Nicklaus by Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture

At least 30 Nicklaus courses have been ranked in various Top 100 lists, from Shoal Creek in Birmingham, with its sharply etched bunkers and rock-strewn creeks, to Castle Pines outside Denver, carved through a mile-high site that affords stunning views of the surrounding mountains.Here, Nicklaus reveals how he builds his courses and shares the secret of how to "read" a golf hole and play it well. With tips from the master on how to plot out strategy on the fairway, this book-with its superb course photos, plans, and diagrams-will be the season's top holiday gift for any golfer. AUTHOR BIO: Jack Nicklaus, widely recognized as the world's greatest golfer, is also one of the top golf-course designers in the world. Winner of 71 official Tour victories, including 20 majors; five-time winner of the PGA Player of the Year Award; and named Golf Magazine's "Player of the Century," Nicklaus heads the Nicklaus Design company based in North Palm Beach, Florida. Chris Millard, former Executive Editor of Senior Golfer Magazine, is an award-winning golf writer whose work has appeared in Golf Digest, Golf World, Golf Magazine, and the New York Times. He lives in Atlanta. Pete Dye was a top amateur player in the 1950s and is now one of the most revered course designers in the United States. He divides his time between Delray Beach, Florida, and Indianapolis, Indiana.

If you're like me and you've ever fantasized about designing golf courses, get this book. It really brings you into the creative recesses of one of the great golf course designers of all time. The photos alone are worth the price, but Jack's thinking and his thoughtfulness form the core of this must-have book for all golfers


Exceptional Golf Book   December 17, 2002
Daniel P. Kelley (Prospect, Kentucky)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

While some will argue whether Jack Nicklaus has been supplanted by Tiger Woods as the greatest golfer in history,there should be no debate about the place that Chris Millard occupies among golf writers. He is at the top of his game in this outstanding book with witty prose and masterly pacing. Mr. Millard's writing captivates the reader, be he or she a scratch golfer or duffer. At the same time, it provides keen insights into what made Jack Nicklaus a legend that will endure. The book plays like a championship Nicklaus course, but with no bunkers or water hazards to divert the reader from the round of his/her life. Simply put: it's outstanding.


The Bear Essentials   November 15, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Nicklaus is STILL the greatest golfer of all-time. How amazing that he's also one of the top two or three, perhaps the top designer period in golf course design.

Neat insights in here into the Bear's thinking. I'll never look at a golf hole quite the same way. Great pictures, great behind the scenes stories. Loved it.


JACK GETS ANOTHER MAJOR   November 12, 2002
Charles E.F. MILLARD (OLD SAYBROOK, CT United States)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

JACK AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME! ARGUABLY HIS BEST EFFORT.WRITTEN WITH GRACE, SIMPLICITY AND INSIGHT. DESTINED TO BECOME A CLASSIC.