Tech Guides

Foreword
Dr. Geoffrey Cornish

Introduction
-Restoring Thompson
-Rationale for restoration

Section 1 – Principles
1.1 Classic golf courses
1.2 Thompson design principles

Section 2 – Assessment
2.1 Fact-finding and checklist
2.2 Playing surfaces (tees, fair
     ways, rough, greens)
2.3 Bunkers and mounding
2.4 Turf / tree considerations

Section 3 – Planning
3.1 Building a team
3.2 Selecting an architect
3.3 Environmental concerns
3.4 Master planning process
3.5 The member package
3.6 Implementation plan

Section 4 – Restoration  
4.1 Bunker reconstruction
4.2 Green considerations
4.3 Managing trees
4.4 Tendering, construction and
     implementation

Section 5 – Conclusion
5.1 Case studies