Press Release Summary = Ian Andrew and Rick Jacobson are the new breed of golf architects - WorldGolf.com column
Press Release Body = By William K. Wolfrum, Staff Writer, Golf Publisher Syndications
In the world of architecture, a few names stand out - Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Albert Kahn and others have gone down in history as architects that have changed the landscape of their field.
The same phenomenon occurs in the world of golf course architecture, as old-school geniuses like Donald Ross, Alistair MacKenzie and virtually anyone named Fazio or Dye have dazzled the world with their brilliant touch and taste. Golf architects, however, have to contend with something their home-designing brethren don\'t: celebrities.
Imagine, if you will, moving into a \"Brad Pitt Signature\" design home. Sure, Pitt has no experience in architecture, but he has seen and lived in numerous nice homes and he\'s as famous as a person can be, so why not live in one of his homes?
Such is golf\'s situation, where big names so often trump all else. Tiger Woods is getting a few quadrillion bucks to design a golf course in Dubai; Phil Mickelson has already entered the fray, with Sergio Garcia, Annika Sorenstam and others right behind. Golf course architects? Well no, but they are famous, and, honestly, there\'s nothing at all wrong with wanting to play a Tiger Woods\' designed course, provided you have the loot to get there and swing the green fees.
Much like in normal architecture, however, the real work gets done behind the scenes, by people with names that you probably do not recognize. But when you talk to guys like Ian Andrew and Rick Jacobson, you see that the spirit of golf architecture is still alive and well, and in capable hands.
Andrew, a Canadian designer best known for his restoration work on Canadian courses like St. George\'s Golf & Country Club in Toronto, as well as his blog The Caddy Shack, knew that he wanted to be a golf course architect in his early teens. Not a golfer, not an architect, but a golf course architect.
\"I was in Grade 11 and I knew exactly where I was going,\" said Andrew, 41. \"I didn\'t go thru the same angst that a lot of kids do. I\'ve never deviated from the route.\"
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March 5, 2007 Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
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