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Benjamin Litman

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An Ode to Flat, Sandy Sites (by George Waters and Frank Pont)
« on: October 14, 2015, 02:15:32 PM »


As many of you know (from my Quogue piece and otherwise), I am a huge fan of golf courses on flat, sandy terrain. This excellent February 2015 article, which a friend and fellow flat-fan kindly shared with me, explains in detail why such sites have so much potential and should be embraced more by modern architects and golfers alike.
 
Here is the link: http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/Article/George-Waters-and-Frank-Pont-on-why-sand-makes-flat-sites-fantastic/3342/Default.aspx#.Vh6XMflVhHy
 

 
 
 
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Adam Lawrence

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Re: An Ode to Flat, Sandy Sites (by George Waters and Frank Pont)
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2015, 02:42:44 PM »
Benjamin, I'm grateful for the link, but sharing the entire text of our article is a blatant breach of copyright and I would be happier if you wouldn't do it. Trying to make a living in publishing is hard enough without people stealing your content.
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Adam Lawrence

Editor, Golf Course Architecture
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Principal, Oxford Golf Consulting
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Author, 'More Enduring Than Brass: a biography of Harry Colt' (forthcoming).

Short words are best, and the old words, when short, are the best of all.

Benjamin Litman

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Re: An Ode to Flat, Sandy Sites (by George Waters and Frank Pont)
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2015, 02:45:34 PM »
Very sorry for that, Adam. I've deleted the text.
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"One will perform in large part according to the circumstances."
-Director of Recruitment at Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda on why it selects orphaned children without regard to past academic performance. Refreshing situationism in a country where strict dispositionism might be expected.

Adam Lawrence

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Re: An Ode to Flat, Sandy Sites (by George Waters and Frank Pont)
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2015, 02:48:30 PM »
Ta  :)
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Adam Lawrence

Editor, Golf Course Architecture
www.golfcoursearchitecture.net

Principal, Oxford Golf Consulting
www.oxfordgolfconsulting.com

Author, 'More Enduring Than Brass: a biography of Harry Colt' (forthcoming).

Short words are best, and the old words, when short, are the best of all.

Peter Pallotta

Re: An Ode to Flat, Sandy Sites (by George Waters and Frank Pont)
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2015, 02:50:09 PM »
I will nonetheless say thanks for posting that, Benjamin - a very fine essay indeed. I will also revise/remove all the quotes from the essay that I'd originally included and praise the flat, sandy site simply because it provides the architect the freedom not to do too much.

(Ah, alas, has ever one in ten men who were able to do more done less?)   

Subtle contouring without compromising walkability or visibility -- as the old song goes: "I've got rhythm, I got music, I got my gal who could ask for anything more?!"

Peter
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Colin Macqueen

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Re: An Ode to Flat, Sandy Sites (by George Waters and Frank Pont)
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2015, 08:23:19 AM »
Benjamin,
Thanks for the link.


Adam,
That was a very nice article by Waters and Pont and seemed to me to point out very clearly how enjoyable, engaging and taxing relatively simply laid out courses can be for the golfer. But there's the rub. How many sites of this ilk are there to be exploited. Is this type of site any less regarded by environmentalists than dune infested sites and thus more easily commissioned? I could imagine that if not environmentally sensitive then this landscape would have been gobbled up by developers long since.


I played Monifieth recently and would have to imagine that the Monifieth course fitted this bill to a tee….. to an even greater degree than Carnoustie perhaps. Do others agree with this?


Cheers Colin
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Niall C

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Re: An Ode to Flat, Sandy Sites (by George Waters and Frank Pont)
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2015, 08:25:02 AM »
Well if nothing else I'm now looking forward more than ever to the latest edition of the magazine coming through my letterbox.


Cheers


Niall
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Adam Lawrence

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Re: An Ode to Flat, Sandy Sites (by George Waters and Frank Pont)
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2015, 08:30:02 AM »
It's be a week or so, Niall, but if you want to read it online it's here:

http://digital.tudor-rose.co.uk/golf-course-architecture/issue42


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Adam Lawrence

Editor, Golf Course Architecture
www.golfcoursearchitecture.net

Principal, Oxford Golf Consulting
www.oxfordgolfconsulting.com

Author, 'More Enduring Than Brass: a biography of Harry Colt' (forthcoming).

Short words are best, and the old words, when short, are the best of all.

Thomas Dai

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Re: An Ode to Flat, Sandy Sites (by George Waters and Frank Pont)
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2015, 02:44:30 PM »
A very nicely written and photographed piece. Well done to George and Frank plus Adam for publishing it and Benjamin for highlighting it to us.
atb
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