architects
Understanding a course starts with understanding the people who designed it
King Collins Dormer
Sweetens Cove Golf Club
Kyle Franz
Mid Pines Golf Club
Langford & Moreau
Lawsonia Golf Course (Links)
Old Tom Morris
The Old Course - St Andrews
Royal County Down
Royal Portrush (Dunluce Links)
Muirfield
Perry Maxwell
Southern Hills Country Club
Prairie Dunes Country Club
Old Town Club
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Oak Hill Country Club (East Course)
St. Louis Country Club
Oakland Hills Country Club (South)
Congressional Country Club (Blue Course)
Seth Raynor
Chicago Golf Club
Fishers Island Club
Southampton Golf Club
The Yale Golf Course
Tom Simpson
County Louth Golf Club (Baltray)
Muirfield
Walter Travis
Cape Arundel Golf Club
Country Club of Troy
William Flynn
The Kittansett Club
Cherry Hills Country Club
Lancaster Country Club
William P. Bell
Torrey Pines (North Course)
Torrey Pines (South Course)
William Watson
Belvedere Golf Club
Interlachen Country Club
Ravisloe Country Club
Orinda Country Club
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School of Architecture
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School of Architecture
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School of Architecture
The Free Online Library of Golf Course Architecture
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School of Architecture
School of Golf Architecture, Part 5: Routing
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School of Architecture
School of Golf Architecture, Part 4: Collaboration
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School of Architecture
School of Golf Architecture, Part 3: Tie-Ins
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School of Architecture
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