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Design for the next generation
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Design for the next generation

Golf is dominated by middle aged and older players. Adam Lawrence investigates the role design can play in attracting the young

Is the golf boom real?
Tremont Sporting Co.
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Is the golf boom real?

With golf experiencing participation figures not seen in decades, is this translating into industry growth for golf course architects?

Match makers
Evan Schiller
Feature | Richard Humphreys

Match makers

While match play may no longer be the predominant format for golf, there are some course projects where it drives the design

Too fast for furious?
Vaughn Halyard
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Too fast for furious?

Can architects convince their clients to keep greens at speeds that allow them to build contoured surfaces, or are we now in a mostly flat era?

Water reduction: Drying out the game
Larry Lambrecht
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Water reduction: Drying out the game

Golf needs to find new ways to reduce its water usage, and new innovations in turfgrass may help

The Gravel Pit: Dramatic short shots in central Minnesota
Nicholas Hoffmann
Feature | Richard Humphreys

The Gravel Pit: Dramatic short shots in central Minnesota

Scott Hoffmann incorporates template concepts for new thirteen-hole par-three course

Old Chatham: For the players
Ryan Montgemory/Monty Aerials LLC
Feature | Toby Ingleton

Old Chatham: For the players

Renovation work at Old Chatham was designed to raise the challenge while remaining playable for all

Designing for all abilities: how low should you go?
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Designing for all abilities: how low should you go?

Architects aim to lay out courses that are playable for all. But should they be catering for really bad golfers? 

Short course decision pays off for Skamania Lodge
Skamania Lodge
Feature | Richard Humphreys

Short course decision pays off for Skamania Lodge

Brian Costello-led transformation at Washington resort leads to increase in play

Eau Claire: Looking back to its past
Evan Schiller
Feature | Toby Ingleton

Eau Claire: Looking back to its past

The recent renovation of the classic Wisconsin layout has delivered a more traditional aesthetic

Out of bounds: the worst thing in golf?
Carnoustie Golf Links
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Out of bounds: the worst thing in golf?

Golfers hate it more than almost anything else, but it was once a legitimate strategic hazard, says Adam Lawrence

Losing the crutch: holes without bunkers
Simon Potter
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Losing the crutch: holes without bunkers

GCA asks why bunkers are such a prominent part of golf, and what makes a good bunkerless hole

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