A Pentalogy of Golf Architecture Classics
England: Grant Books, 2021. Superb set of The six classic early architecure books, now all rare and very hard to find in their original first publications.
Limited edition of just 300
1, Bauer, Aleck Hazards first published 1913
2, Colt, Harry Some Essays on Golf Course Architecture first published 1920 (Colt was the architect of the Eden course!)
3, Mackenzie, Alister Golf Architecture first published 1920 (MacKenzie made the famous 1924 map of the Old Course and praised it as the best course ever! Also architect of Augusta National)
4, Wthered & Simpson The Architectural Side of Golf first published in 1929 (Simpson said the only way to study golf course architecture was to study the Old Course!)
5, Cornish and Hurdzan Golf Course Design first published in 2006 The ultimate Golf course architecture bibliography, seminal work.
Truly a must for anyone interested in the architecture of golf and the fraction of the price of the originals. New. Item #11016
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