The Winter 2024 issue of By Design magazine from the American Society of Golf Course Architects is now available in digital format.

The inspiration for the cover story of the latest issue came from Robert MacIntyre calling for the Road hole at St Andrews to be ‘blown up’ after losing three shots to it at the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. By Design asked ASGCA members to submit new designs for the famous seventeenth hole on the Old course.

The latest issue of By Design also includes an interview with the new ASGCA president Brian Costello, which covers his golf upbringing in California and the influence of Golden Age design on his own work. Costello also speaks about his experiences overseas. “Nasu Chifuriko Country Club was particularly memorable,” he says. “About an hour and a half north of Tokyo, the course is near the base of Mount Nasu, a dramatic volcanic range that spews smoke and steam on a regular basis. The landscape featured beautiful pines, deciduous hardwoods and native azaleas – a little reminiscent of a certain golf course located in Georgia.”

Also in the Winter 2024 issue is a photo gallery from the Society’s 2024 annual meeting, held in San Francisco, and the news section includes reports on Love Golf Design’s short course at Hazeltine, Todd Eckenrode’s Sharon Heights renovation, Nicklaus Design’s new Webbs Reserve course; plus interviews with Bill Amick and Cynthia Dye McGarey, and much more.

Visit the By Design page of the ASGCA website to sign up for a free subscription and read previous issues.