🏗️ Golf Course Design & Architecture
Understanding course design principles, famous architects, and how course layout affects strategy
🎨 Legendary Golf Course Architects
Donald Ross
- • Pinehurst No. 2
- • Inverted bowl greens
- • Strategic bunkering
- • Over 400 courses designed
Pete Dye
- • TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course
- • Railroad ties and water hazards
- • Penal design philosophy
- • Strategic target golf
Alister MacKenzie
- • Augusta National Golf Club
- • Cypress Point Club
- • Strategic design principles
- • Natural terrain usage
📐 Course Design Philosophies
Strategic Design
- • Multiple route options
- • Risk/reward decision making
- • Favors course management
- • Example: St. Andrews Old Course
Penal Design
- • Severe punishment for mistakes
- • One optimal route
- • Demands precision
- • Example: Oakmont Country Club