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| Material Type: | Book |
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| Monographic Author(s): | Colt, H. S.; Alison, C. H. |
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| Monograph Title: | Some Essays on Golf-Course Architecture, 1990. |
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| Publishing Information: | Droitwich, Worcestershire, England: Grant Books Limited |
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| # of Pages: | 102 |
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| Collation: | xxiv, 78 pp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course design; Golf course architects; Bunkers; History; Equipment; Golf course construction
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| Abstract/Contents: | Includes: Acknowledgements; Preface; Golf in the Nineties (Suburban Golf; Victorian Construction; Early Seaside Golf; Has Progress Been Universal?; and Questions); The Modern Course - Framework (Two Starting-Points; Sites for Putting-Greens; The Blind Approach; Length; Length of Individual Holes; Range of Teeing-Grounds; and General); The Placing of Bunkers (Compulsory Carries from the Tee; Optional Carries; Compulsory Carries for the Second Shot; Other Bunkers; Short Holes; and Protective Hazards); Construction (The Golfing Point of View; Putting-Greens; Gradients; Freak Greens; The Entrance to the Green; The Nature of the Hazards; Artificial Sand-Bunkers; Landscape; What to Model; and Economy); Financial Considerations (Demand and Supply; Accessibility; The Quality of the Golf; Other Attractions; and Conclusion); Labour-Saving Machinery and the Cost of Construction (Mole-Drainage Machine: Comparative Cost of Mole Drainage; The Turf-Cutting Machine: Comparative Cost; The Scraper or Scoop: Comparative Cost; and General); Golf in Belgium; and Other Opinions. |
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Library of Congress
Subject Headings: | Golf courses |
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| ISBN: | 0907186106
0907186254 |
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| ISBN-13: | 9780907186250
9780907186106 |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also original edition, 1920, R=13164. R=13164 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: DESIGN |
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| Note: | Reprinted in 1993, as "...2nd Grant Books Edition of 1000 copies" (but identical content)
Spine title: Golf-Course Architecture
"With contributions by Dr. A. MacKenzie, Horace G. Hutchinson, John L. Low, and others"
"Introduction and Commentary by Geoffrey S. Cornish and Fred Hawtree"
Includes introduction by Fred Hawtree; pp. ix-xiii
Includes "Commentary: The pervasive influence of H. S. Colt in the history of golf architecture" by Geoffrey S. Cornish; pp. xv-xviii
Includes "Illustrations"; p. xxiv
Hole layouts
Pictures, b/w |
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| Annotation from Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard: | "A reprinting of a classic 1920 book by golf course architects H.S. Colt and C.H. Alison. Included are an introduction by Fred Hawtree and a commentary by Geoffrey Cornish titled The Pervasive Influence of H.S. Colt in the History of Golf Architecture. Sixteen additional illustrations have been added. It was a limited first reprinting of 700 copies." p. 196 |
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| Beard Section Heading: | Bibliography of books/monographs on turfgrass culture |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Colt, H. S. 1990. Some Essays on Golf-Course Architecture. xxiv, 78 pp. Droitwich, Worcestershire, England: Grant Books Limited. |
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Accession number: 22485768
Accession number: 28742243 Note: 1993 reprint |
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MSU catalog number: b2382559
MSU catalog number: b2548940 |
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