The architects of golf : a survey of golf course design from its beginnings to the present, with an encyclopedic listing of golf course architects and their courses / Geoffrey S. Cornish & Ronald E. Whitten.

The ultimate reference source for anyone interested in golf, this vivid and authoritative history of golf course design also offers a complete listing of all the major golf courses in the world. A unique and indispensable book for golfers, The Architects of Golf, now in a totally redesigned and upda...

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Main Author: Cornish, Geoffrey S.
Other Authors: Whitten, Ronald E.
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperCollins, [1993], ©1993.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Golf courses > Design and construction > History.
Golf courses > Great Britain > Design and construction > History.
Golf courses > United States > Design and construction > History.
Architects > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Local Note:
MSU: Copy 3 autographed by the authors.
Physical Description:viii, 648 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Mother nature
  • Old Tom and others
  • The Heathlands quartet
  • The emigrants
  • The pioneers of America
  • The Pennsylvanians
  • The world travelers
  • The changing of the guard
  • The Trent Jones era
  • The new breed
  • The Pete Dye influence
  • The special few.