Masters of Design: Great Courses of Colt, Mackenzie, Alison and Morrison

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In the world of golf, just as certain courses have achieved iconic status - Pine Valley, Augusta National, Huntingdale, Princes - so are their respective creators Harry Colt, Alister MacKenzie, CH Alison and JF Morrison equally revered. Masters of Design pays homage to these four great sculptors of the land, blending lively anecdotes and atmospheric history with spectacular photographs that evoke the glory of playing the fairways of many of the world's finest golf courses. From the dramatic sea-scoured headlands of Cypress Point in California to the tranquility of Japan's Hirona Club, this book displays golf's internationally renowned venues alongside unsung courses of subtlety and beauty. The book features seven of Australia's most beautiful golf courses, all of which were designed by or heavily influenced by Alister MacKenzie. These include Victoria, Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, Metropolitan and Yarra Yarra in Victoria, La Perouse in NSW and Royal Adelaide in South Australia. New Zealand's dramatically scenic Titirangi golf course, another Alister MacKenzie design, is also showcased. Each of these design masterpieces reveals fascinating stories about their architects that will enlighten all golfers about an extraordinary legacy left to the game.

Henry Lord is a researcher and writer specialising in company and golf club histories. He is the co-author of Creating Classics: The Golf Courses of Harry Colt (Icon, 2008). Peter Pugh is a businessman, company historian and former golf addict. His other books include Creating Classics: The Golf Courses of Harry Colt, The Magic of a Name, the official history of Rolls-Royce, and two titles in Icon's famous Introducing series, on Margaret Thatcher and John Maynard Keynes.