{"title":"Tom Doak","description":"Tom Doak learned golf-course design as a member of Pete Dye's legendary course-architecture staff, and is now a highly regarded course architect in his own right, having designed and built courses throughout the United States. He is also a contributing aditor for Golf Magazine. He lives in Traverse City, Michigan.","products":[{"product_id":"the-anatomy-of-a-golf-course-the-art-of-golf-architecture-hardcover","title":"The Anatomy of a Golf Course: The Art of Golf Architecture - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eBehind every golf hole lies an influence on every golfer's game that few golfers ever contemplate: the course architect. Why a hole dog-legs left and not right, why bunkers end up where they are, the length of a hole, the view from the tee--all these factors and many more are the result of choices made by the golf architect to challenge, and sometimes intimidate, any golfer's game. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tom Doak, one of America's youngest and most successful golf architects, here discusses his craft and explains the strategies behind a golf architect's decisions. Knowing \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e a course is laid out is critical to\u003ci\u003e how \u003c\/i\u003ethe course should be played. Knowledgeable golfers and beginners alike will find \u003cb\u003eThe Anatomy of a Golf Course \u003c\/b\u003efascinating--and stroke saving--reading.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51409599201503,"sku":"9781580800716","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/T79KKZrniF9781580800716.webp?v=1789620716"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/tom-doak.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}