feature - forrest richardson

"Golf is a game for everyone, not just the talented few," Harvey Penick once said. From the casual to the
serious-minded, millions of golfers play a game steeped in tradition and history. Not everyone appreciates the artistry that goes into crafting a golf course. Golf course architect Forrest Richardson, who has worked on designs for more than 70 golf courses and has authored two books on the subject, continues to dream up new ways to challenge, inspire, and entertain players. After studying golf course design in Dundee, Scotland, he studied under the tutelage of the late Arthur Jack Snyder in Phoenix, Arizona. His firm Forrest Richardson & Associates not only creates golf courses from scratch but restores old ones to their former glory. From the deserts of the American Southwest to Hawai'i to Asiatic Russia to Mexico, Richardson's work is known all over the world. His artistry is rare in that people can interact and walk the grounds of his imagination.

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