Great Architects: Donald Ross (feat Bradley Klein)

About this episode

Garrett discusses Donald Ross's golf architecture with Bradley Klein, addressing questions from Fried Egg Golf Club members.

Donald Ross had one of the most prolific, impressive careers in the history of golf architecture. Yet his design methods and ideas are not as widely and precisely understood as those of, say, Alister MacKenzie or C.B. Macdonald. So in this episode, Garrett sits down with Bradley Klein, a longtime golf architecture writer and golf course consultant, to answer some Ross-themed questions asked by members of Fried Egg Golf Club. First, though, Garrett discusses what he believes are the five essential Donald Ross golf courses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Garrett

Guest: Bradley Klein

Topics covered

• golf architecture
• Donald Ross
• golf course design
• Bradley Klein
• Fried Egg Golf Club

Keywords

• Donald Ross
• golf architecture
• Bradley Klein
• golf courses
• design methods

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fried Egg Golf Club

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