The Art of Golf Design [Hardcover]

Michael Miller (Author), Geoff Shackelford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 2001

The Art of Golf Design, by Michael Miller and Geoff Shackelford, is a stunning book. Miller is both a golf professional and landscape artist. Shackelford is both a golf historian and writer. Not surprisingly, both love the classic golf holes of the 1920s and ’30s. And that’s what this book is about.

Many of Miller’s images take the reader back in time, often to when a classic hole at Pine Valley, Cypress Point or Pinehurst No.2 was in its earliest form.

Shackelford, as historian, provides his insight on the architectural thinking that went into the creation of these classic holes.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

The Art of Golf Design
As classic golf course design enjoys a renaissance, so does the art devoted to celebrating golf’s beautiful landscapes. Leading the way are Michael G. Miller and Geoff Shackelford, who have combined their love of golf and art in The Art of Golf Design. Noted for their devotion to celebrating imaginative design by the game’s master architects, Miller’s vibrant landscapes are contrasted by Shackelford’s provocative essays on all aspects of golf. With many of miller’s images taking us back to the early days of course’s existence—often when the designs were in their purest form—readers can step back in time to experience the beauty of masterpieces such as Cypress Point, Pine Valley, Augusta National, Pebble Beach, Merion, Winged Foot, The National Golf Links of America, Mid-Ocean, Sunningdale, Pinehurst #2, Kingston Heath, Riviera, Bethpage, Baltimore, and Pasatiempo. Miller also presents modern interpretations of some of the world’s favorite designs, including the remarkable Sand Hills.

With Miller’s landscapes as a backdrop, Shackelford’s essays include “What Is Art in Golf Architecture,” “Genuine Variety,” “Temptation,” “What Is Strategy,” “Sunken Pits with Raised Faces,” “Luck and Wind,” “What Happened to the Revolution,” “Progress Dearly Bought” and “To Frame or Not to Frame?” Sidebars include several long lost commentaries by H.S. Colt, Max Behr, Robert Hunter, Bernard Darwin, and Tom Simpson, who each campaigned for an artistic approach to golf architecture. The Art of Golf Design provides the ultimate meeting ground for enthusiasts of golf art and architecture.

From the Back Cover

Why golf is art and art is golf
We have not far to seek—
So much depends upon the lie.
So much upon the Cleek.
—Rudyard Kipling

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886947309
• ISBN-13: 978-1886947306
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 11 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,381,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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