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The Course Beautiful is a collection of original articles, drawings and photographs written by Albert Warren Tillinghast, considered the Dean of American Golf Course Architects. In addition to Tillinghast’s genius as a designer of golf courses he was also a prolific author writing for the leading golf journals of the 1920’s and 1930’s. His articles were directed at the golfer rather than the architect to inform them on the basic principles of golf course design.

In the 53 chapters Tillinghast reveals his secrets on such subject as routing fairways, blind shots, contouring greens, water hazards, greenside bunkers, rough, tees, trees on the golf course, the par 3 and championship courses.

During his reign, Tillinghast designed and remodeled an estimated 150 championship courses throughout the country. Among them are some of the most famous ever produced including Baltusrol, Winged Foot, San Francisco, Quaker Ridge, Somerset Hills, Newport and Baltimore Five Farms.

The book is introduced with a foreword by Rees Jones, one of today’s outstanding modern day golf course architects. There is also a chapter written by Dr. Philip Brown, Tillinghast’s grandson, in which he discusses the colorful lifestyle of his grandfather.

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