MACKENZIE (Dr. Alister).
Golf Architecture. Economy in Course Construction and Green-keeping.
The rare first book of perhaps the most important golf course architect, Dr Alistair Mackenzie (1870-1934).
During his career, Mackenzie designed around 65 courses. These include Augusta National and Cypress Point, with the former, of course, playing host to the annual Masters tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
A seminal work, his first book sets out the fundamental tenets of golf course design, considering both the initial construction and maintenance. MacKenzie argued that courses should present strategic choices rather than penal difficulty, a philosophy that became central to the “Golden Age” of golf architecture in the 1920s–30s.
