PBS shines light on golf course architecture with “Golf’s Grand Design,”

July 17, 2012 - PRLog -- BROOKFIELD, Wis. – "Golf’s Grand Design," a new 60-minute HD documentary, debuts on PBS stations across the United States on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 (check local listings). The program, produced with the assistance of American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) President Bob Cupp and “Golf Digest” golf architecture editor Ron Whitten, examines the history and role of American golf course architecture and explores the unique relationship between the people who play the game and the places where they play.

The program features interviews with Cupp and fellow ASGCA members Jack Nicklaus, Pete Dye and Bill Coore, among many others. To view the documentary’s preview, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_BiFHRTn60&feature=youtu.be.



Golf's playing fields have recognizable characteristics – fairways, greens, bunkers, and water hazards – but golf is the only sport played on a field with no specifically defined dimensions. "Golf’s Grand Design" focuses on golf course architecture from the 1880s through present day and highlights some of America's best known and most influential courses. The program was inspired by The Robert J. Stransky Foundation and produced by PBS member station WNED Buffalo/Toronto.

Cupp and Whitten, 1996 winner of the ASGCA Donald Ross Award, have written a companion book for the documentary, also called “Golf’s Grand Design.” The book, published through a grant by the Stransky Foundation and utilizing the assistance of the ASGCA Foundation, will be available for purchase through Amazon.com, PBS and the ASGCA website, www.asgca.org, after the documentary airs in August.

ASGCA Background

Founded in 1946 by 14 leading architects, the American Society of Golf Course Architects is a non-profit organization comprised of experienced golf course designers located throughout the United States and Canada. Members have completed a rigorous two-year long application process that includes the peer review of four representative golf courses. ASGCA members are experienced golf course architects, able to counsel in all aspects of golf course design and remodeling and comprise many of the great talents throughout the golf industry.

For more information about ASGCA, including a current list of members, log on to the ASGCA website at http://www.asgca.org or call (262) 786-5960.