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Golf
Inc. & Golf Course News
Scott Desiere,
author, wrote, “Rather than
fitting a square peg in a round hole,
Scott-Taylor went outside the box
and designed a rare six-hole, links-style
golf course at The
Links at Foxfield.
[After Scott-Taylor was asked to
design a nine-hole course into just
4.5 acres of land within an age-restricted
development.]...He went on to design
a course so that it's managable for
the average 55-and-over player yet
challening
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ABC News in Maryland & Golf
World
Scott-Taylor was interviewed as a leading opinion on the plight of the
flood ravaged golf course at the historic Shawnee Inn & Golf
Resort in Pennsylvania.
Scott-Taylor stated, “Courses like this
are part of the heritage of golf in this country, and they should be preserved
regardless of the cost.
This is a seminal piece of American golf course architecture, and when you see
it the first time, it really gets in your soul. You worry
that it's getting lost.”
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The
Boston Globe
Jim McCabe, reporter,
wrote, “Just
don't expect the old
place to look the same,
because in addition
to a magical facelift,
millions of dollars
in improvements, and
an inordinate amount
of tender loving care,
Hopkinton
Country Club is a
throwback to an era
of course design rarely
seen today. That fact
is courtesy of Ian
Scott-Taylor, who might
just be the most intriguing
part of a novel story...It's
a project that has
required teamwork,
each will tell you,
but the fourth member
of the team is the
outsider who is mainly
responsible for applying
the character that
will separate Hopkinton
CC from other courses
in the area...”
Tim Gordon, co-owner,
stated, “...He's
[Scott-Taylor] sensitive
to the Scottish and
Irish flavor...”
Scott-Taylor responded, “...I
love the great, old-style
golf courses like Myopia
and Essex, [casting
his eye upon the 18th
fairway]. I hope that's
the feeling people
get when they play
here.” |
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Golf World
Ian Scott-Taylor recognized as one of the top 25 architects of golf courses.
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GolfStyle(formerly
The Washington GOLF Monthly)
David R. Sands, article
author writes, “…with
a sterling course design,
the brainchild of a
Welsh designer who
sketched out a distinctive
British-Isles-style
layout
with pencil and notepad
while seated under
a tree bordering what
was at the time an
Eastern Shore cornfield...Even
w/ the trees, Hunters
Oak Golf Club may turn
out to be the best
British links interpretation
in the States...Squint
just a tad, imagine
the weather was a little
chillier, and you might
think you're in a classic
British
links course. There
are rolling fairway
hills and a masterful
topographic illusions...Hunters
Oak is where Fortune
500 meets Old Tom Morris.”
Bill Delayo, PGA Pro,
stated, “It's
got a wonderful flow
to it. It's like reading
a good book. [Upon
indecision from the
partners about the
design of No. 9, a
par-5, that
Delayo admitted to
looking impossible
from the tee, the following
was the reply:]…[to
change it] would
be like defacing the
Mona Lisa. This is
a masterpiece.” |
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Golf Inc.
While being interviewed on his architectural philosphy, Scott-Taylor answered, “Whether
it's a member at a private club or Tiger, when he stands on that tee at my golf
course, he's got to use what God's given him between his ears to get a score
on it. It's man and his tools against nature."
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Golf Course Management
Jim Krajicek’s stunning golf
photography was featured on the
cover of the commemorative issue
(August 2002) of this prominent industry
magazine for superintendents. This
photo is of the completed second
hole on the Blue Course at the Stanley
Golf Course, designed by
Scott-Taylor.
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New Jersey
Golf Course Owners’ Association
The state association awarded Jumping
Brook Country Club Best
Renovation in 2001 due to Scott-Taylor’s
design, work, and the commitment
of being true to traditional golf
architectural practices.
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The Baltimore Sun
National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Famer, John
Steadman wrote on Hunters Oak Golf Club, “Golf
facilities have been built in the U.S. to resemble what Scotland, Ireland,
and England offer, but nothing carrying the authenticity of what
Scott-Taylor is doing...It will stand alone in the character it
offers... and will offer something different - a vicarious trip to
Scotland, Ireland, or England.”
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Favourite
Holes by Design: The Architect's
Choice
Paul Daley, the book’s author, invited Scott-Taylor to write a chapter
profiling James Braid's 1911 design on the 1st hole at Holyhead Golf Club, North
Wales,
UK, which also includes a Scott-Taylor watercolor of
Baird's design.
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Greenkeeper Magazine
Richard Saunders, author,
notes,
“The work at
East
Herts Golf Club shows that extensive
work can
be carried out while
the course remains
open and the benefits
of
working closely with
the professional team
engaged to do the
work.”
Scott-Taylor remarks,
“...The
good thing about this
is that it's been a
team effort all the
way round. It just
proves that the golf
architect, constructor,
and
work with the greens
committee and the greenkeeper
as a team.”
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Fore! Magazine
Scott-Taylor says of his design at Hunters Oak Golf Club, “To stand on
the tee is to be at one with nature, yourself and what you are about to experience.
But the true undying breath of life that now exists should leave you breathless
and yearning for more as you stand on the turf that will be forever British with
all its heart and soul. As if you were in a cathedral of majesty and godliness,
the land that is now home to this beast is quite serene, yet foreboding...a piece
of magic, a place of hope to the unaccomplished, an inspiration to us all. Ladies
and gentlemen, I humbly present a piece of art that will be revered, criticised
and a point of conversation at many a dinner table...So many Americans
dream of coming to England and playing Lytham and Birkdale, but it's too expensive.
This gives them an idea of what to expect. The pros who've seen the course have
been terrified. When the wind's blowing it's a long and intimidating
course.”
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