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Informationen zum Autor ROBERT MUIR GRAVES, a past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, has designed, remodeled, and consulted on more than 800 golf course projects throughout the United States and abroad. His firm, Robert Muir Graves and Damian Pascuzzo Ltd. in Bend, Oregon, is a pioneer in computer design technology relative to golf course planning. GEOFFREY S. CORNISH, a past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, has designed 240 golf courses. He is president of his firm, Cornish, Silva, and Mungeam, Inc. in Amherst, Massachusetts. Klappentext "Bob and Geoff are two of the grand old men of the design fraternity. After several years of research and the evaluation of thousands of golf holes, they have put before us their findings. After reading this book, we'll all wonder if our favorite holes fit one of the classic models. For many, reading this book will be the beginning of a wonderful journey of discovery." --From the Foreword by Damian Pascuzzo, Past President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects Zusammenfassung St. Andrew"s golf course is widely considered to be the first truly designed golf course. Each hole was designed to offer numerous ways of approaching each green so that players of varying degrees of expertise could exploit their own individual strengths. Today"s golf course architects still look to courses like St. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Damian Pascuzzo, ASGCA. Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1: Architecture and Art: The Nature of Golf Course Design. Chapter 2: The History of Golf Course Architecture. Chapter 3: Golf Holes Are Compositions. Chapter 4: The Tradition of Replicating Classic Golf Holes. Chapter 5: Broad Criteria for Classic Golf Holes. Chapter 6: Specific Features of Classic Golf Holes. Chapter 7: The Classic Golf Holes. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index....
