37 GOOD READ “Links golf is a chess game” For the cover story of the latest issue of By Design magazine – produced for the American Society of Golf Course Architects by the team responsible for GCA – Raymond Hearn, Bill Bergin and Tim Liddy provide insight into their experiences of the British and Irish links courses and how those visits have shaped their careers as designers. “At its best, links golf is a chess game with different pieces and a different board every day,” says Liddy, who worked and lived in St Andrews when remodelling the Dukes course, which overlooks the town, in 2006. The Fall issue of By Design also includes an interview with the new ASGCA executive director Hunki Yun about his career in golf and what he hopes to bring to the Society, and a case study explaining why Tahoma 31 was the ideal choice for The Landing at Torresdale, which was designed by Steve Weisser of Rees Jones, Inc. To download the latest issue and subscribe to By Design, visit www.asgca.org. BY DESIGN Excellence in Golf Design from the American Society of Golf Course Architects ISSUE 67 // FALL 2024 ALSO: // The Landing // ASGCA Donald Ross Award // Trump Lido Indonesia HUNKI YUN The new ASGCA Executive Director speaks about his career and what he hopes to bring to the Society LINKS LEARNINGS How have the links courses of Britain and Ireland inspired today’s architects? Image: Kawonu Golf Club Construction of Kawonu Golf Club in Simpsonville, South Carolina, will begin in early 2025. It will be the first new private club in the Greenville area for more than 30 years and will include a golf course designed by Andrew Green. The development is led by founding partners Scott Ferrell and Barton Tuck. Among Ferrell’s various roles in the golf industry, he has worked for the PGA Tour, managing marketing for TPC properties, and as president of Gary Player Group. Tuck is serving as development partner due to his experience in real estate, developing new courses and managing golf properties. His Wingfield Golf Management Services company has helped to build and manage more than 60 golf courses in the southeast of America. The Kawonu club will be built on a 290-acre property that was once home to the Cherokee people, with the name ‘Kawonu’ deriving from the Cherokee word for the ducks that inhabit the ponds and waterways of the property. The natural water features will be incorporated in the course, which will be laid out over rolling pastures and through mature woodlands. A grand opening is expected to take place in spring 2027. New Andrew Green course to enter construction in 2025 Photo: Evan Schiller
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