| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Part I The Game and the Course | | 3 | (182) |
| Chapter 1 The History of Golf and Golf Course Design |
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| Chapter 2 Planning the Course |
| | 23 | (30) |
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| Chapter 3 Selecting the Site and Routing the Course |
| | 53 | (30) |
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| Chapter 4 The Design of a Golf Hole |
| | 83 | (44) |
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| Chapter 5 Planning Major Changes |
| | 127 | (10) |
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| Chapter 6 Planning the Adjacent Real Estate |
| | 137 | (28) |
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| Chapter 7 Practice Facilities, Short Courses, and Cayman Golf |
| | 165 | (20) |
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| Part II Construction and Grow-In | | 185 | (128) |
| Chapter 8 Constructing the Golf Course |
| | 185 | (22) |
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| | 207 | (18) |
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| Chapter 10 Golf Course Irrigation |
| | 225 | (14) |
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| Chapter 11 Golf Courses on Derelict Land |
| | 239 | (8) |
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| Chapter 12 Grassing the Golf Course |
| | 247 | (30) |
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| Chapter 13 Turfgrass Selection for Golf Construction |
| | 277 | (20) |
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| Chapter 14 Construction Methods, Equipment, and Commodities: The constructor's Viewpoint |
| | 297 | (16) |
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| Golf Course Builders Association of America, Executive Vice President: Philip Arnold |
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| Part III The Business of Golf Course Design | | 313 | (64) |
| Chapter 15 Golf Course Financing |
| | 313 | (16) |
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| Chapter 16 Utilizing a Team Approach to Permitting and Construction Monitoring |
| | 329 | (22) |
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| Chapter 17 The Business of Building a Golf Course |
| | 351 | (16) |
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| Chapter 18 Training of the Golf Course Architect |
| | 367 | (10) |
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| Appendix A The Design Codes | | 377 | (4) |
| Appendix B Design Exercises | | 381 | (10) |
| Appendix C Symbols for Golf Course Design | | 391 | (6) |
| Resources | | 397 | (4) |
| Hard-to-Find Book Sources | |
| Turfgrass Science Textbooks | |
| Allied Organizations and Libraries | |
| Pamphlets and Videotapes | |
| Electronic Resources | |
| Bibliography | | 401 | (6) |
| Glossary | | 407 | (24) |
| About the Contributing Authors | | 431 | (6) |
| Subject Index | | 437 | (8) |
| Index of Golf Courses | | 445 | |
