Have you ever thought about the placement of hazards on your home course, or wondered about the bunkering on a dogleg corner? Just what do the terms strategic, heroic, and penal really mean for a golfer? Is the championship course the model for all? Golf is a game that turns even the weekend hacker into an armchair architect, an enthusiast for the possibilities of course design. Striking the balance between the natural form of the land and the eye of the artisan is the nub of golf architecture.

Leading golf architects from fifteen countries present their ideas in this first of two volumes, providing a much-needed international assessment of the principles and practices of golf architecture.

Daley has gathered architects’ and writers’ thoughts on diverse topics such as the impact of equipment technology on design, the effects of hazards on the golfer’s psyche, the influence of pioneer designers on contemporary architects, the practice of Tiger-proofing layouts, and much more.

 The cool thoughts and heated passion expressed throughout Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective will make you a thinking golfer and enhance your enjoyment of golf.