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Issue Twelve
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. To preview these stories and more, download the contents pages now . And to subscribe to the magazine, click here. To preview these stories and more, download the contents pages now . And to subscribe to the magazine, click here.


Issue Eleven
The first edition of Golf Course Architecture of 2008 is now available, featuring our most in-depth interview yet with a practising architect. Arguably the most influential golf designer alive, Pete Dye spoke to us about why his wife Alice should be blamed for his most difficult holes. Our 'Pioneer' is Tom Simpson, profiled by an ardent admirer, the Scottish golf architect Tom Mackenzie www.mackenzieandebert.co.uk. Sky TV's www.skysports.com Ewan Murray remembers his playing days in our 'Player' column, and author Malcolm Peake visits the Old Tom Morris restoration project at Askernish www.askernishgolfclub.com in Scotland.
With feature articles on the use of hazards to make golf courses more interesting and the design of greens, plus On Site reports from Cobble Beach http://www.cobblebeachgolflinks.com in Canada, Son Gual http://www.son-gual.com in Mallorca, Legend Golf Resort http://www.legendlodges.co.za/golf_newindex.htm in South Africa, Dun Laoghaire http://www.dunlaoghairegolfclub.ie in Ireland and Rudding Park http://www.ruddingpark.com in the UK, this is the most cosmopolitan issue yet! To preview these stories and more, download the contents pages now . And to subscribe to the magazine, click here.



Issue Ten
Issue ten of Golf Course Architecture has just been published, and contains our most detailed look ever at the development of a new course. Over the summer, editor Adam Lawrence spent time in Iceland with architect Steve Smyers, who is running the Black Sand Golf Links project for British firm Faldo Design. Black Sand promises to be one of the most exciting - and challenging - course development projects seen in recent years. Read the article and you'll see why.
In our ongoing series of profiles of up-and-coming course architects, Scottish golf journalist Mark Alexander interviews his compatriot Graeme Webster and Norwegian-based partner Brian Phillips, a team better known as Niblick Golf Design. Our Pioneer column is particularly exciting in this issue, as American golf architect Richard Mandell, author of a major recent book on the Pinehurst area of North Carolina, debunks some of the myths about Pinehurst's creator, Donald Ross. To preview these stories and more, download the contents pages now . And to subscribe to the magazine, click here.


Issue Nine
The Summer 2007 edition of Golf Course Architecture is now available. 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? To preview these stories and more, download the contents pages now .


Issue Eight
Issue eight of Golf Course Architecture, out now, includes the role that course design has in improving pace of play. Is slow play really down to golfers who believe that adopting Tiger’s pre-shot routine will make them play like the world number one? Or can careful design/renovation create courses on which play naturally flows more quickly? See our feature for the views of some of the world’s best-qualified commentators. Getting established as a golf architect is tough. We speak to a number of relatively youthful architects and profile their routes into the profession. Plus, British designer Jonathan Gaunt remembers his early exposure to the work of Philip Mackenzie Ross, and fellow architect Tom Mackenzie addresses his critics on the controversial proposed alterations to the famous Old Links at Musselburgh. In our ‘On Site’ section we take a look at the alterations currently being made to Turnberry’s Ailsa course in preparation for the 2009 Open, play the exciting new Links at Las Palomas in Mexico and visit Celtic Manor in Wales to see the course being built specifically to host the 2010 Ryder Cup. To preview these stories and more, download the contents pages now .


Issue Seven
Issue seven of Golf Course Architecture, out now, includes the impact of golf carts on course design. Operators love carts for their effect on profits, but are they bad for golf courses? New golfing hotspots such as the Middle East, Eastern Europe and China are profiled in our feature entitled ‘Golf spreads its wings’, and architect Howard Swan examines the course design work of five times Open champion James Braid. Tiger Woods’ entry into the design business leads off our news section, which also covers course development work in India, Scotland, the USA and Bahrain. And our ‘On Site’ section visits La Zagaleta in Spain, the new Carrick course on Loch Lomond and Northwick Park’s six hole Majors course in London. Download the contents pages for a full preview.


Issue Six
Issue six of Golf Course Architecture, out now, includes features on course renovation and restorations and the use of computer software in golf design. Does technology make for easier design work, or does it make architects lazy and discourage creativity? Legendary English amateur Gary Wolstenholme sounds off about the lengthening of classic courses in our Player column, stepping on a few sacred cows in the process. We have a review of progress on the new seventh course at St Andrews, including some spectacular photography. German golf historian Christoph Meister profiles Bernhard von Limburger, and our roving reporters visit a number of new or revamped courses, including Linna Golf in Finland, the Duke's Course outside St Andrews, and Royal Cinque Ports, Deal. Download the contents page for a full preview.

Issue Five
The July 2006 edition of Golf Course Architecture is available to buy now. In this issue we describe in detail the changes made to the Royal Liverpool course to secure the return of the Open Championship. Our subsidiary feature looks at how would-be architects can get appropriate education and training, and the skills needed to be a success in the profession. Our Pioneer is Old Tom Morris, and in our On Site section, we visit Pine Needles in North Carolina, Saint-Germain in Paris and the site of Tom Doak's first UK course, the Renaissance Club at Archerfield, right next to Muirfield in Scotland. Download the contents page for a full preview.

Issue Four
The April 2006 edition of Golf Course Architecture is available to buy now. In this issue we raise the controversial issue of ‘signature’ design, and investigate whether the marketing gains outweigh any other losses. Also in this issue we seek expert opinion on mixed golf and residential developments, Canadian architect Jeff Mingay profiles Stanley Thompson, and Jeremy Pern questions the industry’s obsession with course rankings. We’ve been on site at Askernish in the Outer Hebrides to discover whether Old Tom Morris’s 1891 course can be restored and profile Muskoka Bay in Canada. We have a feature interview with Kyle Phillips and our main news story highlights plans for a new Trump course near Aberdeen. There’s much more, download the contents page for a full preview.

Issue Three
The January 2006 issue of Golf Course Architecture is available now. Our main theme this issue is design cost, with our cover story looking at some of golf's most expensive designs, and associated articles from architects Tom Doak and Martin Ebert considering the value of golf architecture services. We also have a feature article on course irrigation, we profile CB Macdonald, hear from Davis Love III and interview Keith Williams of Loch Lomond GC. For a more detailed overview of issue three, download our contents page.
Issue Two
In this issue, architects Tom Mackenzie and Michael Hurdzan discuss the ideal green, and we look at the vexed question of golf's relationship with its environment. The Pioneer this issue examines the work of Dr Alister MacKenzie, and The Player is Ernie Els. With an exclusive sneak preview of David Kidd's new links at Machrihanish, the second issue of Golf Course Architecture is essential reading. For a more detailed overview of issue two, download our contents page.

Issue One
The cover story for our launch issue was architecture at St Andrews. We also considered the design of short par fours and profiled Harry Colt. Nick Faldo wrote about the opening and closing holes on a golf course and we spoke to Colin Montgomerie about Carton House. To preview this issue, download the contents page.