GSTM 300 - Golf Course Planning & Design

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): ACCT 115, CITA 110 and COMM 100

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This is course offers an introduction to the theory and practice of golf course planning and design. Lectures will cover the history and theory of golf course development, classic and modern design approaches, types of planning, aesthetics, selecting a design team, environmental consideration, course components and equipment, construction, and cost estimating

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Be able to define various types of planning related to golf course design, and elements of a program design plan for a golf course.
Be capable of reading topographical maps and concept plans
Be capable of using different golf course design elements to draw
Be capable of redesigning golf course holes to improve upon existing features (strategy and design), playability, and maintenance
Understand the history of golf course architecture and identify major designers styles
Identify the various stages of design and determine the feasibility of a project being successful
Be able to identify the need to renovate golf course features
Be able to explain the components of a golf course feasibility study.
Be able to analyze the design characteristics of course features (greens, tees, etc.) and articulate the pros and cons of the existing features
Explain the safety elements of a golf course related to design.
Complete a redesign of College Golf Course holes, present drawn concept plans, and articulate the vision for redesign in an oral presentation.