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Par is less important than shot values
Golf is a pedestrian event…even if you are in a cart
The site dictates everything…. the routing and feature placement and landscape treatments
Golf Course Architecture is not art [static], it is theater [dynamic]
Fun is more important than length
Creativity and shot-making should be rewarded
Golf should be emotionally engaging and mentally stimulating
What the golfer feels is more important than what the golfer sees
Less is often better
Excellent Golf can coexist with economic viability and environmental sustainability
Golf can benefit the entire community
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Martin Design offers solutions to the issues facing Golf Course Architecture. We present the following articles about golf course architecture and its role in the golf industry.
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Discretionary Dollars [On Course, 1995]
An Interview With A Golf Course [On Course, 2001]
Challenging the Best & Playable for All [California Fairways, 1999]
Length, Strategy and the Need to Protect Par [Golf Chicago, 2006]
The Golf Paradox [On Course/Golf Chicago Magazine, 2005]
Decision-Making in Golf Course Design [Indian Gaming, 2009]
Challenging and Playable Golf Course Design [Indian Gaming, 2008]
Designing the future of our game
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