Golf Architecture Books

Golf Architecture: Economy in Course Construction and Green-Keeping is a must-read for any serious golfer and golf course architecture student. The book is among the best books ever written on the subject. Overview The book,...

Golf Architecture in America: Its Strategy & Construction is one of the most comprehensive books on golf course construction and strategy written by one of the leading architects of America’s golden age. Although it focuses...

There are 7 Volumes in Paul Daley's Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective collection. Volume 6 is near on impossible to find, and the rest are increasingly difficult to get your hands on. Golf Architecture: A...

Be aware! The book, Golf by Design, is not written primarily as a golf architecture text but rather as a playing guide for the uninitiated to understand the significant elements that make up a golf...

One of the most iconic covers, The Golf Course - Planning, Design, Construction & Maintenance is available in many editions. It hasn't changed much and offers principles that endure (IBSN 9780419122500). In the book there...

In the book Golf Course Architecture, Dr Michael Hurdzan states the purpose of the book is not to make the reader a golf course architect. However, it does shed abundant light on every part of...

Golf Course Design is textbook in nature and almost encyclopedic. The book is so comprehensive it could serve as the main textbook for an accredited golf course architecture study course. In addition to Graves and...

Perhaps not so much a book you would read but Golf Course Design: An Annotated Bibliography is the one you should consult before investing in further titles. It may be considered a golf course architecture...

The Golf Courses of the British Isles is the best golf course architecture book not about golf course architecture. From Aberdovey to Woking, the grand tour includes Ireland, Wales, England, and Scotland. Golf Courses of...

Martin Sutton of Sutton and Sons Ltd was a prominent course builder and agronomist. The first edition of Golf Courses appeared in 1933. The second edition of Golf Courses - Design, Construction, and Upkeep appeared in...

In writing The Golf Courses of Old Tom Morris, Robert Kroeger avidly studied the courses of Old Tom Morris in the British Isles and compiled a near-comprehensive record of his work. The amount of work...

Sir (Major) Guy Campbell is an unsung hero of the golden age of golf course architecture. With contributions from John Low and CK Hutchison, Golf for Beginners should be better known. Perhaps one of the...

This book is the Bible about golf greens. Unless you are building them or you're a proper golf course architecture geek with a passion for turf, you probably won't need to read the majority of...

The primary part of Golf Greens and Green-Keeping focuses on agronomy. Upkeep on courses laid out on light inland soil, heathland, pine forest, chalk downs and heavy soil are all discussed but are now, no...

Donald Ross is the god-father of American golf course design and architecture. Golf Has Never Failed Me is an easy introduction to Donald Ross' design theory. Written in a topical arrangement similar to Tom Doak's...

The book, Golf in the Heather and Gorse by David Worley, is more of a diary of the author's travels to inland courses in Scotland and England than anything else. The Isle of Arran is...

Golfer's Companion contains 128 golf courses that Frank Pennink can recommend based upon on-site visits and personal play. Course descriptions, classic holes and history combine to make this a valuable asset to the intrepid golfer....

Golfer's Journal is a quarterly magazine in two subscription tiers with fringe benefits associated with them. Top tier subscribers are called Benefactors. The support of independent golf journalism also has its perks in the form...