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Publication Type:
| Professional |
Author(s): | Mingay, Jeff;
Axland, Dave |
Title: | Economy in golf course contruction |
Source: | Golf Architecture. Vol. 6, 2003, p. 74-76. |
Publishing Information: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Society of Australian Golf Course Architects |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course construction; Golf course design; Golf industry; Costs; Course profile; Playability; California specifications; Golf green construction; USGA recommendations
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Facility Names: | Essex Golf & Country Club, in Windsor, Canada; Wild Horse Golf Club, in Gothenburg, Nebraska |
Abstract/Contents: | Explains the potential importance of "obtaining the best results possible at minimum cost," a concept that "was paramount to the leading architects of the time, including Dr. Alister Mackenzie. Describes Donald Ross' 1928 "layout at Essex Golf & Country Club in Windsor, Ontario, Canada [as] an excellent example of this economy." Discusses Wild Horse Golf Club of Gothenburg, Nebraska, designed by Dave Axland and Dan Proctor, and its construction cost of "US [United States] $1 million, including its state-of-the-art irrigation system." Suggests the quality of on-site soils as a potentially "vital factor in economizing course construction." Describes the possible advantages of the United States Golf Association (USGA) method of green construction, which has "the primary function...[of providing] a perched water table within each precisely matched layer." States that utilizing California method greens instead of USGA greens can potentially save "around US $110,000 per course." Discusses the style of design that "has been referred to in recent years as minimalism. States that "preconceived ideas, theories, and formulas do not lend to economy or artistic design." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color & b/w |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Mingay, J., and D. Axland. 2003. Economy in golf course contruction. Golf Archit. 6:p. 74-76. |
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