Golf Architecture, Vol I: A Worldwide Perspective

Cornish, Geoffrey S.

Pelican Publishing

Contents

• What is golf architecture?: 1
• an artistic endeavour or a feat of engineering?: 7
• A sense of place in course design: 13
• More affordable golf courses in the twentyfirst century: 21
• Are egos ruining the golf business?: 27
• By accident or design?: 30
• the art the science and the permits: 36
• a brief overview: 43
• Landbased design and the modern aesthetic: 48
• The evolution of golf course design: 55
• The history theory and folly of roughs: 61
• Lessons from St Andrews: 66
• Penal strategic and heroic design redefined: 70
• Technology and the game of golf: 75
• Redesigning the glass ceiling: 80
• Designing in the field: 84
• Mister Mackenzies inspired use of ground contours: 87
• The value of Pitch and Putt courses: 93
• Stop making sense: 96
• Rock rolls into golf design: 100
• Immaculate perfection: 104
• restoration or renovation?: 111
• Learning from Donald Ross: 117
• The rhythm of layout at Lahinch: 123
• Splendour in the grass: 127
• Does it tempt?: 131
• Democratic strategic design: 137
• Restoration at Bethpage Black: 143
• Creating the strategic teeshot: 149
• Putting the terrain to work at Maple Country Club: 155
• The most beautiful course in the World: 159
• An innovation in links style bunkering: 167
• prostituting the Royal and Ancient game: 171
• An overview of the reverse Old Course St Andrews: 175
• Never mind the quality feel the length: 183
• Meaningful selection and placement of hazards: 189
• getting the balance right: 195
• Mackenzies thirteen point prescription and its relevance today: 199
• Protecting the old and inspiring the new online: 207
• Changes to the Melbourne sandbelt courses: 211
• providing a constantly changing vista: 217
• Reversing the reward: 223

Bibliographic information

• Title: Golf Architecture, Vol I: A Worldwide Perspective
• Author: Cornish, Geoffrey S.
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing
• ISBN: 1455605050, 9781455605057