Golf by Design: How to Lower Your Score by Reading the Features of a Course

Jones, Robert Trent, Jr., and Bartlett, Michael, and Watson, Tom (Foreword by)

ISBN 10: 0316472980 / ISBN 13: 9780316472982

Published by Little Brown and Company, 1994

About this Item

Copiously illustrated throughout with photos, instructional drawings and diagrams, GOLF BY DESIGN teaches golfers how to analyze each hole from a designer's perspective - how to beat the course by outwitting its architect. From tee to green to rough, Jones leads golfers through every step of a course designers strategy, detailing how they use optical illusions, elevation changes, forced carries, trees, sand and even different types of grass to challenge a golfer's playing skills. He then presents expert strategies for counter-attack - from constructing the ideal approach shot to taking advantage of the wind and playing across water. GOLF BY DESIGN provides novice golfers with invaluable insights into all of the basic, crucial elements of strategy and technique. At the same time the book offers seasoned players the inside knowledge they need for lowering their handicap and permanently improving their game. Robert Trent Bobby Jones Jr. (born July 24, 1939) is an American golf course architect. He is the son of golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and the brother of golf course designer Rees Jones.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Golf by Design: How to Lower Your Score by Reading the Features of a Course
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316472980
• ISBN 13: 9780316472982
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Weight: 48 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Golf

About this title

Synopsis

An illustrated guide to the world's greatest courses leads golfers through every aspect of a designer's strategy, including optical illusions, turf variations, water hazards, deceptive elevations, and disguised distances

Reviews

A time-honored adage of the sports world is that fundamentals come from the ground up, and Golf by Design literally exemplifies this statement. The author, an internationally acclaimed golf course architect, has produced a how-to work of considerable technical and artistic merit. The result is a well-written golfing masterpiece. Included are discussions of golf as analogous to chess and pool, as well as instructional line drawings that simplify the most difficult scenarios. Spectacular color photographs of 60 of the world's most challenging courses further enhance this one-of-a-kind guide that is likely to become a classic. Highly recommended for most public libraries.
Albert Spencer, Coll. of Education, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.