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Material Type:Book
Monographic Author(s):Doak, Tom
Monograph Title:The Anatomy of a Golf Course, 1992.
Publishing Information:New York: Lyons & Buford
# of Pages:255
Collation:xiii; 242 pp.
Evaluative Review:Appears in Greenkeeper International, October 1992, p. 8 by David White
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Golf courses; Golf course architects; Golf course design; Golf course construction; Golf tees; Golf fairways; Golf rough; Bunkers; Trees; Restoration
Abstract/Contents:Includes: Introduction; The modern golf course; Routing the course; Esthetics in golf design; Fair play; The psychology of design; Design and the player; The green complex; Tees; Fairway and rough; Bunkers and water hazards; Trees and other obstacles; The practice facility; Construction; Maintenance - the architect's perspective; Redesign and restoration.
Library of Congress
Subject Headings:
Golf courses - Design and construction
ISBN:1-55821-146-2
Language:English
References:0
See Also:See also Korean translated edition, 2012, R=312503. R=312503

See also Japanese translated edition, 1995, R=312502. R=312502.

See also related book, Golf: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: A Response to a Book, by Bill Lindhout, 2008, R=154489. R=154489
See Also:Other items relating to: DESIGN
Note:Includes appendices: Golf courses worth study (p.221-229); Glossary of golf architectural terms (p.231-236); Index (p.237-242).
Pictures, color
Figures
Canadian edition published by: Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1998.
Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard:"A book on the art of golf course architecture that addresses the strategies and why behind the decisions of a golf architect. This young architect writes with strong convictions. There is a glossary of golf architectural terms in the back plus a listing of the authors choice of golf courses worth studying. The foreword is by Mr. Ben Crenshaw." p. 441
Beard Section Heading:Specialty turfgrass books/monographs: Architecture and planning of turfgrass facilities
Annotation from
Golf Course Design,
by Geoffrey S. Cornish and Michael J. Hurdzan:
"Authored by a youthful golf architect, belonging to a generation of immensely talented newcomers to the profession, this book should be read by all involved in master planning. With diagrams by Gil Hanse, another of the new generation who provided peer review for this bibliography, this is one of the first books to explain course design and strategy in lay terms, with insights, opinions and detailed explanations of how course features are planned, develop and influence play. An important addition to any collection of the genre." p. 64
Cornish & Hurdzan Ratings:D4; C1; M1
Quotable quotes"Many clients who say they aspire to the "unmaintained" look of Pine Valley have no idea just how much maintenance must be performed in such areas to prevent erosion of the sand and keep the shrubbery from becoming overgrown." p. 177
"From an architect's perspective, even if the owner is not concerned with costs, a course in perfect condition is an extravagance going against the nature of the game." p. 206
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Doak, Tom. 1992. The Anatomy of a Golf Course. xiii; 242 pp. New York: Lyons & Buford.
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