Golf Course Designs (Wade Hampton edition)

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000. Hardcover. Wade Hampton Golf Club edition. Dark green linen over boards with gilt lettering to front and spine. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 200 + viii pages. Lavishly illustrated with color photos. "Golf shouldn't be overly difficult, but it shouldn't be easy." says Tom Fazio, who believes that the classic tension in golf course design is not between risk and reward, but between playability and difficulty. His genius for designing memorable courses, ones that give pleasure over time regardless of a player's skill, places him among the premier golf architects of our time. His inner vision, combined with a grasp of the forms and settings of nature, give his courses a universal appeal. In this beautifully illustrated book, Tom Fazio shows golfers the inner workings of a master golf designer's mind. It is not a technical book, though much valuable technical information can be found in the appendices. Most of the things he talks about are based on common sense and practical experience gained over a period of thirty-five years, and they are presented in clear and easy-to-understand fashion. Fazio does not believe in shortcuts or excuses, only results, and those results can be seen in the magnificent photographs provided by the team of John and Jeannine Henebry and other fine golf photographers. This is a book that will help any golfer better understand how to read a course and how to play it. Fazio accomplishes this by explaining the process by which he creates each hole, and the philosophy behind his designs. Tom Fazio's courses have won numerous awards and this book shows why, in eloquent words and memorable pictures. Contents: Foreword; Golf design todays: great expectations; A century of design: follow the economy; A Featured Design: Wade Hampton; Design preferences: playability; Elements of design: variety and aesthetics; Appendices; Index.…