Tom Simpson one of the most underrated golf architects

[rhodmcewan]

Tom Simpson is perhaps the last of the great post war golf course architects to be examined in book form. He was involved in numerous courses such as Muirfield, St Andrews, Royal Aberdeen, Sunningdale, Rye, Ballybunnion, Morfontaine, Chantilly to name but a few. He was a man of singular talents and he held trenchant views, his wonderfully artistic plans and drawings, combined with his attractive penmanship, made his golf sketches works of art in themselves.  Whereas many famous golf architects have been reluctant to divulge their trade secrets, Simpson was a glorious exception.

His life and career has now been laid bare in a new book entitled Tom Simpson & Co, written by the late Fred Hawtree and edited with a foreword and afterword by Donald Steel, two of our greatest recent architects. Running to 208 pages it is illustrated with previously unseen material and relies on Simpson's own scrapbooks and notes. For more information please see this link:  https://www.rhodmcewangolf.com/shop/books/books-books/simpson-co/