Tony Marshall

Diverse Horizons: a Prototypical Approach to Develop a Junior Golf Facility for Diverse Participants Using Survey Instruments and Advanced Computer Visualization Tony Marshall

Can a prototypical process involving literature reviews, interviews, questionnaires, design charrettes, and advanced computer visualization tools, be applied to create golf facilities valid to the subjects involved in the process? The research attempts to create a prototypical process by exploring and applying various research schemes that attempts to solve a selected design issue. Thus, the issue selected: How can the golf course be designed to attract, accommodate, and educate today¿s youth? The research focused on using data collection methods inclusive to: literature reviews, interviews, questionnaires, and design charrettes. As an addendum to this prototypical process, these methods of data collection were validated through computer visualization. The preceding methods, along with the basic ideals of youths in golf, were the main focus in researching golf course design catered to the youth. The results of this research could potentially serve as an addendum to junior golf development, and also act as a resource for future designers, by assisting to acquire user needs and demands for buildings, interiors, landscapes, and products all over the world.