Golf Course Architecture - Issue 77, July 2024

9 ON SITES 66 Tom Doak’s newest creation at Sand Valley might convince American golfers that courses do not need to be long to be great. Richard Humphreys pays a visit. 72 Spey Bay in Scotland is a very old-fashioned links with very modern ownership, an interesting mix, says Adam Lawrence. REPORTS 76 Kipp Schulties returned to Florida’s Hunters Run to oversee a near-$10 million project on the East course. 80 Sahalee Country Club prepared for the 2024 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship with a programme of sensitive renovation work. 84 Kevin Norby has completed a centennial project at Minnesota’s Golden Valley, to modernise infrastructure and restore much of AW Tillinghast’s design philosophy. 86 Fry/Straka and NMP Golf Construction are embarking on a huge rebuild of the North course at The Club at Quail Ridge in Florida. HOLING OUT 88 Junior golfer William Carlson speaks about his first foray in golf course design. INTERVIEW 54 A golf designer for close to 40 years, Brian Curley has surely clocked up more air miles than anyone else in the business. Adam Lawrence caught up with him to discuss his career.

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