Issue 9, July 2007

In this issue, we focus on the use of template and replica designs by modern golf architects. Is duplicating the strategy and even the look of great old holes a sensible way to attract golfers to a new course, or is it a sign of a lack of creativity on the part of the designer?

We also look at the use of golf to support tourist resorts. Do resort courses demand a different design approach from those that golfers will play week in, week out, or is good golf simply good golf whether it's found in Marbella or Maidstone?

Golf writer Richard Goodale profiles little-known Scottish designer Archie Simpson and teases out the complex web of who-did-what on some of the classic links courses. Tony Jacklin features as our Player, and we also cover the topics of course restoration, environmental sustainability, and minimalist design.

And our On Site section looks at Lester George's restoration of CB Macdonald's Old White course at the Greenbrier in West Virginia, USA, as well as visiting the new Monte Rei course in Portugal, Coore and Crenshaw's Saguaro course at the We-Ko-Pa resort in Arizona, and profiling the plans to restore the King's course at Bled in Slovenia.