Golf Course Architecture - Issue 78, October 2024

9 FEATURE 54 Adam Lawrence asks why architects who trained with Pete Dye are so dominant in today’s golf design business. ON SITE 68 After an acclaimed 2015 restoration by Ron Prichard, Cedar Rapids thought it was set fair for the future. But Mother Nature had other ideas, says Adam Lawrence. INTERVIEWS 44 Bill Amick has had a long career in golf design. Now retired, he remains active in the ASGCA, of which he has been a member for almost 60 years. Adam Lawrence spoke to him about his life 48 Turfgrass has launched its US arm with a string of high-profile appointments. Richard Humphreys speaks with them, Turfgrass founder John Clarkin and director of agronomy Julian Mooney to find out more. REPORTS 76 Golf at Goodwood has a new practice facility designed by James Edwards and built by MJ Abbott. 80 Fifty years after it was originally laid out, California’s North Ranch has been re-envisioned by Jackson-Kahn Design and rebuilt by Landscapes Unlimited. HOLING OUT 84 The new TGL golf league tees off in January 2025 on virtual holes created by three design firms. INSIGHT 40 Inwood’s Daniel Friedman details how the New York club and Renaissance Golf Design have spent the last 20 years recapturing the character of the Herbert Strong course

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