Anatomy of a Golf Course / Edition 1

ISBN-13:	9781580800716
Publisher:	Burford Books
Publication date:	07/01/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	156,263
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.38(h) x 0.90(d)

Behind every golf hole lies an influence on every golfer's game that few golfers ever contemplate: the course architect. Why a hole dog-legs left and not right, why bunkers end up where they are, the length of a hole, the view from the tee—all these factors and many more are the result of choices made by the golf architect to challenge, and sometimes intimidate, any golfer's game. Tom Doak, one of America's youngest and most successful golf architects, here discusses his craft and explains the strategies behind a golf architect's decisions. Knowing why a course is laid out is critical to how the course should be played. Knowledgeable golfers and beginners alike will find The Anatomy of a Golf Course fascinating—and stroke saving—reading.