Classic golf hole design
Subtitle: using the greatest holes as inspiration for modern course
By: Robert Muir Graves, Geoffrey Cornish.
Contributors: Cornish, Geoffrey S.
Publisher: J. Wiley & Sons
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Golf courses -- Design and construction
Description: "Classic Golf Hole Design presents unique golf holes along with real-world examples of how designers have adapted them to other courses around the world. Descriptions and illustrations of each hole bring to life the technical science and aesthetic craft of adaptation. Addressing the hole's basic design and its impact on the golfer's game, golf holes are described with the designer in mind."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-311) and index.
Table of contents: title: Architecture and art; title: The history of golf course architecture; title: Golf holes are compositions; title: The tradition of replicating classic golf holes; title: Broad criteria for classic golf holes; title: Specific features of classic golf holes; title: The classic golf holes.