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The Architectural Side of Golf by H. N. Wethered and T. Simpson 

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The Architectural Side of Golf by H. N. Wethered and T. Simpson
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Binding: HardcoverYear Printed: 1929
Subject: SportsSpecial Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Topic: golfOrigin: English
The Architectural Side of Golf
by H. N. Wethered and T. Simpson

Hardcover; Longmans, Green and Co, London, First Trade Edition, 1929
xix, 211 pp., 44 plates and 26 etchings, bw and color, by the authors, including a frontispiece engraved plate, and several course plans in color; tissue guards; and wood engravings. Cover gilt stamped.

Condition: Some corner wear and foxing on cover and inside. Overall good.

(Note: Reprints of this book have been published, including some recent high-end editions. This is not a reprint, it is an original 1929 First Edition. Keep this in mind if you are comparing prices online.)

Description: The Architectural Side of Golf, written at the close of golf architecture's golden age, is the genre's finest literary gem. It is the last and most beautiful of the design books published during the 1920s, with 44 plates drawn by Simpson and 26 etchings by Wethered.

This classic book about golf architecture, contains eloquent essays on the philosophy of golf architecture, illustrated by ink sketches and color washes. Tom Simpson maintained that only by studying the "Old Course" at St. Andrews could one properly understand golf course design and construction.

H.N. Wethered was the father of two famous amateur golfers: Joyce Wethered and Roger Wethered. Tom Simpson was a golf course architect who has three courses in the top 100 rankings to his credit: he designed Cruden Bay in Scotland, Morfontaine in France and redesigned Ballybuion in Ireland. This book talks about various design philosophies and includes chapters on Hazards and Putting Greens. An important historic work on golf architecture.

Contents:
Author's preface.
Preface by J. C. Squire.
List of illustrations.
Chapters: I, The four ages. II, Attack and defense. III, Fairways. IV, Putting Greens. V, The Ideal Golf Course. VI, General Principles, Construction and Upkeep. VII, Hazards. VIII, Going North. IX, The Philosopher and the Poet. X, Critics and Superstitions. XI, Two Hundreds Years Ago. XII, Going South. XIII, A Game of Confidence. XIV, East Lothian. XV, Caddies We Have Met. XVI, The Lost Chord. XVII, In an English Garden. XVIII, The Last Green.
Appendix I The Reversible Course.
Appendix II Supplementary Notes On Greenkeeping, by T. Simpson.

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