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The Golf Course as Art
http://golfcourseasart.blogspot.com
Thoughts on golf course design
- Added on: Sep 15th, 2007
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Jeffrey Prest
- Listed in: Golf
- Tags: design architecture Golf architect designer golf course
Recent Posts
And now the end is here..
My new golf architecture blog kicks off today at Cheap Golf's Finest Holes.I still love golf course design but I wanted to write about it in a way which I felt delivered some practical use to many of those reading it, who - like me not so many years ...
Change of direction
Regular readers may have noticed a slowdown in posts on The Golf Course as Art of late. This is down to the fact that I am planning a change of direction.While I don't want to let these pages go, I have begun to wonder if the market for blogs that ar...
No medals yet for Olympic Club overhaul
I may not have played the Olympic Club as Geoff Shackelford has but I share his concern at the proposed course alterations.The San Francisco course is to have all its greens changed from poa annua turf to a bentgrass strain, to stave off worm damage ...
River's Edge GC - small tweak yields big returns
I'm always on the lookout for something different where golf holes are concerned and from this list of the 5 toughest golf courses in Myrtle Beach, it's the third hole at River's Edge GC in Shallotte, North Carolina that caught my eye.This isn't even...
Three holes to savour from Maryland's best munis
From Golf.com's Best Public Golf Courses in Maryland, I've picked the following three holes:The 17th at Tom Doak's Beechtree GC. The course itself is worth a look just for the delightfully sparing use of sand but I like the simplicity of this par 4....
Not so sour on Sweetgrass after all
I owe architect Paul Albanese an apology. When I started reading his philosophy behind his new Sweetgrass Golf Club in Michigan, I had genuine doubts as to whether I'd finish it.Many of us in Britain are a little weary of liberal-speak these days. W...
