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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | MacKenzie, Alister |
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| Monograph Title: | The Spirit of St. Andrews, 1995. |
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| Publishing Information: | Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press |
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| # of Pages: | 268 |
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| Collation: | 268 pp. |
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| Related Web URL: | http://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/ticpdf.py?file=/1990s/1995/950716.pdf
Last checked: 07/18/2018
Requires: PDF Reader
Notes: USGA Green Section Record book review |
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| Evaluative Review: | Appears in New Zealand Turf Management Journal, 18(4) November 2003, by Alan Healey.
Appears in USGA Green Section Record, 33(4) July/August 1995, p.16, by Steven J. Hammon.
Appears in The Grass Roots, May/June 1995, p. 41, by Monroe S. Miller.
Appears in Golf Course Management, 63(4) April 1995, p. 132-133, by Bradley S. Klein.
Appears in Golf Journal, May 1995, p. 10-11, by Gary R. Nelson.
Appears in Divot News, 1(13) January 1996, p. 3, 5, by Mike Huck. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Personal profile; History; Golf course design; Course profile
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| Abstract/Contents: | Originally written in 1933, contains sections devoted to: The Evolution of Golf; General Principles; Economy in Golf Course Construction; Ideal Holes and Golf Courses; Greenkeeping; In the 70's at 60; and Some Thoughts on Golf all written from the unique point of view of course designer Dr. Alister MacKenzie and accompanied by photos from his era. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews--History; Golf; Golf courses; Golf courses--Maintenance |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also Chinese translation, 2001, R=156405. R=156405
See also expanded book review "Better late than never," Golf Course Management 63(4), April 1995 R=122929. R=122929 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: DESIGN |
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| Note: | Foreword by Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.
Pictures, b/w
Also published in an expanded numbered edition with additional content.
Excerpts appear in New Zealand Turf Management Journal, August, 1995, 9(3), p. 34
Excerpts appear in Golf Magazine, April 1995, 37(4): 118-119 |
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| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A book written by Dr. Alister Mackenzie prior to his death in 1934 but not published until discovered 60-plus years later in 1995. He discusses the evolution of golf, general principles of golf course architecture, economy in construction, ideal golf holes, and greenkeeping. Photographs from the 1930s have been added. There is a foreword by Robert T. Jones Jr. Dr. Mackenzie describes the character of golf courses in the 1890s as follows:
The more money these clubs have had to spend, the more their courses have deteriorated. Not only has the turf been ruined, but there has been a wanton destruction of many of the natural features. The greens have been flattened out, sand hazards which created the interest and strategy of the holes have been filled up, and in too many cases even the undulations of the fairways have been destroyed. The features of the links land, which the modern golf course architect attempts to imitate, sometimes with indifferent success, have disappeared, so that these glorious natural courses have only too frequently become as dull and insipid as a second rate inland course. There was a course in the wilds of the west coast of Scotland among most spectacular sand dunes named Machrihanish. It was scores of miles from any railway station and the only way to get to it was by steamboat and a long carriage drive. Notwithstanding its inaccessibility, the course was so good, and the climate so bracing, that it became very popular and attracted an increasing number of men who had reputations as players. Some of these players were open or amateur champions, and the natives, dazzled by their reputations, avidly agreed to their suggestions for improving the course. I have been visiting Machrihanish at intervals for over thirty years and each time I have found that the course has appreciably deteriorated. When I made my first visit, the course was kept by one greenkeeper, it was not mown except by the rabbits, nor was it rolled. The greenkeepers duties consisted in simply cutting the holes and filling up any scrapes the rabbits might have made on the fairways and greens. This was rarely necessary, as rabbits very seldom scrape well-trodden turf, but confine their attentions to bare places on the outskirts of the course. Even the depredations of the rabbits therefore involved remarkably little labour, and in these early days the turf on the greens and fairways was superior to any I have seen before or since. There was a complete freedom from weeds, daisies, or worm casts, and ones ball sat up on the closely cropped turf in a remarkable manner. Each hole was an adventure. There were no guiding flags and no fixed routes. One could frequently beat an opponent who had greater length and skill by superior strategy. The course was planned by Old Tom Morris. The annual subscription was ten shillings and there was no initiation fee." p. 274-275 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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Annotation from
Golf Course Design,
by Geoffrey S. Cornish and Michael J. Hurdzan: | "Written in 1933 but not published, Mackenzie's step-grandson discovered the seven chapters in an old desk he inherited from his father who had served as Mackenzie's secretary. The architect reviews courses, shares design secrets, recounts anecdotes and explains the classic holes with rare insight." p. 87 |
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| Cornish & Hurdzan Ratings: | D3; C3; M2; H3; P4 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
MacKenzie, Alister. 1995. The Spirit of St. Andrews. 268 pp. Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press. |
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