Week 1: Quiz – Land and Landscape

Stage 1: Discover & Play  ·  Golf Course Design
Week 1 — Land and Landscape


How Nature Shapes Golf · Reading the Land

Review questions covering the lessons above. Read each question aloud and discuss before selecting an answer.

Correct answers are shown in stone brown. Use this as a review and discussion tool.

Question 1

What is a ‘links’ course?

  • ○ A course built on a flat plain
  • ✓ Bumpy coastal land formed by wind and sea where golf was first played
  • ○ A course with many water features

Question 2

What does a golf course architect look for first?

  • ○ The nearest city
  • ✓ The natural features of the land — slopes, water, vegetation, views
  • ○ The price of the property

Question 3

What is ‘topography’?

  • ○ The type of grass used
  • ✓ The shape and features of the land surface — hills, valleys, flat areas
  • ○ The rules of the course