The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture

     Behind every golf hole lies an influence on every golfer's game that few golfers ever contemplate: the course architect.  Why a hole dog-legs left and not right, why bunkers end up where they are, the length of a hole, the view from the tee--all these factors and many more are the result of choices made by the golf architect to challenge, and sometimes intimidate, any golfer's game.

     Tom Doak, one of America's youngest and most successful golf architects, here discusses his craft and explains the strategies behind a golf architect's decisions.  Knowing why a course is laid out is critical to how the course should be played.  Knowledgeable golfers and beginners alike will find The Anatomy of a Golf Course fascinating--and stroke saving--reading.

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The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture

     Behind every golf hole lies an influence on every golfer's game that few golfers ever contemplate: the course architect.  Why a hole dog-legs left and not right, why bunkers end up where they are, the length of a hole, the view from the tee--all these factors and many more are the result of choices made by the golf architect to challenge, and sometimes intimidate, any golfer's game.

     Tom Doak, one of America's youngest and most successful golf architects, here discusses his craft and explains the strategies behind a golf architect's decisions.  Knowing why a course is laid out is critical to how the course should be played.  Knowledgeable golfers and beginners alike will find The Anatomy of a Golf Course fascinating--and stroke saving--reading.

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The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture

The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture

The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture

The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture

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Overview

     Behind every golf hole lies an influence on every golfer's game that few golfers ever contemplate: the course architect.  Why a hole dog-legs left and not right, why bunkers end up where they are, the length of a hole, the view from the tee--all these factors and many more are the result of choices made by the golf architect to challenge, and sometimes intimidate, any golfer's game.

     Tom Doak, one of America's youngest and most successful golf architects, here discusses his craft and explains the strategies behind a golf architect's decisions.  Knowing why a course is laid out is critical to how the course should be played.  Knowledgeable golfers and beginners alike will find The Anatomy of a Golf Course fascinating--and stroke saving--reading.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781580805285
Publisher: Burford Books
Publication date: 05/01/2013
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 288
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Tom Doak learned golf-course design as a member of Pete Dye's legendary course-architecture staff, and is now a highly regarded course architect in his own right, having designed and built courses throughout the United States.  He is also a contributing aditor for Golf Magazine.  He lives in Traverse City, Michigan.
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