Issue 12, April 2008

Golf Course Architecture concludes three years of publishing with a bumper edition. Attached to the issue is a special publication detailing the design and construction of the Castle Course, the first championship-length track built in St Andrews for nearly 100 years.

Veteran American architect Robert von Hagge tells us about his design philosophies and shares anecdotes about the creation of courses such as Les Bordes. Sustainability of golf is a huge issue today, and our feature addresses how architects, developers and existing clubs can make their golf courses more environmentally and socially sustainable.

Architect Forrest Richardson profiles his late friend Desmond Muirhead in our Pioneer column, and we have a true legend, Greg Norman as our Player. Fancy playing golf free of the concerns of par? Bruce Charlton says we ought to consider it.

And our On Site column travels to Sugarloaf Mountain in Florida, Luton Hoo and Sunningdale in England, and the new Els Club in Dubai.