Some essays on golf-course architecture / by H.S. Colt and C.H. Alison ; with contributions by A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low and others ; introduction and commentary by Geoffrey S. Cornish and Fred Hawtree.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Colt, Henry Shapland, 1869-1951 (Author)
Alison, C. H. (Charles Hugh), 1882-1952 (Author)
Other Authors: Hobbs, Michael, 1934- (Illustrator, Photographer)
Language:English
Published: Droitwich, Worcestershire : Grant Books, 1993.
Edition:2nd Grant Books edition of 1000 copies.
Subjects:
Golf courses.
Local Note:
MSU: Copy 3 gift to James B Beard Turfgrass Library Collection.
Physical Description:xxiv, 78 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Golf-course architecture [Spine title]
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Chapter I: golf in the nineties. Suburban golf ; Victorian construction ; Early seaside golf ; Has progress been universal? ; Questions
  • Chapter II: the modern course - framework. Two starting-points ; Sites for putting greens ; The blind approach ; Length ; Length of individual holes ; Range of teeing-grounds ; General
  • Chapter III: the placing of bunkers. Compulsory carries from the tee ; Optional carries ; Compulsory carries for the second shot ; Other bunkers ; Short holes ; Protective hazards
  • Chapter IV: construction. The golfing point of view ; Putting-greens ; Gradients ; Freak greens ; The entrance to the green ; The nature of the hazards ; Artificial hazards ; Nature the model ; Economy
  • Chapter V: financial considerations. Demand and supply ; Accessibility ; The quality of the golf ; Other attractions ; Conclusion
  • Chapter VI: labour-saving machinery and the cost of construction. Mole-drainage machine ; Comparative cost of mole drainage ; The turf-cutting machine: comparative cost ; The scraper or scoop: comparative cost ; General
  • Chapter VII: golf in Belgium
  • Chapter VIII: other opinions.