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These remarks from Golf Channel's Scott Walker"Have you ever seen a $48,000 book? You have now. Simon and Paul Weitzman created a great archive of golf called...Golf. Hundreds of unique illustrations with previously unreleased archival photos in a reindeer leather binding. Only 10 to be printed. Their traditional hardback version will be about $600, with 2200 copies in print. Oddly enough, their hard work created a great history of an unique look at golf that may actually make it worth the cost."Oh. I thought it was gonna be "The Nature Faker."
CHAPTER SEVEN - PENCIL LINES TO PLANET EARTHA look at the further influences on design, such as taste, smell, sight, touch and sound, along with other visual and sensory perceptions derived from the worlds of art, music, literature, craft, addiction, obsession, and even sex. The authors investigate the cross over designs of Virgil Max "Ex" Exner, Sr, from buildings to cars, and how the course designer brings outside influences to the golf landscape. Jay Morrish, a top course designer, elaborates on the literary approach to golf course design, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.
CHAPTER EIGHT -18 LINES TO GLORYEuropean Golf Design MD, Jeremy Slessor and Colin Montgomerie look at the course as a living landscape. The authors investigate how the routing of the 18 simple lines dictating the holes can influence the mood and behaviour of the player. They explore Alfred Watkins concept of Ley lines and the Nazca lines of the Chaco culture in South America.