GOLF & DESIGN
BIG MAC, LITTLE GREENS AND WIDE-OPEN SPACES
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BIG MAC, LITTLE GREENS AND WIDE-OPEN SPACES

By Ron Whitten
Photo By Ron Whitten November 2008
Golf course architecture is an art form, one that is forever evolving as new and sometimes recycled ideas about strategy, construction and maintenance emerge.
 
The King Kamehameha Golf Club
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THE COOLEST CLUBHOUSE

By Matt Ginella
Photo By Thomas Loof
Call it golf's Guggenheim: The King Kamehameha Golf Club in Maui merits a trip for Frank Lloyd Wright's clubhouse alone. Get a closer look at this curvaceous, rose-colored masterpiece.
 
Bunker mentality
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BUNKER MENTALITY

By Ron Whitten
Photo By Ron Whitten
If you think you know everything about bunkers, you need to encounter more of them on more courses. They're as diverse as those who design them, shape them, rake them and curse them.
 
Intelligent Design
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INTELLIGENT DESIGN

By Mike Stachura
The concept of computer-aided design (CAD) and the use of supercomputer digital analysis (showing where a club is working and where it's not) are vital to the leading innovators in golf today.
 
Timeless Style
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Timeless Style

By Marty Hackel
These wardrobe building blocks -- Dockers khakis, white Lacoste shirt, all-white FootJoy shoes and Kangol cap -- look as stylish today as ever. Opt for timeless design, and you'll always look stylish.
 
November 21, 2009

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