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 Construction
Characteristics of a Golf Architect
"A 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. Macdonald"
Psychology of Design
"How 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 Hunter"
The Design Process
"The 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. Thomas"
Utilizing 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"