Grounds for Golf The History and Fundamentals of Golf Course Design

Geoff Shackelford is the author of several golf books, and his writing has appeared in Golf Magazine, Links, Golf World, the Los Angeles Times, and Golfdom magazine. While writing Grounds for Golf, Shackelford codesigned Rustic Canyon Golf Course in Moorpark, California, with Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner. Golf Digest recently named Rustic Canyon the Best New Affordable Public Course in America. Geoff lives in Santa Monica, California Gil Hanse has a master's degree in landscape architecture from Cornell and is the architect of several acclaimed courses, including Craighead Golf Links in Scotland, Applebrooke Golf Club near Philadelphia, and Rustic Canyon. Hanse has overseen restoration work at classic courses. Gil and his wife, Tracey, live in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with their three children, Chelsea, Tyler, and CaleyShackelford, Geoff is the author of 'Grounds for Golf The History and Fundamentals of Golf Course Design', published 2003 under ISBN 9780312278083 and ISBN 031227808X.