Thompson Society Technical Guides (Volume I)

• Foreword Gerald W. Stratford, President Donald Ross Society
• Purpose: About these guides
• Society Matters: About the Society
• Contributors: About the authors
• Comment: About Stanley Thompson: Dr. Geoffrey Cornish

Section 1 – Principles

• 1.1 Rationale for Restoration
• 1.2 Classic golf course restoration
• 1.3 Thompson design principles

Section 2 – Assessment

• 2.1 Fact-finding
• 2.2 Playing surfaces (tees, fairways, rough, greens)
• 2.3 Bunkers/ mounding
• 2.4 About Trees

Section 3 – Planning

• 3.1 Process and member package
• 3.2 Building a team
  
• 3.3 Strategic Planning
• 3.4 Selecting an architect
• 3.5 Environmental concerns  
• 3.6 Master planning process

Section 4 – Restoration

• 4.1 Bunker considerations
• 4.2 Green considerations
• 4.3 Managing trees
• 4.4 Tendering, construction and staging
• 4.5 Construction phases

Section 5 – Reference

• 5.1 Author profiles
• 5.2 Further reading
• 5.3 Bibliography
• 5.4 Credits

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