Golf Club Atlas
GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture Discussion Group => Topic started by: ward peyronnin on November 13, 2024, 09:36:48 AM
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I have, after almost 70 years, been encouraged by she who must be obeyed to convert an unused guestroom into a retreat. With a lifetime of accumulated golfing meomentos in storage this will naturally morp from a mancave to golfcave.I have a friend in Albquerque with an impressively sized and accessorized haven. I also retain admiring, but moonshine fuzzed, images of our own most loved figure in golf's very comfortably organized and outfitted and decorated office in Southern Pines.Perhaps I am on a fool's errand but would any of you care to share what features reward the effort when one retires to such a space. Things such as Tom McWood's five foot shelf of golf books, ball or small eqipment displays cubbys, a campaign whiskey bar , particularly harmonious color themes, Jason Livy photos or Josh Smith paintings, hopefully accompanied by photo documentation. I just don't think the garden variety decorator is up to it. Is there a Martha Stewart analog for this kind of project out there?
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Ward,
My room is all me! It has things that remind me of the wonderful times I have had at all of the places that I have been fortunate to play and more importantly, the people that I have met and have become lifelong friends!!!
I have golf towels, balls, bag tags, scorecards, golf books and photos. It is a mishmash, but it is it is all meaningful to me and since it is my GolfCave, that is what I think it should be. I can go into the room and I start smiling immediately and remember all of the great times that I have had on golf courses around the world. I would say make it all about you!!!
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It sounds like a fun process. If it was me, I'd want a lot of cool artwork on the walls, golf course plans and things like that. For me, that would entail getting some of the very high resolution plans from the Olmsted Bros. archives and take them to a good print shop and get them printed on good quality paper, large format, and then maybe framed. There are a number of interesting courses available including Merion, ANGC, Fishers, Yeamans and a whole bunch more.
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I have a very sizeable golf room which I enjoy very much. For me its's a celebration of 43 years in the golf industry combined with some picture of my family, many of which date to the 1930's when my parents were small.
I have a couple of couple of old golf bags (one was Darren Clarke's from 2003) and my golf book collection of which I have pared down to about 35 (from over 200) that I feel are the most important golf books written and that I read over often.
One of the most interesting displays is my ball cabinet where I have the balls from courses I've played in order of my enjoyment! it's kind of my own "Top 100". Many of the balls would seem normal, but then you'd be surprised to see some other up so high against "big name" courses.
I love my golf room.......
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My golf cave is so overrun with "stuff" at present that this thread reminds me that one of three winter projects is to get it organized, cleaned, and presentable to polite or impolite company.
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I aspire to have a golfcave. At the moment I have lounge with every bookshelf packed with golf books such that the overflow is piled on the floor. One day perhaps.
Niall
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I have discovered a source for campaign bars which I think would be very cool touch:
Does anyone know of an presentable method to rack golf guides so that one can withdraw in an orderly fasion for review?
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Well the picture of the Safari Bar from The African Touch funiture company did not paste but maybe I can insert the link here.https://www.theafricantouch.co.za/product/safari-field-bar/