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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

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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

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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

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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. Hawtree), 55 Farmland, 93 Golf course journalism, 35–37 Fay, David, 113 The Golf Courses of the British Isles (Bernard Darwin), Fazio, George, 147, 177 35 Fazio, Tom, 51, 73, 85, 147, 177, 178, 183, 189, 193 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Fenway Park, 63 95, 114 Fertilizer, 94, 95, 112–113, 124, 143 Golf Digest, 36, 187 Fescues, 115–116, 143, 180 Golf Digest list, 97–99 Figurella, Robert D., 194 Golf Has Never Failed Me (Alister MacKenzie), 56 Findlay, Alex, 146, 150 Golf hole, 105–106 Finger, Joe, 44 Golf hotels, 185 Fire ants, 89 Golf Illustrated, 100 Firestone GC, 19 Golfing etiquette, 70 Firth of Forth, 179 Golf (magazine) list, 97–99 Fishers Island, 99 Golf pollution, 94 Five Farms, 85, 149, 169, 189 Golf View Hotel, 130 Flathead Valley (Montana), 182 Golf writers, 32 Fleck, Jack, 67 Goodwin, Chris, 189 Following Through (Herbert Warren Wind), 37 Grade, 107 Ford, Frank, III, 26, 27 Graham, David, 188 Forse, Ron, 113, 150 Gramf, Augie, 22 Forward tees, 74, 180 Grand Cypress Resort—New Course, 190–191 Fought, John, 186, 190 Grant, Douglas, 89 Four-pars, little, 71–73 Grass, Peter J., 192 Fours Seasons Resort at Aviara, 186 Grasses, 110, 115, 124, 125 Fowler, Herbert, 130 Graves, Robert Muir, 81–83, 185 French Lick Springs Resort, 185 Grayhawk GC—Talon Course, 188 Friends of the Forest, 94 Great North of Scotland Railway Company, 130 Fry, Dana, 182 Greens, 105–116 Fuller, Billy, 113 calculating break from center of cup, 105–106 Fundamental rule of caddying, 20 classical, 109 Fyles, Alfie, 17 construction of, 106–108 growth of, 45 maintenance of, 114–116 GAG’M, see Global Anti-Golf Movement at Riviera Country Club, 108–114 Galway, 134–135 stress on, 109–110 Gamble, Dane, 211 triple-cutting of, 195 Gamez, Robert, 71 Greenbelt buffers, 93 Garden City GC, 150 Green committees, 57–59, 184 Gardening, 204–206 Green contours, 190 Garl, Ron, 49 ‘‘Greener is better’’ obsession, 94 Gary Player Design Group, 180 Green golf course, demand for, 115, 116 GC of Georgia, 65 Green grass, 58 Gerber, Jim, 167 Greens construction, 184 Gertner, Patrick, 191 Greenskeepers: ‘‘Getaway’’ hole, 83 importance of, 114, 201–202 Ghost Creek C. at Pumpkin Ridge, 190 origins of, 43–44 Giles, Vinny, 24–27 Ground game, 116, 124, 147 Gleneagles, 129 Group for the South Fork, 96 Gleneagles at the Equinox GC, 182 Guldahl, Ralph, 171, 172 Gleneagles Resort—Monarch Course, 184 Global Anti-Golf Movement (GAG’M), 92–93 Goats, 134 Hackett, Eddie, 134 Golden Age (of golf architecture), 99 Hagen, Walter, 15, 17 Golf, parliamentary decree about, 122 Haigh, Kerry, 112 Golf bag, 19 Haig Point, 98 Golf ball, 55 Halderman, Charles, 139, 188

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Hamlin, Shelly, 21–22, 24 Johnston, Clyde, 195 Hammond, Donnie, 18 Jones, Bobby, 190 Hand-held GPS-yardage aids, 195 Augusta National designed by, 159 Handmowing, 143 centenary of, 168 Hand-pulled trolley, 15 East Lake as home course of, 165 Hannigan, Frank, 35, 142 at Engineers CC, 151 Hanse, Gil, 150 and lightning strike, 167 Harbor Town, 45 1923 U.S. Open victory of, 6, 178 Harbottle, John, 85 Jones, Rees, 45, 96, 98, 150, 165–168, 182, 190 Harbour Town, 98, 178–179 Jones, Robert Trent, 44, 56, 146–147, 160, 172–174 Harbour Town GL, 164 Jones, Robert Trent, Jr., 45, 52, 98, 177, 181, 187 Harrier hawk, 96 Jones, Robert Trent, Sr., 131–132, 179, 181 Hartford GC, 24, 26–27, 189 Jones, Robert Tyre, Jr., 161, 162 Haskell rubber-cored ball, 55 Jones, W. Pete, 149 Hawaii, 203–204 Junor, George, 139 Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, 205 Hawk, 96 Hawtree, Fred W., 55 Kantor, Martin, 146, 150 Hayes, Mark, 159 Kay, Stephen, 36, 51, 150, 189 ‘‘Hell’’ (at Old Course at St. Andrews), 120–121 Kebo Valley Club, 186 Hidden gems, 139–151 Keeler, O. B., 100 Astoria G&CC, 139–141 Kiawah Island, 53, 54, 98, 106–108 The Orchards, 142–145 Kings and Queens Courses, 129 restoration of, 146–151 Kingsbarns Links, 196 High Pointe, 98 Kingston Heath GC, 179 Hilands Golf Club, 192 Kirby, Ron, 195 Hills, Arthur, 65, 149, 177, 182, 183, 186 Kite, Tom, 13, 19, 20, 85 Hinkle, Lon, 10, 82 Klaparda, Norman, 112 Hogan, Ben, 15 Knott, Don, 187 Home lawns, 93 Kogure, Keizo, 90 Horgan, Joe, 17 Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 166 ‘‘How to Die Early by Playing Golf ’’ (Keiso Kogure), La Cumbre CC, 85 90 Lahinch, 47, 133–134, 177 ‘‘How you handle how you play,’’ 27–28, 203–204 Lake Course, Olympic Club, 180 HUD (Housing and Urban Development), 166 Lake Nona course, 73 Hurdzan, Michael, 91, 182 Lakes Course—Michaywe, 182 Huron Golf Course, 70 Land, attitudes toward, 211 Hyannisport GC, 150 Landforms, 80 Hybrid grasses, 124 Landing areas, 90 Landscape, 79–81 Landscape architects, 47 IMG, 19 Lane Creek GC, 184 Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway, 47, 181 Langdon Farms GC, 186, 190 Indian Summer G&CC, 182, 188 Langer, Bernhard, 15, 19–20 Inland courses, 63 LaRossa, Jimmy Joe, 46 Interlachen, 149 Laser measurement, 149 International (in Massachusetts), 99 Laser yardage markers, 180 International Management Group (IMG), 82 ‘‘Latent demand,’’ 198 Inverness Club (Toledo), 16, 36, 52–53, 71, 107, 147, Laurence, Red, 182 177, 184 Lee, Joe, 44, 184 Inwood Country Club, 4–6, 178 Leer, Jack, 187 Ireland, 47, 131–135 Liability, 91 Ballybunion’s Old Course, 131–132 Liability insurance, 83 Connemara Golf Club, 134–135 Lichen heath, 129 Lahinch, 133–134 Life lessons, 201–214 Ironhorse GC, 65, 182 in demeanor on golf course, 203–204 Irrigation systems, 147 from dogs, 208–210 Irrigation technology, 115 in family, 212–214 in garden, 204–206 Jackson, Carl, 190 in greenskeeping, 201–202 Jacobsen, Peter, 11 in marriage, 206–208 James IV, king of Scotland, 122 in western community, 210–212 Jamrog, Paul, 142–145 Lightning, 90 Japan: ‘‘Links’’ (as technical term), 125 female caddies in, 16 The Links at Spanish Bay, 70 Johnson, Hootie, 194 Links Course at Pelican Hill, 187–188

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Linksland, 119–135 McGovern, Con, 133 of Machrihanish, 124–126 McPhilomy, Jim, 111 of Northern Scotland, 126–131 Medalist (Hobe Sound), 17, 190 of Old Course at St. Andrews, 119–123 Media influence, 100–101 origins of, 43–44 Medinah, 65 of Western Ireland, 132–135 Medlin, Jeff ‘‘Squeaky,’’ 21 Links of North Dakota at Red Mike Resort, 211 Melrose GC, 180 Liquor trade, 66 Members, club: Little par-fours, 71–73 changes requested by, 58 Little Traverse Bay GC, 48 and demand for green golf course, 115 Logue, Jim, 194 educating, 58–59 Lohmann, Bob, 195 Membership fees, 113 Long hills, 72 Memorial tree plantings, 180 Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund, 10, 16 Merion—East, 99 Longmeadow Country Club, 192 Merion GC—East Course, 164 ‘‘Loopers,’’ 10 Merit Club, 195 Lopez, Nancy, 22 Metacomet Country Club, 146 Los Angeles Athletic Club, 109 Metal-shafted club, 68 Los Angeles CC—North Course, 85, 178, 188–189 Metal spikes, 91 Loxahatchee, 80 Metal woods, 180 LPGA Tour, 21–24 Methyl bromide, 107 Lucas, ‘‘Gorgeous’’ George, 67 Metropolitan Golf Association, 95 Lutkenhouse, Dan and Pauline, 205 Michigan, 185 Lyman Orchards, 180 Mickelson, Phil, 18, 191 Miles, Oscar, 195 Miller, Johnny, 67 Macdonald, Charles Blair, 50, 88, 148, 150, 178, 181, Minnesota, 179 193 Mission Inn Resort—El Campeon Course, 194 Machrihanish Golf Club, 125–126, 180 Mission Mountain CC, 182 MacKenzie, Alister: Modern design: as artist, 85 history of, 44–45 Augusta National designed by, 159, 161, 162, 178 routing in, 49 Crystal Downs designed by, 181 Modernization, 146–147 design freedom of, 88 Monroe Golf Club, 191–192 and forward tees, 56 ‘‘The Monster,’’ see Oakland Hills CC—South Course Kingston Heath greens / bunkering by, 179 Moray Coast, 129–130 on natural features, 46 Morris, Old Tom, 72, 125, 127, 134 Old Course at Lahinch rebuilt by, 134 Morrish, Jay, 51, 184, 193, 198 and short fourpars, 73 Moses, Robert, 169 University of Michigan course designed by, 183 Mounding, 80 Magnusson, Jim, 112 Mountain Lake Golf Club, 191 Maiden, Stewart, 165 Mount Holyoke College, 143 Maidstone Club, 182 Muirfield, 49, 125 Maintenance, 143–145 Muirfield Village GC, 164 and aerial game, 68, 74–75 Muirhead, Desmond, 80, 185–186 of Augusta National, 158–159 Multiple tees, 56, 73–75 grass, 115–116 and need for renovation, 147 at Pine Valley, 156 Nairn Golf Club, 129–130 and politics, 114–115 Nakajima, Tommy, 160 Malone CC, 179 National Golf Association, 95 Mancour, Larry, 181 National Golf Foundation (NGF), 198 Maples, Dan, 47 National Golf Links, 65, 148, 178, 181, 192 Margins, safe, 90 Natural assets, 81 Marietta Country Club, 80, 181 Natural beauty of course, 70 Marriage points, 193, 206–208 Natural setting, 79–80 Marriott Griffin Gate, 187 Nature Conservancy, 96 Martinez, Andy, 67 Negative thoughts, 20 Masaki, Yasushi ‘‘Joe,’’ 110, 112 Nelson, Byron, 15 Master plan development, 58 Nelson, Larry, 47 Match play, 27–28 Neville, Dwight, 89 Matthews, Jerry, 182 New Albany CC, 65 Maxwell, Perry, 159, 193 New Course at Ballybunion, 131 Maxwell, Press, 193 New South Wales Golf Club, 49 McCorkindale, Tom, 126 The New Yorker, 36, 37 McCoy, Jason, 106 New York State, 91, 169 McCullough, Richard, 89 NGF (National Golf Foundation), 198

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Nicklaus, Jack, 37, 45, 46, 67, 80, 98, 159, 180, 184, Pacific Dunes, 192 190, 198 Packard, E. L., 56 Nicknames, 11 Palm Beach National Golf Club, 89 Nike Tour Championship, 80 Palmer, Arnold, 17, 33, 67, 98, 186, 190 1932 British Open, 14–15 Palmetto Hall, 183 1981 World Series of Golf, 19–20 Panks, Gary, 188 1982 U.S. Open, 37 Par-fours, short, 71–73 1984 duMaurier Classic, 21 Park, Willie, Jr., 146, 197 1988 U.S. Open, 177 Parsinen, Mark, 196 1993 U.S Open, 92 Patios, 66 1995 PGA Championship, 109 Paul Azinger Golf Course Designs, 82 1996 Senior Open, 25 Peaks & Prairies Golf Course Superintendents 1996 USGA Mid-Am, 24–28 Association, 210–212 ‘‘No hunting’’ signs, 180 Pebble Beach, 37, 71, 89, 99, 149, 178, 184 Norman, Greg, 19, 190 Pebble Beach GC, 164 North, Andy, 172 Pebble Beach Golf Links, 94 North Berwick—West Course, 179 Penick, Harvey, 190 Northern harrier hawk, 96 Perimeter roads, 90 Northern Michigan, 185 Peschel, Stan, 51–52 Pesticides, 89, 91–95 Pete Dye Golf Club, 45, 46, 184–185, 190 Oak Hill, 60 Petersan, Doug, 189 Oak Hill CC—East Course, 164 PGA Championship, 109, 196 Oakland Hills CC, 146 PGA Merchandise Show, 86–87 Oakland Hills CC—South Course, 164, 171–174 PGA Senior Tour, 186 Oakmont, 99, 148 PGA Stadium Course, 187 Oakmont CC, 164 PGA Tour, 12, 198 Oakmont Country Club, 192 Philadelphia Cricket Club, 183 Oasis GC, 190 Phillips, Kyle, 196 Ocean Course at Kiawah Island, 98 Photographs, 59, 148, 155 Ocean Edge GC, 180 Pigg, Mike, 212 O’Connor, Michael, 134 Pilot Field, 64 Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Pine Barrens at World Woods GC, 187, 189 (NYS), 169 Pine Crest Inn, 185 Ogeubhi, Maurice, 165, 168 Pinehurst National GC, 46–47 Ojai Valley Inn G&CC, 85 Pinehurst No. 2, 10, 47, 99, 149, 164, 196 Old Course at Ballybunion, 73, 131–132 Pine trees, 160 Old Course at Lahinch, 133–134 Pine Valley, 71, 89, 99 Old Course at St. Andrews, 6, 119–123 Pine Valley Golf Club, 155–158, 164 as classic test of golf, 119 Pin flags, 195 design rule-breaking of, 50 Pinnable areas, 107 fascination of, 179 Pino, Peter, 112 ‘‘Hell’’ at, 120–121 Pin placements, 110 model for modern tee at, 55 Pin sheets, 25 natural evolution of, 122 The Pit in Pinehurst, 47 Player, Gary, 17, 98 naturalness of, 119 Podas, Dave, 197 right-handed / left-handed loops of, 122–123 Politics, 114–115, 148 short four-pars of, 72–73 Polo Grounds, 63 views on, 119–120 Pooley, Don, 20 and Pat Ward-Thomas, 31–35 Port Armor, 70, 80 Olde Farm, 194 Positive thoughts, 23 Oldfield, Ed, Sr., 195 Post-modern design, 45–46 Olmstead, Frederick Law, 60 Powder Horn Golf Club, 211 Olson, Karl, 181 Power game, 56, 68, 100, 173, 198 Olson, Lance, 165 Practical Greenskeeping (Jim Arthur), 196 150-yard markers, 195 Prairie Dunes Country Club, 193 Opryland, 47 President’s Cup, 181 Optical range finder, 19 Prestige, 99 ‘‘Optimization golf ball,’’ 198 Preston Trail, 99 The Orchards, 66, 142–145 Prestwick, 47 Orchards GC, 187 Prestwick GC, 72 Oregon, 190 Price, Charles, 101 Orlando CC, 149 Price, Nick, 21 O’Shea, Mike, 167 Price, Robert, 186 Oswald, John, 173 Prichard, Ron, 146, 147, 150, 195 Outdoor patios, 66 Prior, George, 89

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Proctor, Dan, 192 Whitinsville GC designed by, 178 Professional golf tour: Wilmington Municipal GC designed by, 194 caddying on, 9–10, 17–21 Winchester CC designed by, 150 purses on, 18 Ross archives, 145, 149 televised coverage of, 100 Routing, 48–50 Professional Tour Caddie’s Association (PTCA), 18 of Augusta National, 159–160 Psolla, Dick, 110–112 flawed, 48–49 PTCA (Professional Tour Caddie’s Association), 18 and trees, 61 Public golf, 169–171 Royal Air Force, 125, 126 Public roads, 90 Royal and Ancient Golf Club, 31 Putting, 105–106 Royal Dornoch Golf Club, 127–128 Putting surfaces, 159, 190 Royal Links Golf Club, 197 Royal Lytham, 17, 47 Royal Selangor, 179 Railroad ties, 45 Royal St. George, 14 Ramsay, Scott, 193 Royal Troon, 125 Ranum, Bob, 96 Rule 14-3, 19 Ratings lists, 97–99 Rulewich, Roger, 147, 181 Raynor, Seth, 86, 191, 196 Russell, Lori, 212 Reachable five-pars, 72 Ryder Cup, 18, 179 Redd, Si, 190 Ryegrasses, 115 Redtail GC, 189 Renovation, 146–147 Restoration, 146–151 Safety, 89–92 information needed for, 149 St. Andrews, 15, 47. See also Old Course at St. and modernization, 146–147 Andrews of nature, 96 St. Andrews (town), 80, 119–120 and politics, 148 St. Andrews Links Trust, 188 site-specific, 148 St. Andrews University, 121 trends toward, 149–150 St. Annes, 17, 47 Revenues, golf, 87 St. George’s Golf & Country Club, 21 Rewards, public, 23–24 Salamander, 96 Reynolds Plantation, 182 Sand Hills Golf Club, 190, 211 Rhyan, Dick, 10 Sandpines, 190 Rhythms of game, 70 San Francisco Golf Club, 17, 148, 180 Ride-mowing, 147 Sara Bay, 149 Rider, Dennis, 190 Sarazen, Gene, 14–15, 17, 72, 151 RiverWinds Golf Course, 192 Schlauch, Marvin, 51–52 Riviera CC, 65, 85, 108–114, 164, 178 Schmidt, 182 Roberts, Clifford, 160 Scholarships, 10, 16, 168 Robertson, Allan, 15 Scioto CC, 184 Robertson, David, 15 Scotland, 31–35, 47, 49, 119–131. See also specific Robert Trent Jones GC, 181 courses Roche, John P., 135 linksland origins in, 43–44 Rockaway Hunting Club, 3–4 Machrihanish, 124–126 Roll (of ball), 116 northern links of, 126–131 Rolling Oaks at World Woods GC, 189 Old Course at St. Andrews, 119–123 Root structure, 112, 114 Scotland’s Golf Courses (Robert Price), 186 Ross, Donald, 184 Seaside courses, 47, 63, 124 as apprentice to Old Tom Morris, 127 Seaside Nine at Sea Island GC, 180 as artist, 85 Sea-stacks, 130 as ASGCA founding member, 82 Seawane Club, 93 Brookside CC designed by, 194 Seaweed, 94, 124 Connecticut courses designed by, 50 Seay, Ed, 186, 190 design freedom of, 88 Second World Scientific Congress of Golf, 163 Detroit Golf Club—South Course designed by, 193 Selective concentration, 23 East Lake GC designed by, 165–167 Self-discipline, 203–204 and forward tees, 56 Senior Open, 25 French Lick Springs designed by, 185 Senior players, 75 and green committees, 57 Serapong Course, 48 Metacomet CC designed by, 146 Settindown Creek Golf Club, 80–81 Monroe Golf Club designed by, 191 Shackelford, Geoff, 85 Oakland Hills CC designed by, 146 Shadow Creek GC, 98, 164, 183 Oakland Hills CC—South Course designed by, 171 Shapers, 51–54, 107 The Orchards designed by, 66, 142, 144 Shearon, Ed, 192 Redtail GC designed by, 189 ‘‘Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf ’’ (TV show), 36 Wannamoisett CC designed by, 61 Shelly, Warner, 155

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Shinnecock Hills GC, 65, 99, 149–150, 164, 184 Television: Shoal Creek Golf Club, 198 and Augusta National, 160 Shoreline, 125 and demand for green golf course, 115 Short four-pars, 72–73 tournament coverage by, 100 Short par-fours, 71–73 Tents, 66 Siduron, 143 Terrain, use of, 41 ‘‘Signature’’ golf holes, 180, 182–183 Textures, 81, 125 Silva, Brian, 144–145, 149, 180, 194 Thatch, 112, 114 Simpson, Tom, 53–54, 107, 130 Thomas, George, 109, 188 Site preparation, 44 Thomas, George C., Jr., 85, 178 Site selection, 44 Thomas, Tommy ‘‘Molitor Man,’’ 5–6 Site-specific restoration, 148 Thomson, Peter, 100 Size (of Augusta National), 160 Thrasher, Bruce, 49 Skibo GC, 188 Tiger Stadium, 63 Skinner, Elisabeth, 142 Tillinghast, A. W.: Skinner, Joseph, 142 as artist, 85 Slams Castle, 131 Bethpage Black designed by, 169, 170 Slattery, Austin ‘‘Brudd,’’ 133 Brook Holl GC designed by, 191 Slope, 107 Brooklawn CC designed by, 63 Smith, Rick, 183–184, 190 bunkers removed by, 147 Smyers, Steve, 187, 189–190 design freedom of, 88 Social skills, 203–204 Five Farms designed by, 189 Sod, 111 Philadelphia Cricket Club designed by, 183 Soft spikes, 91 San Francisco GC designed by, 149, 180 Soil, 110, 111 Timms, Cecil, 17 Soil greens, 170, 184 Toledo Country Club, 197 Some Essays on Golf Course Architecture (H. S. Colt and Toronto GC, 187 C. H. Alison), 56 Total site preparation, 44 Sonoran Desert, 182 Tour 18 GC, 185 Soutar, Des, 179 ‘‘Toxic Fairways’’ (NYS Environmental Protection Southern Dunes GC, 189–190 Bureau), 91 Southern Hills, 63 TPC at River Highlands, 186 Spectators, 64 TPC at Southwinds, 146 Spence, Bill, 201–202 TPC facilities, 195 Spikes, 91 TPC-Summerlin, 65 Sprinkler heads, 195 TPC Valley Course at Sawgrass, 181 Spyglass Hill, 59, 179 Tractors, 44 Squared-off tees, 185 Training workshops, 16 Stahl, Jim, 25, 26 Trap rakes, 147 Steam shovel, 44, 47 Travis, Walter, 150, 182 Steel, Donald, 98, 128, 188, 189 Tree management, 192, 197–198 Stephenson, Gary, 191 Tree removal programs, 185 Stiles, Wayne, 86, 179 Trees, 59–62, 147–148, 160 Stimpmeters, 180 Treetops Resort, 183–184, 190 Stirling, Alexa, 165 Trencher, 107 The Story of American Golf (Herbert Warren Wind), 36 Troon G&CC, 65 Strange, Curtis, 72 Trump International Golf Club, 193–194 Strantz, Mike, 52–53 Tumble Brook CC, 24–26 Strawn, John, 65 Tupersan, 143 Stroke play, 24–27 Turf, 79 Strokesaver series, 68 Turfgrass, 94, 196 Strong, Herbert, 150 Turtle-back mounding, 45 Struie, 128 Twiggs, Michael, 163 Subsurface pipe drainage, 44, 110 2004 PGA Championship, 196 Sugarloaf, 177–178 Sunesson, Fanny, 18 Sunningdale, 155 U.S. Amateur, 25 Sunriver Resort, 190 United States Golf Association (USGA), 95, 142, 150, Superintendents, 156 184 Superintendent’s tenure, 115 U.S. Open, 25, 37, 92, 177 Swales, 107 University of Michigan, 183 University of New Mexico South Course, 99 University of Wisconsin, 181 Tam O’Shanter CC, 185 University Ridge, 181 Taylor, J. H., 125 University towns, 47 Teeing grounds, 55–57 USGA, see United States Golf Association Tees, multiple, 56, 73–75 USGA Golf Journal, 172

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