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Index Abbeyglen Castle, 135 and demand for green golf course, 115 Aberdeen Arms Hotel, 133 design of, 159 Aberdeen GC, 185–186 elegant fairway bunker at, 178 Acapulco GC, 183 elevation changes at, 161–164 Accommodations, 74 emulation of, 45 Admiral’s Cove, 65 lush fairways of, 94 Aerial game, 67, 68, 74–75, 116 maintenance of, 158–159 Aerification, 111, 113 permanence of, 63 Aesthetics, 42, 62, 63 putting surfaces of, 159 Alison, C. H., 56, 156 routing of, 159–160 Alison, Charles, 180 short five-par championed by, 72 American Golfer, 100 size of, 160 American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), in top-10, 99 74, 81–82, 95 trees at, 160 Anderson, Tip, 17 Augustine GC, 66 Arboretums, 60 Autumn Medal, 31 Architects: Average players, 100–101 and course aesthetics, 63 Awards, best and worst, 177–198 hiring, 58 Axland, Dave, 192 The Architects of Golf (Geoffrey Cornish and Ron Whitten), 82, 150 Back tees, 187 Architectural elements, 41–75 Bacon Park Golf Course, 195 classical / modern / post-modern, 43–46 ‘‘Bad yardage,’’ 67 clubhouse, 65–66 Bag-toters, 11 cultural artifacts as, 46–48 Baker, Bill, 112, 113 and golf carts, 69–71 Ballesteros, Seve, 15, 72 and green committees, 57–59 Ballparks analogy, 62–64 knowledge of, 41–43 Ballybunion, 94, 131–132 little par-fours, 71–73 Ballyconneely, 134 multiple tees, 73–75 Baltimore CC—East Course, 189 and old ballpark analogy, 62–64 Baltusrol, 65, 92, 146, 174, 184 routing, 48–50 Banfield, Andy, 51, 53 and shapers, 51–54 Baumann, Karl, 179 teeing grounds, 55–57 Bay Hill, 71 trees, 59–62 Bayside Golf Course, 192 yardage, 67–68 B.C. Open, 10, 12 Architectural heritage, 146 Beacon Light Golf Club, 91 ‘‘Arm-waving period,’’ 52 The Bear (in Michigan), 80 Army–Navy Country Club, 89 ‘‘Beardies,’’ 119 Aronimink, 147 Beautification programs, 58, 60–61, 197 Arthur, Jim, 196 Beck, Chip, 72 Asbury, R. C. Jack, 139 Bel-Air Country Club, 85, 178, 188, 197 ASGCA, see American Society of Golf Course Belfry, 179 Architects Bendelow, Tom, 165 Astoria Golf and CountryCOPYRIGHTED Club, 139–141, 188 Bengeyfield, MATERIAL Bill, 111–113 Atlanta, 165–168 Bent grass, 115, 143 Atlanta Athletic Club, 165–166 Berkeley (California), 93 Atlantic Golf Club, 66, 96 Bermuda grass, 116 Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Best and worst awards, 177–198 Courses, 95 Bethpage Black, 99, 169–171, 196 Audubon Society of New York State, 95 Beverly Country Club, 192 Augusta National, 158–164 Big-name golfers as designers, 84, 98 astroturf at 12th hole of, 194 Biological controls, 95 caddie crew at, 16 Black Diamond Ranch, 178 conifers at, 196–197 Black Sheep Golf Club, 191 contours of, 160 Blackwolf Run-River Course, 61–62, 98 219 Index Blalock, Jane, 22 Canada geese, 93, 209–210 Blind hole, 83, 90 Cape Cod, 91 Bloomfield Hills, 16 Cape Cod Planning and Economic Development Bloomingdale Golfers Club, 49 Commission, 95 Blueprints, 59 Carnegie, Andrew, 128, 188 Bontempo, Bob, 142 Carnegie Links at Skibo Castle, 128–129 Boston Corners Golf Club, 51 Carnoustie, 17 Boulders Resort, 193 Caroline, Ernest ‘‘Creamy,’’ 18, 67 Brademus, John, 183 Cart paths, 70, 90, 91, 167, 178, 180, 195 Braid, James, 129, 184 Caruso, Dick, 112 Brant Canada Geese, 93 Cascades GC, 164 Bratula, John, 143 Cassell, Trey, 165 Brauer, Jeff, 47 Castle Pines, 65 Braves Field, 64 Castle ruins, 47 Break, calculating, 105–106 Caves Valley Club, 189 Brickyard Crossing GC, 181, 188 C.F. Foundation, 166 British Open, 14–15 Champion Hills, 66 Brook Hollow Golf Club, 148, 191 Charlton, Bruce, 181 Brooklawn Country Club, 63 Checkered pin flags, 195 Brookside Country Club, 194 Chicago Golf, 65 Bulldozers, 44, 52 Chick Evans Scholarship Fund, 16 Bunkering, 170 Chlorothalonil, 89 Bunkers: Christian, Richard, 156 contoured, 160, 180 ‘‘Chrysler’s Best 18 Holes in America,’’ 110 in English courses, 44 Classical designs, 155–174 in modern design, 45 architects of, 146 origins of, 43–44 Augusta National, 158–164 restored, 195–196 Bethpage Black, 169–171 character of, 64 Caddies / caddying, xi, 3, 9–28 East Lake Golf Club, 165–168 bag-toters vs., 11–12 Oakland Hills CC-South Course, 171–174 black, 16 Pine Valley, 155–158 as celebrities, 21 routing in, 49 and course design, 16–17 from Scottish game, 43–44 demands upon, 13 tees in, 56 diversity of, 10 Classical greens, 109 at East Lake GC, 165 Clifden, 134, 135 female, 16 Clifford, Percy, 183 fundamental rule of, 20 Clinton, Bill, 181 future of, 16–17 Clubhouses: and golf carts, 15 and caddies, 12–13 history of, 14–21 at East Lake GC, 167 life of, 12–13 smaller size of, 65–66, 185 on LPGA Tour, 21–24 Cobb, George, 44 measure of good, 12 Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course, 179, 194 as new generation of players, 71 Colleton River, 190 nicknames of, 11 Collier’s Reserve, 66 in 1996 USGA Mid-Am, 24–28 Colt, H. S., 56, 155, 180, 187 partnership of player and, 13–14 Commentary, 203–204 and player’s ego, 19–20 Concord (in New York), 99 on pro circuit, 17–21 Connemara Golf Club, 134–135 programs for, 70–71 Connor, Ed, 110, 111, 149 pros from ranks of, 15 Construction, 106–108 and PTCA, 18 Consultants, 88–89 reasons for, 9–12 Contoured bunkers, 160, 180 scholarships for, 10, 16, 168 Conversation, 204 wages of, 18–19, 165 Cook, Cathy, 82 word origins of, 10 Coore, Bill, 109, 110, 148, 190 yardage checked by, 19 ‘‘Core out,’’ 110 Caddie crews, 15–16, 167 Cornish, Geoffrey, 45, 81–83, 150 Caddie programs, 70–71, 185 ‘‘Cornish rule,’’ 83 Caddie scholarship funds, 10, 16, 168 Costs: Cadets, 10 of cart paths, 70 Calm, remaining, 20 of clubhouses, 66 Camargo Club, 196 Counter-slope containment lines, 45 Camden Yards, 64 The Country Club (Brookline, MA), 63, 99, 150, 164, Campbell, Sir Guy, 125 177, 196, 201–202 220 Index Country Club of Detroit, 60 Differential equation, 163 The Country Club of Waterbury, 50 Dillinger, Dwayne, 212 ‘‘Country clubs for a day,’’ 195 Directional bunkers, 180 Country Life, 35 Distance dots, 180 Course conditioning, 114 Diverse shot making, 42 Course design, 79–101 Divot (dog), 208–210 of Augusta National, 159 Divot repair, 202 bad trends in, 198 Dixon, Chuck, 113 business concerns with, 84–86 Doak, Tom, 98, 150, 196 and caddies, 16–17 Dogs, 208–210 consultants for, 88–89 Donald Ross Society, 149 and diverse shot making, 42 Doral—Blue, 99 and environment, 92–96 Double Eagle, 184 landscape in, 79–81 ‘‘Double-hazard,’’ 61 media factor in, 100–101 Drag rake, 107, 202 and PGA Merchandise Show, 86–87 Drainage, 44, 79, 107, 110, 112 principles of, 41–42 Drake, John, 189 rating systems for, 97–99 Driving the Green (John Strawn), 65 reasons for studying, 105 DuMaurier Classic, 21 and safety, 89–92 Dunmaglas, 181 workshop on, 81–83 Durness Golf Club, 197 Cousins, Tom, 166, 167 Dutch elm disease, 60 Cowan, Mike ‘‘Fluff,’’ 11, 21 Dye, Alice, 56, 73–75, 98 Cranwell Golf Club, 60, 179 Dye, Perry, 54 The Creek Club, 150 Dye, Pete, 45–47 Crenshaw, Ben, 108–110, 148, 162, 163, 190 artificial layouts of, 80 Crenshaw / Cato Bent, 110, 111 Blackwolf Run—River Course designed by, 61 Criticism, 101 and Alice Dye, 74 Crockett, Gavin, 126 and Golf magazine list, 98 Crosley Field, 63 Harbour Town designed by, 178–179 Cross bunkers, 185 Kiawah Island designed by, 53, 54, 106, 107 Cross-over shots, 90 Pete Dye GC designed by, 45, 46, 184–185, 190 Cruden Bay Golf Club, 47, 130–131, 185 PGA Stadium Course designed by, 187 Cruikshank, Bobby, 6 and short par-fours, 71 Crump, George, 155, 156 teeing grounds designed by, 56 Crystal Downs, 99, 181 TPC Valley Course at Sawgrass designed by, 181 Cullen Golf Club, 130 Dyer, ‘‘Rabbit,’’ 17 Cultural links, 46–48 Cultural prevention, 95 Cup, calculating break from center of, 105–106 Eagle Bend, 182 Cupp, Bob, 80, 85, 183, 186, 190, 198 Eagle Point, 190 Cypress Point GC, 50, 56, 60, 63, 73, 94, 99, 164, Earthmoving, 44, 47, 51–54, 80, 106–107 178 Eastern tiger salamander, 96 East Lake Community Foundation, 166, 168 East Lake Foundation, 167 Dalmahoy East, 129 East Lake Golf Club, 16, 165–168 Daly, John, 21 East Lake Meadows, 166, 168 Damage, cart, 70 Ebbets Field, 63 Daniels, Skip, 14–15, 17 ‘‘Edifice complex’’ clubhouse, 65 Darden, Dee, 22, 23 Education (of club members), 58–59 Darden, Jean, 22 Edwards, Bruce, 13 Darwin, Bernard, 32, 35, 100 Ego, player’s, 19–20 Deer Creek, 66 Elevation changes: Delaware Springs Golf Course, 192 at Augusta National, 161–164 Del Monte Company, 94 effect of, 129 Demeanor, 27–28, 203–204 of modern greens, 107 Demography of golf, 75 at various courses, 164 Desert Forest GC, 182 Elkington, 113 Desert Highlands, 80 Elk Ridge GC, 182 Design, course, see Course design Elm trees, 60 Design profession, 84–86 ‘‘Elysian Fields,’’ 119 Design workshop, 81–83 Emmet, Devereux, 150, 189 Detroit Golf Club—South Course, 193 Emotions, 21–22 Devil’s Paintbrush, 182 Endangered species, 96 Diazinon, 93 Engineers CC, 146, 150–151 Dickson, Andrew, 15 England, 44, 47 Diddel, Bill, 69, 181 English Turn, 65 Diedrich Architects, 65 Environmental issues, 92–96 221 Index Environmental Protection Bureau (NYS), 91 Golf carts, 185 Environmental studies, 95–96 and course aesthetics, 42 Equipment, golf, 19, 68, 75, 150, 173 and course design, 69–71 Esler, David, 191 and demise of caddies, 15 Evans, Jim, 169 at East Lake GC, 167 Evans Caddie Scholarship Fund, 168 revenues from, 16 Expenses, 12 and safety, 91 and senior players, 75 yardage monitors on, 67 Fairways, 58 Golfclubatlas.com, 207 Faldo, Nick, 18 Family emergency, 212–214 The Golf Course (Fred W.