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Routing the Golf Course: The Art and Science That Forms the Golf Journey Hardcover - 2002 - 1st Edition

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Author: Richardson, Forrest L.
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Filled with advice, tips, strategies, and problem-solving techniques from some of the leading figures in golf architecture, Routing the Golf Course provides unique insight into the most essential phase of designing a golf course. Coverage includes material on all aspects of planning a golf course such as site evaluation; environmental conditions; programming; and financial, psychological, and strategic game considerations. This nuts-and-bolts information is balanced with anecdotal, real-life experiences from guest essayists such as land planner Gil Martinez, environmental psychologist Dr. Edward Sadalla, and golf course architect Arthur Jack Snyder. Also featured is an interview with longtime professional golfer and broadcaster Peter Oosterhuis, who also provides the foreword.

This book is divided into four key parts. "The Opening" begins with a brief history of routing, including the influence of St. Andrews, and continues with insightful examinations of the components that make up different courses. "Making the Turn" contains chapters on essential routing information such as the "rules" of routing, safety considerations, and methods for fitting holes together. "The Heart of the Course" explores the hands-on process of creating routing plans and is enhanced with words of wisdom from renowned golf course architects Pete Dye, Jay Morrish, Dr. Michael Hurdzon, and many others. In the final section, "The Finish," coverage includes the use of GIS in routing, presenting routing plans, and design changes that may lie ahead for golf courses. A unique look at the Cypress Point Club rounds out the reading.

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Title Routing the Golf Course: The Art and Science That Forms the Golf Journey
Author Forrest L. Richardson
Binding Hardcover
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 528
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Date June 15, 2002
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780471434801 / 0471434809
Weight 2.83 lbs (1.28 kg)
Dimensions 10.28 x 8.02 x 1.17 in (26.11 x 20.37 x 2.97 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Golf courses - Design and construction
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002033090
Dewey Decimal Code 796.352

About the author

FORREST L. RICHARDSON, ASGCA, is a golf course architect and President of Forrest Richardson & Associates, a golf course design and planning firm in Phoenix, Arizona. For twenty years, he has evaluated sites for golf courses, created routing plans, and developed golf coures from blueprint to reality. His work has extended from the United States to Russia and from eighteen-hole layouts to small-scale remodeling projects.