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Suggested Reading

This list represents a relatively small cross-section of the many books written on the subject of golf course architecture in America.
 
Books by and about architects and courses featured in the program
From Birdies to Bunkers: Discover How Golf Can Bring Love, Humor, and Success into Your Life
by Alice Dye with Mark Shaw
 
Scotland's Gift: How America Discovered Golf
by Charles Blair Macdonald
 
The Evagelist of Golf: The Story of Charles Blair Macdonald
by George Bahto
 
Thomas 'Tom' Bendelow, The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf
by Stuart W. Bendelow
 
Golf Has Never Failed Me: The Lost Commentaries of Legendary Golf Architect Donald J. Ross
by Donald J. Ross
 
Pete Dye Golf Courses: Fifty Years of Visionary Design
by Joel Zuckerman
 
The Edict: A Novel from the Beginnings of Golf
by Bob Cupp
 
The Seventh at St. Andrews: How Scotsman David McLay Kidd and His Ragtag Band Built the First New Course on Gol's Holy Soil in Nearly a Century
by Scott Grummer
 
The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture
by Tom Doak
 
Golf Course Designs
by Tom Fazio with Cal Brown
 
The Spirit of Pinehurst
by Lee Pace
 
Dream Golf: The Making of Bandon Dunes
by Stephen Goodwin
 
Pinehurst: Home of American Golf
by Richard Mandell
 
General golf course architecture reference books
The Golf Course
by Geoffrey S. Cornish and Ronald E. Whitten
 
Golf Courses of the PGA Tour
by George Peper
 
The Art of Gold Design
Landscapes by Michaels G. Miller/Essays by George Shackelford
 
Planet Golf USA:  The Definitive Reference to the Great Golf Courses in America
by Darious Oliver
 
The Golden Age of Golf Design
by George Shackelford
 
Golf Architecture:  A Worlwide Perspective
Copiled and Edited by Paul Daley
 
World Atlas of Golf:  The Greatest Courses and How They are Played
 
Golf in America
by George B. Kirsch
 
The Match:  The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever
by Mark Frost
 
Grounds for Golf: The History and Fundamentals of Golf Course Design
by George Shackelford
 
Golfers
by Dick Durrance II
 
 

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    Muirfield Village Golf Club, designed by Jack Nicklaus, has been consistently ranked in the Top 20 in the United States and Top 50 in the world since it opened.
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    Muirfield Village Golf Club, designed by Jack Nicklaus, has been consistently ranked in the Top 20 in the United States and Top 50 in the world since it opened.
    Golfer teeing off at Bandon Dunes with Pacific Ocean breakers rolling inGolfer teeing off at Bandon Dunes with Pacific Ocean breakers rolling in
    In 1964 famous course architects Pete and Alice Dye built their first great golf course – Crooked Stick.In 1964 famous course architects Pete and Alice Dye built their first great golf course—Crooked Stick.
    Shadow Creek Golf Course--sculpted out of the Nevada desert by designer Tom FazioShadow Creek Golf Course—sculpted out of the Nevada desert by designer Tom Fazio
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    Father teeing off at Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course with two young sons watchingFather teeing off at Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course with two young sons watching