Golf Architecture

by Alister Mackenzie

If you were ever in doubt as to what strategic design really means, why it is superior to other philosophies of golf architecture, what makes St. Andrews Old Course "infinitely superior to anything else," or why the great sin in golf architecture is any feature that looks unnatural, you will find your answers here. In reading Golf Architecture you will learn to judge the merits and demerits of any hole you play, knowledge that will add considerably to your enjoyment in playing old, familiar courses as well as new ones.
Alister MacKenzie was not the most prolific designer, or even close, but who can approach his achievement of having designed three courses that are consistently listed among the top ten golf courses in the world? Royal Melbourne in Australia, Cypress Point in California, and Augusta National in Georgia are among the brightest jewels in the golfing crown.
Golf Architecture, first published in 1920, is a distillation of Alister MacKenzie's ideas of what elements make for a superior course.

185 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1920

About the author

B. 1870

Reviews

[Adam Kohl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this interesting, I will probably read some landscape architecture books in the future.

[Nolan O'Reilly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little hard to understand cause so old but nevertheless was interesting to hear the raw thoughts of one of the greatest golf architects of all time. Bought this book as more of a collectors item than anything so it was worth it.

[Alexander Socinski · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a golf architecture enthusiast, a must read. Much of what Mackenzie writes about is still relevant in today’s design landscape, no pun intended