Golfing Landscapes With Blending Function Of Playing And Viewing

Although the game of golf has been played in Scotland over 5 hundred years, the actual profession of golf course architecture been established in Scotland until 19th century. The design of golfing landscapes can be closely allied with landscape gardening in 1950s. Influenced by the principles of English landscape gardeners, golfing landscapes paid more attention to nature view and sports environment.The growing popularity of golf in the following 150 years result in the diversification of golfing landscapes styles, including coastal, inland parkland, desert, mountain, and prairie courses. The elements of golfing landscapes increased also. Golf architects classified them as architecture, terrain, sand, plant, water, rock etc. and organized them as an organic whole.Since the consideration of nature, golf course was designed according to local conditions, coexistence and the"3P"(Playability, Pulchritude, Practicality). It made the design becoming subtleties. As a part of golf architects, the landscape design was responsible for both playing function and viewing function. People should balance the both and making a final decision. Further more, it should be a complex of style, layout, surroundings and maneuver.This design approach initiated a double affectation of the playing function and viewing function and a harmonious blend of both. The interactional and interdependent relationship resulted in the blending of playing function and viewing function of golfing landscapes.