There were many times when I wish I could ask Press Maxwell what his intention was concerning this strategy of a golf ball. He never came back, and I never had a chance to ask him, so I had to make the decisions myself. On the Course, Stan Metsker
When a golf course is constructed, is it finished?NO! It's only the beginning of a new phase of architecture... the vegetation.
Maintenance has a direct effect on how the course looks and plays, and with every passing year the course changes subtly.
If a new superintendent arrives, he may not understand the novel concept the architect intended, and in one short season destroy the architect's intent. I've seen it happen.
So, can you expect an architect who visited your project a handful of times during construction to return to make sure the course is maturing as intended? Hardly. And those with dozens and up to one-hundred projects under construction annually?
I not only am willing to make these visits, but write a book about how the course was constructed, how it should be maintained and why. This serves members and superintendents with a guide for decades into the future. If the membership loses its way and the course is altered, future members can go back and restore it to its original intent.
In America many courses are undergoing restorations at huge expense. Memberships are desperately searching for information, photos of how the course looked in its original state. All this research is done a great expense of time and money... usually costing up to $80,000.
I'll most likely be the first, perhaps the only architect to document all his work for future members... because I actually am on-site daily with the builders constructing the courses I design.
Tony Ristola
agolfarchitect.com
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