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Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping

Mackenzie, A. (Alexander), 1870-1934; Colt, Henry Shapland, 1869-1951 [Author of introduction, etc.]· 4 chapters· 16,839 words

Economy in course construction consists in obtaining the best possible results at a minimum of cost. The more one sees of golf courses, the more one realises the importance of doing construction work really well, so that it is likely to be of a permanent character. It is impos...

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1. CHAPTER I

Economy in course construction consists in obtaining the best possible results at a minimum of cost. The more one sees of golf courses, the more one realises the importance of d...

2. CHAPTER II

It cannot be too frequently emphasised that in starting a new course or reconstructing an old one it is of the utmost importance that the committee should have a scheme before t...

3. CHAPTER III

There are few problems more difficult to solve than the problem of what exactly constitutes an ideal hole. The ideal hole is surely one that affords the greatest pleasure to the...

4. CHAPTER IV

Golf has been played in Scotland for several centuries, and there appears to be no sign of any decreased popularity, but rather the reverse. The illusiveness of golf is sufficie...