Well, my Fazio book arrived.
"Golf Course Designs"...and frankly, it is already a classic!!!
Say what you will about him, but he is a pretty solid, if not very good, architect. Is he my favorite? No. But he gets/got enough work, that he has to have some skill.
Nevertheless, and enough of the P.C. disclaimer...
In Chapter #1, he has a section called "Using vs. Creating Terrain". Now that to me
IS totally Fazio. In fact, isn't his claim to fame creating something out of nothing...Shadow Creek?
Furthermore, he goes on to say that if he builds a course in the rugged mountains, he wants it to be a flat course. And if he builds a course on flat land, he wants create contours and hills. This is totally different from everything I've studied previously (to see the books I've read/studied see the link in a prior post) and, therefore, very interesting.
He also says/implies that if Ross and Mackenzie lived in our time they would embrace Fazio's style.
Wild!!
I'll keep you up to date on my reading...as I am sure you can't wait to hear more from me!!!