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Impressive Courses and their Outstanding Architects

Beeindruckende Golfplätze - herausragende Architekten

Beeindruckende Golfplätze - herausragende Architekten

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„The laying out of a golf course is by no means a simple task.” This famous sentence of Willie Park Junior, late 19th and early 20th century professional golfer and golf course architect, explains why the famous golf course architects of today are heralded as Gods with green thumbs. Author Sven Beckman has gathered together ten of the greatest golf course architects of all time. Presented here with their masterpieces.

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Old Tom Morris»

Old Tom Morris

When Old Tom Morris began his career in golf course architecture, there were less than 50 courses worldwide, the most of which wer

Alister Mackenzie

The Scotsman is revered as the chief ambassador of Golf Architecture’s golden age, an age that witnessed the creation of an extrao

Robert Trent Jones Sr.

In the 60’s and 70’s, Robert Trent Jones Sr.

William Park Junior

William Park, the descendent of a true golfing pedigree, is widely known as part of the golden age of golf architecture, perhaps e

Kurt Rossknecht

Kurt Rossknecht is without a doubt one of Germany’s most renowned golf course architects.

Nick Faldo

The Englishman Nick Faldo is the greatest European golfer of all time.

Bernhard Langer

Germany’s only real golf sensation, pending the future success of the ultra talent Martin Kaymer, is Bernhard Langer.

Jack Nicklaus

Until Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus was heralded as the best to ever play the game, at least with regard to performance in major cham

Greg Norman

The Golf Gods hate him, yet the fans adore him – Greg Norman is every sense of the word a legend of the game.

Donald Ross

Born in 1872 in Dornoch, Donald Ross is one of the world's most influential golf course architects.