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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Cornish, Geoffrey S.; Whitten, Ronald E. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Cornish: Winner, Distinguished Service Award, The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, 1981; and Golf Architect Whitten: Attorney |
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| Monograph Title: | The Golf Course, 1984. |
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| Edition: | Revised 3rd Printing |
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| # of Pages: | 320 |
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| Publishing Information: | New York, New York: The Rutledge Press, W. H. Smith Publishers Inc. |
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| Collation: | 320 pp. |
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| Related Web URL: | https://books.google.com/books?id=6H1gvgEACAAJ
Last checked: 06/27/2019
Notes: Item description page |
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| Evaluative Review: | Appears in GreenMaster, 18(4) May 1982, p. 18. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf courses; Golf course design; History; Course profile; Personal profile; Golf course architects
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| Abstract/Contents: | Traces the history of the men who practiced the art of golf course architecture and the way in which their art evolved from its early days in Scotland to achievements of the recent past. Profiles of several hundred men who made important contributions to the history of golf design are given. The profiles also contain a comprehensive listing of architects' works and an outline of miscellaneous matters related to this history. Includes listings of: 1) golf courses in the United States by years, 2) courses, and 3) architects' associations. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Golf courses - History; Golf courses - Designs and plans; Architects - Biography; Golf courses - Great Britain; Golf courses - United States; Golf courses -- Design and construction; Golf courses; Architects; Golf, Campos de -- Diseño; Golf, Campos de -- Mantenimiento |
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| ISBN: | 0831739436 |
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| ISBN-13: | 9780831739430 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 100+ |
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| See Also: | See also earlier edition, 1981, R=220. R=220
See also revised edition, 1987, R=178043. R=178043
See also later edition, 1989, R=306437. R=306437
See also revised edition, The Architects of Golf, 1993, R=26014. R=26014 |
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| Note: | "Second Printing 1982"
Includes "Foreword" by Robert Trent Jones; pp. 6-7
Hole layouts
Course layouts
Illustrations
Drawings
Figures
Pictures, color & b/w |
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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 minor revision." p. 440 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Specialty turfgrass books/monographs: Architecture and planning of turfgrass facilities |
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| Beard Scope of Content Note: | Identified by James B Beard in Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf (2014) as containing chapter(s) or section(s) on turfgrass but addressing a broader array of subjects than just turfgrass. |
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| Geographic Terms: | United States; Scotland; United Kingdom |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: DESIGN |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cornish, Geoffrey S. 1984. The Golf Course. Revised 3rd Printing. ed. 320 pp. New York, New York: The Rutledge Press, W. H. Smith Publishers Inc. |
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