 10 Bunkers and Water Hazards
- 11 Trees and Other Obstacles
- 12 The Practice Facility
- 13 Construction
- 14 Maintenance-The Architect's Perspective
- 15 Redesign and Restoration
- Appendix-Golf Courses Worth Study
- Glossary of Golf Architectural Terms
- Index
