Full TGIF Record for: 26014 |
| Monographic Author(s): | Cornish, Geoffrey S.; Whitten, Ronald E. |
| Item is a: | Book |
| Monograph: | The Architects of Golf: A Survey of Golf Course Design From Its Beginnings to the Present, With an Encyclopedic Listing of Golf Course Architects and Their Courses, 1993. |
| Edition: | Rev. |
| # of Pages: | 656 |
| Publishing Information: | New York, New York: HarperCollins |
| Collation: | viii, 648 pp. |
| Keywords: | Golf course design; Golf course architects; Golf courses; History |
| Abstract: | Includes: Mother nature; Old Tom and others; The Heathlands quartet; The emigrants; The pioneers of America; The Pennsylvanians; The world travelers; The changing of the guard; The Trent Jones era; The new breed; The Pete Dye influence; The special few. |
Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Golf courses -- Great Britain -- Design and construction -- History; Golf courses -- United States -- Design and construction -- History; Architects -- Biography; Golf courses -- Design and construction -- History |
| ISBN: | 0-06-270082-0 |
| Language: | English |
| References: | 108 |
| See Also: | "A completely revised and expanded edition of The Golf Course," 1981, R=220. click here |
| Note: | Includes: a glossary of design terms; pp. 619-620 |
| Note: | Includes: index; pp. 646-648 |
| Note: | Pictures, b/w |
| Evaluative Review: | Appears in Greenkeeper International, December 1993, p. 15, by David White. |
| Evaluative Review: | Appears in GreenMaster, 28(4) August/September 1994, p. 38, by Dennis Mellersh. |
Annotation from
Golf Course Design, by Geoffrey S. Cornish and Michael J. Hurdzan: | "An update of The Golf Course with additional text, new architects, updated course lists and biographies, professionally organized master course list and useful appendices. The best single reference source for the industry, with an accumulation of information not available elsewhere. A cornerstone of the golf course architecture library." (p. 59) |
| Cornish & Hurdzan Ratings: | Design 3; History 5; Personalities 5 |
| See Also: | Other items relating to: Golf Course Design books (recent) |
| | ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cornish, Geoffrey S. 1993. The Architects of Golf: A Survey of Golf Course Design From Its Beginnings to the Present, With an Encyclopedic Listing of Golf Course Architects and Their Courses. Rev. ed. viii, 648 pp. New York, New York: HarperCollins. |
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