The new issue of Golf Course Architecture might just be the most exciting yet. We've been especially fortunate in this edition, as we were recently able to secure an exclusive interview with golf legend Jack Nicklaus. Not content with 18 professional Major wins, Nicklaus has built the world’s largest golf design firm, currently working on courses in more than 40 countries.
As well as Jack, we have plenty of other content to tease readers' interest, including an extended feature on golf development. What do developers look for when choosing a designer, and how do they differentiate themselves from the competition? How do new golf facilities market themselves? Our summit will tell you. Golf writer Richard Goodale profiles legendary Irish designer Eddie Hackett in our Pioneer section, and double Masters champion Bernhard Langer offers us his thoughts as this month's Player.
And in our On Site section, we have been especially busy, with visits to Royal Antwerp in Belgium, where architect Dimitri van Hauwaert
is trying to restore Tom Simpson's work, to David Krause's Golf Valley in Germany, which has aspirations to be a major tournament venue in the future, and Pasatiempo, The Concession and the Deltona Club in the States – plus an article by architect Chris Pitman on his restoration of Alister MacKenzie's historic Titrangi course in New Zealand.
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15 JULY, 2008
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20 MAY, 2008
Issue 12 NOW AVAILABLE
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.
20 MAY, 2008
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27 JANUARY, 2008
Issue 11 NOW AVAILABLE
The first edition of Golf Course Architecture of 2008 has been published, 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.
21 JANUARY, 2008
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21 JANUARY, 2008
Golf Business Forum 2008
The 5th annual KPMG Golf Business Forum will take place in Ireland between May 12 and May 14, 2008. The Golf Business Forum, which has established itself as the leading golf business event for Europe, Middle East and Africa will this year focus on Golf Resorts and Golf Communities, and will feature a glittering array of expert speakers offering insight on a variety of compelling industry topics. For more information, please visit www.golfbusinessforum.com.
18 JANUARY, 2008
International golf industry conference
The second Golf Business Conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland between 23-25 April 2008. The event is run by Golf Poland, and is considered one of the most important meeting grounds in this rapidly developing region of Europe. The first Golf Business Conference took place during April 2007 in Wroclaw, with over 100 delegates from 18 countries attending? Click here for more information.
19 OCTOBER, 2007
Autumn edition OUT NOW
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. We look at the construction of golf courses, and, in our On Site course review section, visit Korineum in northern Cyprus,
Fota Island in Ireland, and, in the home of golf, take a look at two contrasting projects - the exciting new course by top American designer Tom Doak, The Renaissance Club at Archerfield and the hickory-only nine holer at Hill of Tarvit in Fife.
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19 OCTOBER, 2007
Gopher Watch: the truth revealed
Sandy, GCA's much-travelled gopher had a particularly hair-raising outing in this issue. Want to see the photos that show how he managed to cling to life - and how one golf architect helped out? Click here to see.
19 OCTOBER, 2007
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30 July, 2007
Issue nine now available
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?
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
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30 july, 2007
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30 july, 2007
European Golf Business Conference 2007
GCA sponsor the European Golf Course Owners Association (EGCOA) has announced the date and venue for its second annual conference. Like last year's inaugural event, the conference will be held in EGCOA's home city of Amsterdam, this time at the city's five star Renaissance Hotel. Conference dates are November 28-30.
8 April, 2007
Issue eight now available
The new issue of Golf Course Architecture has hit the streets. Topics covered in this issue include 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.
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8 APRIL, 2007
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7 April, 2007
Seen the pictures? Now play the course
Many golfers have seen the famous golf course paintings by Victorian artist Douglas Adams, ‘The Drive’, ‘Difficult Bunker’ and ‘Putting Green’. But how many know which course they depict?
22 JANUARY, 2007
Issue seven out now
Issue seven of Golf Course Architecture has just been published. In this issue, we look at 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.
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30 OCTOBER, 2006
Issue six out now
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.
In the new edition of Golf Course Architecture, available now, 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.
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.
16 JANUARY, 2006
Gopher Watch
Enter Gopher Watch for a chance to win a free Golf Course Architecture golf shirt. All you need to do is identify the course, described by Charles Lawrie as "one of the best inland layouts in Britain", in the picture below. Let us know by e-mailing gopher@golfcoursearchitecture.net before the end of March 2006. Apologies for the misprinted e-mail address and closing date in issue three of the magazine.
12 JANUARY, 2006
Issue three out now
The January 2006 issue of Golf Course Architecture is available to buy 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.
8 DECEMBER, 2005
GCA wins design award
The team here at Golf Course Architecture is delighted to have won the Magazine Layout & Design Award at last night's prestigious BRITTIR (British Turfgrass Industry Recognition) Awards Reception in Blackpool, UK. Many thanks to Martyn Jones and colleagues at the National Turfgrass Foundation, who host the awards ceremony during their annual conference.
5 OCTOBER, 2005
Issue two out now
Our second issue is now on sale. 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.
30 June, 2005
Issue one out now
The launch issue of Golf Course Architecture is now on sale. Feature articles include a profile of golf at St Andrews, short par four design, and a profile of Harry Colt. Contributing writers include Sky Sports commentator Bruce Critchley, golf writer and architect Geoff Shackelford, ecologist Jonathan Smith and former world number one golfer Nick Faldo. For a more detailed overview of the launch issue, download our contents page.
1 June, 2005
GCA becomes media partner for Business Of Golf conference
We are delighted to announce that Golf Course Architecture will be the official media partner for the inaugural Business of Golf conference, hosted by the Golf Consultants Association. The conference will be held at the St Andrews Bay resort in Fife, Scotland between 11 and 13 October 2005.
4 May, 2005
Golf Course Architecture partners with EIGCA
Golf Course Architecture, the new quarterly journal of golf course design and modification, has entered into a partnership with the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA). The partnership will see the EIGCA providing editorial guidance for the publication, ensuring that content addresses the issues that are of most importance to the industry. The first issue of Golf Course Architecture will be published on 30 June 2005. Read more.
1 January, 2005
New periodical on golf architecture
In June 2005 the first edition of Golf Course Architecture will be published. The purpose of this quarterly journal is to provide golf club managers, developers and golf course architects with insights into course design and modification. The journal will include interviews with leading architects and analysis of some of the primary challenges facing golf course architects. Watch this space for more information.
