The Art of Golf Design, by Michael Miller and Geoff Shackelford (2005), is a stunning book. Miller is both a golf professional and landscape artist. Shackelford is both a golf historian and writer. Not surprisingly, both love the classic golf holes of the 1920s and 30s. And thats what this book is about. Many of Millers images take the reader back in time, often to when a classic hole at Pine Valley, Cypress Point or Pinehurst No.2 was in its earliest form. Shackelford, as historian, provides his insight on the architectural thinking that went into the creation of these classic holes.

CONTENTS:
Introduction: What Is Art in Golf Architecture? By Max Behr. Genuine Variety. The Architect's Canvas and Colors by Max Behr. Temptation. The Correct Use of Penalty by Max Behr. What Is Strategy? Architectooralooral by Bernard Darwin. A Triangular Contest by H. N. Wethered and Tom Simpson. Sunken Pits with Raised Faces. The Old Course by St. Andrews Links Management Committee. The Ideal Hazard by Robert Hunter. Artificial Hazards - Nature the Model by H. S. Colt. Luck and Wind. Natural Golf and Legislation by Max Behr. What Happened to the Revolution? Progress Dearly Bought? What Are We Missing? Daniel Wexler. To Frame or Not to Frame? Blindness by Max Behr. Naturalness in Golf Architecture by Max Behr. Afterword. The Need For Criticism in Golf Architecture by Anonymous. The Progress of Golf Architecture by Anonymous.