[Jerry Kluger]

Tom: I cannot say what Mr. Keiser's feasibility studies were or if he even had any.  I do have some recollection at the time the course was being built that the costs of the land and construction would not be very high and the job opportunities made the project well received by the locals.  The fact is the architect knew the obstacles the course was facing and had to deal with them.  I cannot say what the cost was to build the course but part of the architect's job is to explain the costs to the owner and the benefits in making the expenditures - that is not unique to golf course architecture. 

[Ian Andrew]

I think the goal of the architect should be to give the client what he/she is looking for...

JC,

I never agreed with this idea.

I think our role is to educate the owner/ownership on what the potential is.

[Marty Bonnar]

I agree 100% with the contention. A designers FIRST goal should always be perfection.
My thought is that there is no 'perfect' golf course because there's no such thing as the perfect golf course audience or epoch.
Courses are built and modified over time to suit the vagaries of memberships, ownerships and benevolent dictatorships. Courses exist in a timescale which may vary from several hundred years to a mere five or ten.
Having said that, my goal in EVERY thing I design and create is that it is PERFECT for its time, its budget, its environmental responsibilty, YES, its sustainability, its cost, its IMPACT. My HOPE is that other designers do the same.
Reality however sometimes intercedes and one must simply integrate the impact of that into the final product. Life is/can be shit/glorious.
F.

[Tony Ristola]

The Perfect Golf Course - Should that be the goal of the architect?

Yes. Absolutely. The golf architect should strive to make perfect imperfections.

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