Golf Course Architecture Evolutions in Design, Construction, and Restoration Technology

Name: Golf Course Architecture Evolutions in Design, Construction, and Restoration Technology
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ISBN: 9780471465317

ISBN-10: 0471465313

ISBN-13: 9780471465317

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Michael J. Hurdzan

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Golf Course Architecture, Second Edition is fully updated with more than fifty percent new material, including more than twenty-five recent innovations in the golf industry. Revealing both the art and science of golf course architecture, it takes readers inside the designer's mind through each step to designing a golf green, golf hole, and golf course. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, course maps, and drawings, this Second Edition explains the roots of ugliness and sources of beauty in courses, how the landscape communicates, and the connection between golfers and golf courses. Golf Course Architecture, Second Edition provides a wealth of accessible and…

Book details

List price: $130.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/25/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 8.70" wide x 11.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 3.718

MICHAEL J. HURDZAN, PhD, is a golf course architect based in Columbus, Ohio. He is the author of the bestselling book Golf Course Architecture: Design, Construction & Restoration (Wiley). He was the winner of the Golf Course Builders Association of America's 2002 Donald A. Rossi Award; Golf World magazine's 1997 Architect of the Year award; and The BoardRoom magazine's 1999 and 2001 selection for the same honor. Dr. Hurdzan has designed some of golf's most famous courses, including Devil's Pulpit and Devil's Paintbrush in Caledon, Ontario.



Dedication


Acknowledgments


Introduction to the Second Edition



Theory



What Is Golf Course Architecture?



Basic Criteria



Hazards



Form and Function of Green Complexes



From Tee to Fairway



Individual Golf Holes



The Beautiful and the Ugly



The Recreational Process of Golf



The Ideal Golf Course Architect



Practice



The Site Analysis and Feasibility Study



The Ideal Design Process



The Evolving Design Process



Computers, Satellites, and Image Technology



Economics of Course Construction



Plans, Specifications, and Bidding



Aspects of the Construction Sequence



Tee, Green, and Bunker Construction



Irrigation



Seedbed Preparation and Planting



Turfgrass Establishment and Maturation



Improvement Plans and Renovation



Golf and the Environment


Postscript


Appendix


Index