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New par-three course at Big Cedar Lodge to open in summer 2025
Big Cedar Lodge
News | Thu 19 Dec, 2024

New par-three course at Big Cedar Lodge to open in summer 2025

The 18-hole ‘Cliffhangers’ layout will feature substantial elevation change and highly contoured greens

New short course to open at Hazeltine in summer 2025
Harris Kalinka
News | Thu 21 Nov, 2024

New short course to open at Hazeltine in summer 2025

Love Golf Design is creating a 10-hole par-three layout at the 2029 Ryder Cup venue

University of Alabama opens new $47m golf facility
Dru Love
News | Thu 07 Nov, 2024

University of Alabama opens new $47m golf facility

Davis Love III, Mark Love and Scot Sherman design nine-hole course and practice facilities for golf teams

Sweetens Cove to break ground on new short course in spring 2025
King-Collins
News | Mon 28 Oct, 2024

Sweetens Cove to break ground on new short course in spring 2025

King-Collins designs nine-hole par-three layout at popular Tennessee club

Knowsley Council approves £20m redevelopment of Kirkby Valley
IDG
News | Tue 22 Oct, 2024

Knowsley Council approves £20m redevelopment of Kirkby Valley

IDG’s masterplan includes golf course renovation, a new short layout and adventure golf

Southwest Greens completes new short-game area at Pavenham
Southwest Greens
News | Fri 04 Oct, 2024

Southwest Greens completes new short-game area at Pavenham

Synthetic turf specialist collaborates with short game coach on new facility at UK club

European Golf Design begins East course renovation at Wentworth
Wentworth Club
News | Thu 19 Sep, 2024

European Golf Design begins East course renovation at Wentworth

The design team will also create a new par-three layout and golf academy for the Surrey club

Greg Norman’s team designs short course for Playa Mujeres
Greg Norman Golf Course Design
News | Thu 12 Sep, 2024

Greg Norman’s team designs short course for Playa Mujeres

Cancún club plans to open new nine-hole layout by the end of the year

Roy Bechtol and Jim Fazio to design new 12-hole course in Texas
Bechtol Golf Design
News | Thu 04 Jul, 2024

Roy Bechtol and Jim Fazio to design new 12-hole course in Texas

Holes will range from 78 to 120 yards at Austin Beach Club, which is in the final stages of planning

New short course to open at Apes Hill in December 2024
James Hogg
News | Wed 03 Jul, 2024

New short course to open at Apes Hill in December 2024

Nine holes are inspired by some of golf’s famous designs and range from 70 to 154 yards in length

Winter 2024 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now
Magazine, News | Wed 11 Dec, 2024

Winter 2024 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now

Golf course architects take on the challenge of redesigning the Road hole at St Andrews

The October 2024 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Magazine, News | Thu 17 Oct, 2024

The October 2024 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

The Keep at McLemore, a Bill Bergin-Rees Jones mountaintop design in northwest Georgia, features on the cover

FEATURE
ARTICLES

Taking time to recapture character
Inwood Country Club
Opinion | Daniel Friedman

Taking time to recapture character

Inwood’s Daniel Friedman talks about how the New York club has spent the last 20 years trying to make up for the previous 80 years of change that had slowly eroded the character of its Herbert Strong-designed course

A masterpiece comes into view
Cobbs Creek
Opinion | Mark Wagner

A masterpiece comes into view

Mark Wagner provides an update on progress of the revival of Cobbs Creek

Bill Amick: Long calling for short
ASGCA
Interview | Adam Lawrence

Bill Amick: Long calling for short

Adam Lawrence spoke to the designer about his life and his attempts to encourage golfers to play shorter courses

The triumph of the Dyeciples
ASGCA
Feature | Adam Lawrence

The triumph of the Dyeciples

Adam Lawrence asks why architects who trained with Pete Dye are so dominant in today’s golf design business

The Keep: On top of the world
Evan Schiller
On site | Richard Humphreys

The Keep: On top of the world

Richard Humphreys reports on a new layout that is destined to catch the eye. Designed by Bill Bergin and Rees Jones, McLemore’s second course occupies a spectacular setting on a mountaintop plateau

Goodwood: Down in the woods
Report | Richard Humphreys

Goodwood: Down in the woods

Golf At Goodwood has a new practice facility designed by James Edwards and built by MJ Abbott

Cedar Rapids: Blown away
Vaughn Halyard
On site | Adam Lawrence

Cedar Rapids: Blown away

After an acclaimed 2015 restoration by Ron Prichard, Iowa club thought it was set fair for the future. But Mother Nature had other ideas, says Adam Lawrence

North Ranch: Time for transformation
North Ranch CC
Report | Richard Humphreys

North Ranch: Time for transformation

Fifty years after it was originally laid out, the Ted Robinson layout has been re-envisioned by Jackson-Kahn Design and rebuilt by Landscapes Unlimited

Team building
Turfgrass
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Team building

Turfgrass has launched its US arm with the appointment of John Lawrence, Adam Moeller and Brad Owen. Richard Humphreys speaks with them, Turfgrass founder John Clarkin and director of agronomy Julian Mooney to find out more

Birdie Act: An end to templates?
Kevin Murray
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Birdie Act: An end to templates?

Legislation before the US Congress would extend the copyright protection that currently exists for buildings architecture to golf course design. But would that preclude the construction of classic hole designs, asks Adam Lawrence?

The art of project management
Leeds Golf Design
Opinion | Giulia Ferroni

The art of project management

Giulia Ferroni of Leeds Golf Design spells out the intricacies of executing a masterplan and the skills required from a golf course architect

Gopher Watch Competition – October 2024
Gopher Watch, News | Mon 21 Oct, 2024

Gopher Watch Competition – October 2024

Which course has Sandy the gopher visited this month?

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