Nicklaus by Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture
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Author Description
Nicklaus by Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture details the Golden Bear's personal journey into the world of golf course design and admits the reader to the strategy behind his thinking - which will help improve any golfer's game. It is illustrated with magnificent photographs of important holes on his best American courses, as well as with crystal-clear, highly informative perspective paintings of selected individual holes, diagrams, working maps, and pictures of work in progress. This elegant volume will give the golfing reader a new understanding of the game as Nicklaus explains the strategy of how to read the layout of a particular hole, how to handle different types of sand and bunker designs, how to play on different kinds of grass, and how to read a green.--BOOK JACKET.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This book explores the strategic and architectural principles behind Jack Nicklaus's renowned golf course designs. It details the Golden Bear's personal journey into golf course architecture, offering insights into his thought process that can help improve a golfer's game. The volume is richly illustrated with photographs of key holes on his American courses, perspective paintings, diagrams, and work-in-progress images.
THE SCOPE MAP
- Detailed explanations of golf course strategy and architecture from Jack Nicklaus's perspective.
- Insights into reading the layout of golf holes.
- Guidance on handling different types of sand and bunker designs.
- Advice on playing on various kinds of grass.
- Techniques for reading greens effectively.
- Magnificent photographs of important holes on Nicklaus's best American courses.
- Crystal-clear perspective paintings, diagrams, and working maps of selected holes.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
This elegant volume offers golfers a new understanding of the game by delving into the strategic thinking of one of its greatest players and designers. The book is praised for its detailed explanations of course strategy and its comprehensive visual aids, including photographs and perspective paintings. It serves as both an architectural study and a practical guide for improving one's own game on the course.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
2002-01-01
ISBN-10:
0810932490
ISBN-13:
9780810932494
Architecture
Sports
Non-Fiction
Golf
Instructional
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