Robert Graves (right) coauthored Classic Golf Hole Design with Geoffrey Cornish (left). Robert Muir Graves, 72, a past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), died June 28 in Bend, Ore., after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Graves served as ASGCA president in 1974-75, and was elected a Fellow at the society?EUR??,,????'???s recent annual meeting in Pittsburgh. The majority of his course work was in California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Malaysia, including: the Golf Club at Quail Lodge; Lake Merced Golf and Country Club; La Purisima Golf Club and Sea Ranch Golf Club in California; Black Butte Ranch Golf Club; River's Edge Golf Club and Seventh Mountain Golf Club in Oregon; and Port Ludlow Golf Club in Washington. A noted author and lecturer, Mr. Graves' most recent work was a 336-page hard cover book, Classic Golf Hole Design, co-authored with Geoffrey Cornish, with whom he conducted many two-day seminars on golf course architecture. In a foreword to the book, Damian Pascuzzo, a ASGCA past president, observed: "Bob and Geoff are two of the grand old men of the design fraternity. After several years of research and the evaluation of thousands of golf holes, they have put before us their findings. After reading this book, we?EUR??,,????'???ll all wonder if our favorite holes fit one of the classic models. For many, reading this book will be the beginning of a wonderful journey of discovery." After living and working for many years in Walnut Creek, Calif., Mr. Graves moved to a ranch in Bend, Ore.