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C.B. Macdonald said (in his autobiography) he thought his NGLA.....

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TEPaul:
.....was the first example of golf course architecture.

Why do you think he said that and what do you think he really meant by that?

Mac Plumart:
Of course, giving ones opinion on why other people said something or did something is pure speculation...but I will speculate...

I think he said it for two reason...

#1--to highlight the work, effort, and thought that went behind the process he used to create NGLA.  If this statement was heard by other golf enthusiasts, it could serve as a building block or motivational tool to inspire others to create more high quality golf courses.  Thereby lifting the overall quality and quantity of good/great golf courses in America.

#2--to bring attention to the quality of his work.

What did he mean by it?

I think he was highlighting the fact that previous great golf courses were built largely by mother nature.  Other courses which were built were not well thought out and, therefore, not great.  These courses were not worthy of being labeled as architecture and were therfore of lower class than NGLA.  Essentially, he meant that well thought out courses were works of educated and diligent men...architects.  Others were haphazard efforts and were not worthy of the respect that architecturally built courses were.

JC Jones:
Similar to Mac, if architecture is defined as construction resulting from a conscious act then NGLA was the first example.  As opposed to "finding" the course on the land, NGLA was planned, designed and built on the land.

Anthony Gray:


  First course that was manufactured?

  Anthony

Scott Henderson:
Anthony,

Do you mean manufactured or unnatural?  ;)

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