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The Seventh at St. Andrews: How Scotsman David McLay Kidd and His Ragtag Band Built theFirst New Course onGolf's Holy Soil in Nearly a Century

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As a non golfer who has never even walked a course I enjoyed this book immensely. Mr. Gummer brings the entire process of course building to life and his book is populated with larger than life characters. A great read and a perfect present for any golfer.

Hi, I'm David McLay Kidd and I wanted you to know what fun is was working with Scott on this book, he captured both the artistic and social level of what I and my team do and MOST importantly WHY we do it. I have been amazed at the positive comments I have received from those that have read the book, it reallys seems to capture the imagination of golfers. I hope you enjoy it. David...

The Seventh at St. Andrews is the story of the design and building of the Castle Course, the first new public championship course at St. Andrews since 1914. The architect responsible for the course was David McLay Kidd, the same young designer who designed the first course at Bandon Dunes in Oregon. I have not seen Bandon Dunes, but the golf courses there have received rave reviews. Mr. Kidd has established a significant reputation already.

I have been to St. Andrews a couple of times, and I am very interested in the golf courses there. I found Mr. Gummer's book to be a fascinating account of the process involved in fashioning the Castle Course. The book goes behind the scenes, describes the selection process for picking a course designer, gives an excellent picture of how the course was constructed, and also pulls no punches in describing the inevitable personality clashes that occur in a project of this magnitude. The reader also gets to experience the pubs of St. Andrews.

The Seventh at St. Andrews is an extremely good book for the golf enthusiast.

I bought this book as preparation for a golfing trip to where else St Andrews. We booked Castle course witout ever having seen the course but offcourse knowing the architect by reputation (Bandon sound familiar?).
The book turns out to be even better than we hoped its a great read just do not start reading late at night cause it is hard to put away...

the book suits my tastes well. i'm always interested in how passionate people come together to develop ideas, overcome obstacles, and get things done. double-bonus that the theme is golf.

i hope to play "the Seventh" someday and experience, first hand, whether the intense passion and unusual approach of the team and its leaders actually produced a good result.

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Believe it or not, golf architecture is one of the hottest topics in sports right now. Gummer's book brings this topic alive.

I purchased this book as a favor for my great-aunt who wanted this book as a gift for her son. She was told by a friend this would be a great book for my cousin as he is an avid golfer.