Guys,
I should have my new book, Principles of Golf Architecture, printed and in hand on August 10th. I have been taking pre-orders for a few months through this link at my website:
https://www.golf-architecture.com/principles-of-golf-architecture. For those who did not see the earlier thread about the book, The Principles of Golf Architecture intends to describe the details of the golf course design process as concisely as possible, first by defining both the Elements and Principles of Design in general terms and then relating these concepts to the art and science of golf architecture.
The first half of the book address the Elements of Design by chapter, beginning with
Line, Space, Shape, Form, Texture, Color, and
Scale. I include the Element of
Nature as the final chapter of the Elements section. The Principles section begins with the most common principles of design that cross all disciplines, beginning with
Balance, Rhythm, Contrast, Emphasis, Movement, Proportion, Unity, and
Variety. The remaining principles chapters are more related to golf architecture and include
Randomness, Intention, Chance, Par, Visibility, Playability, Difficulty, Fairness, Penalty, Challenge, Quirk, Mystery, Angles, Direction, Definition, Connection, Subtlety, Simplicity, and
Character. The afterword covers the Principle of
Trends.
The difference between this book about golf architecture and others is that it is more stream of consciousness and covers many different aspects of design rather than presenting more straight-forward chapters covering strategy, maintenance, greens, bunkers, tees, etc. The fact is that each Element and Principle of Design influence all aspects of golf architecture more than one thinks.
I will be featuring a chapter every few weeks accessed through my website, starting with Chapter 10,
The Principle of Rhythm. Of course, this book is made for the treehouse here and I will be glad to engage in the many debates that will come out of the
Principles of Golf Architecture like we did with the Principle of Quirk earlier this year. The book sells for $31.00 plus shipping and handling. For the time being, I am offering a package deal that includes
The Legendary Evolution of Pinehurst for $66.00.