Featured architects
Herbert Fowler
The instinctive router of great ground
- Born
- 1856, England
- Years active
- c. 1902–1935
- Works
- 40+ in Britain and the USA
- Era
- Golden Age
Why the name endures
A first-class cricketer who came to golf late, Fowler famously routed Walton Heath on horseback. He worked without drawings where he could, trusting an eye for ground that produced some of the boldest bunkering of the Golden Age.
Design principles
- Route first, build second
- Cross-bunkering that forces a committed line
- Use existing hollows and ridges as hazards
Surviving work
Courses to see
Walton Heath (Old)
Surrey, England
Heather-clad and windswept, unusually exposed for an inland course.
Saunton (East)
Devon, England
Big dune links with fairways that tumble between sandhills.
The Berkshire (Red)
Berkshire, England
Six of each par, an unusual and much-copied balance.