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to the enjoyment of the game by reason of the skill called for in overcoming 

 these features. If the golf architect is not a skilled landscape architect 

 it is very desirable that he have associated with him such an architect, 

 not only for the benefit of the landscape architect's skill in noting existing 

 scenic possibilities, but also in seeing the possibilities of creating new scenic 

 resources. An instance of the latter was noted where young trees growing 

 in a projected fairway, instead of being rooted up and burned, were care- 



PLATE No. 68 . 



PLAN MODEL OF A TWENTY-SEVEN HOLE GOLF COURSE IN GALLOPING HILL PARK, 

 UNION COUNTY PARK SYSTEM, UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 



The course occupies about two hundred and fifty acres. The fairways have been cut through wooded sections, 

 and beautiful vistas meet the eye from almost every angle. The length of holes and the par value of each hole 

 is shown by the following table: 



Total 6,644 yards 



Par 72 



Th ird Nine Holes 3,113 yards Par 35 



