The Lakes Before And After, 8th Hole
/To get some idea of the transformation of The Lakes, home to this week's Australian Open, here is a before-after shot of the 8th hole courtesy of architect Mike Clayton and his firm.
In golf construction art and utility meet; both are absolutely vital; one is utterly ruined without the other. GEORGE THOMAS
It’s back!
Twenty years later Tatra Press has kindly allowed me to bring back Grounds For Golf now that golf architecture is of more interest to the masses. A new Introduction looks at what’s driven the interest growth and two new chapters I had a blast adding (plus a few edits to keep things up-to-date).
The Amazon purchase page for the book arriving June 15, 2026.
