Methods of Early Golf Architecture: The Selected Writings of Alister MacKenzie, H.S. Colt, and A.W. Tillinghast

Published by Coventry House Publishing, 2013. Features selected writings from 19th century architects Alister MacKenzie, H.S. Colt, and A.W. Tillinghast. With precision and detail, these prominent architects discuss each element of golf course design, and no detail is left untouched.

Includes: characteristics of a golf architect; psychology of design; deciding where to build; the design process; utilizing natural features; teeing grounds; through the green; hazards; greens and greenkeeping; ideal holes; the construction process; overseeing construction.