The Pursuit of “Classic” – Has the value of golf course architecture become stuck in the past?
by Forrest Richardson, Golf Course Architect Originally appeared in The Golf, the Journal of the Golf Heritage Society and the Society of Hickory Golfers (2021) One of my fondest memories visiting Disneyland as a kid was the “Great Carousel of Progress” — a revolving stage originally created by General Electric and Disney for the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Each audience remained in one of six theatres as the show rotated to scenes with animatronic characters showcasing a family enjoying their homelife. The scenes began from the beginning of the industrial revolution to a futuristic rendition of what life might be like [...]