Saw a press release today about a book that has been mentioned in the treehouse before:
Routing the Golf Course: The Art & Science that Forms the Golf Journey
Forrest Richardson
ISBN: 0-471-43480-9
Hardcover
528 Pages
July 15, 2002
US $75.00
"This work will surely become recognized as the most complete study of an oft overlooked attribute of a golf course. Forrest Richardson carefully blends core information, historical references, personal experiences, enlightening interviews, and much of the wisdom of Jack Snyder–his mentor and inspiration. . . . Forrest’s book will not only inspire and inform a potential golf course architect, planner, or developer, but also will help all golfers better understand and appreciate the layout of any course they might play."
–From the Foreword by Peter Oosterhuis
Table of Contents:
Foreword (Peter Oosterhuis)
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Using This Book
THE OPENING
Hole 1- The Evolution of Golf course routing
Hole 2- The Influence of St. Andrews
Hole 3- Understanding Land and Climate
Hole 4- Types of Golf Courses
Hole 5- Parts of the Puzzle
Hole 6- Real Estate, the Almighty Influence (G.il Martinez)
MAKING THE TURN
Hole 7- The Rules of Routing
Hole 8- Safety Considerations
Hole 9- Fitting Holes Together
Hole 10- The Psychology of the Golf Journey (Edward Sadalla)
THE HEART OF THE COURSE
Hole 11- Programming and Site Evaluation
Hole 12-What Makes a Great golf Course
Hole13- Walking the Land
Hole14- Blank Canvas to Solution
Hole15- Different Approaches
THE FINISH
Hole16- Presenting Routing Plans
Hole17- Never Assume Anything (Arthur J. Snyder)
Hole 18- Lessons Learned from Cypress Point
Hole 19- Reflections on Routing
List of Resources
Bibliography
Index
Here is the link to Wiley's website listing:
http://www.wiley.com/cda/product/0,,0471434809,00.htmlAnyone have it yet, I just ordered one.