Golf Course Architecture: Evolutions in Design, Construction, and Restoration Technology

Author: Hurdzan, Michael J.

Brand: Wiley

Edition: 2

Number Of Pages: 464

EAN: 9780471465317

Release Date: 25-08-2005

Package Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.8 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Part Number: Illustrations, plans

Details: Golf Course Architecture, Second Edition is fully updated with more than fifty percent new material, including more than twenty-five recent innovations in the golf industry. Revealing both the art and science of golf course architecture, it takes readers inside the designer’s mind through each step to designing a golf green, golf hole, and golf course. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, course maps, and drawings, this Second Edition explains the roots of ugliness and sources of beauty in courses, how the landscape communicates, and the connection between golfers and golf courses. Golf Course Architecture, Second Edition provides a wealth of accessible and helpful information on golf course architecture chronicling every facet of designing, building, renovating, and restoring a golf course.