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Golf Course Architecture : Evolutions in Design, Construction, and Restoration Technology by Michael J. Hurdzan (2005, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471465313

ISBN-139780471465317

eBay Product ID (ePID)43936568

Product Key Features

Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGolf Course Architecture : Evolutions in Design, Construction, and Restoration Technology

Publication Year2005

SubjectLandscape, Golf

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael J. Hurdzan

Subject AreaArchitecture, Sports & Recreation

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight53.7 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.7 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2004-025915

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal796.352/06/8

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of ContentDedication. Acknowledgments. Introduction to the Second Edition. PART I: THEORY. Chapter 1: What Is Golf Course Architecture? Chapter 2: Basic Criteria. Chapter 3: Hazards. Chapter 4: Form and Function of Green Complexes. Chapter 5: From Tee to Fairway. Chapter 6: Individual Golf Holes. Chapter 7: The Beautiful and the Ugly. Chapter 8: The Recreational Process of Golf. Chapter 9: The Ideal Golf Course Architect. PART II: PRACTICE. Chapter 10: The Site Analysis and Feasibility Study. Chapter 11: The Ideal Design Process. Chapter 12: The Evolving Design Process. Chapter 13: Computers, Satellites, and Image Technology. Chapter 14: Economics of Course Construction. Chapter 15: Plans, Specifications, and Bidding. Chapter 16: Aspects of the Construction Sequence. Chapter 17: Tee, Green, and Bunker Construction. Chapter 18: Irrigation. Chapter 19: Seedbed Preparation and Planting. Chapter 20: Turfgrass Establishment and Maturation. Chapter 21: Improvement Plans and Renovation. Chapter 22: Golf and the Environment. Postscript. Appendix. Index.

SynopsisThe bestselling "bible" of golf architecture revised and updated Golf Course Architecture, Second Edition is fully updated with more than fifty percent new material, including more than twenty-five recent innovations in the golf industry. Revealing both the art and science of golf course architecture, it takes readers inside the designer's mind through each step to designing a golf green, golf hole, and golf course. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, course maps, and drawings, this Second Edition explains the roots of ugliness and sources of beauty in courses, how the landscape communicates, and the connection between golfers and golf courses. Golf Course Architecture, Second Edition provides a wealth of accessible and helpful information on golf course architecture from its earliest beginnings with Old Tom Morris to modern architectural design chronicling every facet of designing, building, renovating, and restoring a golf course. In a refreshingly frank style, this new edition explains: Tee, green, and bunker construction Turfgrass establishment Design theory Trends and techniques for drainage and irrigation Golf Course Architecture, Second Edition is a perfect reference for golf enthusiasts, green committees, green chairmen, builders, and developers, as well as superintendents, golf professionals, and course managers., Golf Course Architecture , Second Edition is fully updated with more than fifty percent new material, including more than twenty-five recent innovations in the golf industry. Revealing both the art and science of golf course architecture, it takes readers inside the designer's mind through each step to designing a golf green, golf hole, and golf course. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, course maps, and drawings, this Second Edition explains the roots of ugliness and sources of beauty in courses, how the landscape communicates, and the connection between golfers and golf courses. Golf Course Architecture , Second Edition provides a wealth of accessible and helpful information on golf course architecture chronicling every facet of designing, building, renovating, and restoring a golf course., Golf Course Architecture: Design, Construction & Restoration, Second Edition is the new edition to the bestselling definitive text on the art and science of golf course architecture.

LC Classification NumberGV975.H76 2005