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Andrew Green looks to improve playing experience at Grey Oaks
Grey Oaks
News | Fri 26 May, 2023

Andrew Green looks to improve playing experience at Grey Oaks

Construction work on Pine course at private Florida club on schedule for completion in July

Nine-hole layout designed by Jonathan Davison opens at Bois d’Arlon
Bois d’Arlon Golf and Resort
News | Fri 26 May, 2023

Nine-hole layout designed by Jonathan Davison opens at Bois d’Arlon

Belgian resort will also open new eighteen-hole layout by Stuart Hallett in 2024

Links Golf Club selects Clayton, DeVries & Pont to renovate Spey Bay
Links Golf Club
News | Thu 25 May, 2023

Links Golf Club selects Clayton, DeVries & Pont to renovate Spey Bay

Crypto-backed community has formalised purchase of 1907 course in northeast Scotland

Thomas Himmel develops renovation plan for Pinnau
Himmel Golf Design
News | Thu 25 May, 2023

Thomas Himmel develops renovation plan for Pinnau

Architect completes pilot on par-five third and will proceed with remainder of first nine in autumn

New OCM course at Tepetonka to enter construction later this year
OCM Golf
News | Tue 23 May, 2023

New OCM course at Tepetonka to enter construction later this year

Sports broadcaster Jim Nantz joins the project as a design consultant for the short course

Playability and sustainability central to Lundin’s Hirsala masterplan
Hirsala Golf
News | Mon 22 May, 2023

Playability and sustainability central to Lundin’s Hirsala masterplan

Architect develops roadmap for Finnish club with help from master greenkeeper Janne Lehto

Black Desert in Utah set to open Tom Weiskopf’s final design
Brian Oar
News | Fri 19 May, 2023

Black Desert in Utah set to open Tom Weiskopf’s final design

Phil Smith oversaw completion of the new course, which is built among black lava fields

Faldo Design gets green light for Fairwinds project in Pakistan
Faldo Design
News | Fri 19 May, 2023

Faldo Design gets green light for Fairwinds project in Pakistan

DHA Karachi selects designer for golf course portion of 20,000-acre development

Paul Miller completes work on two holes and practice facility at Mystic Lake
Paul Miller Design
News | Thu 18 May, 2023

Paul Miller completes work on two holes and practice facility at Mystic Lake

Architect returns to create a ‘crescendo’ finish to the round at Minnesota casino resort course

La Réserve grows in at Heritage ahead of December 2023 opening
Jacob Sjöman
News | Tue 16 May, 2023

La Réserve grows in at Heritage ahead of December 2023 opening

Peter Matkovich and Louis Oosthuizen design in Mauritius has views of Indian Ocean on every hole

The April 2023 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Magazine, News | Thu 06 Apr, 2023

The April 2023 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

Our latest cover features Coore & Crenshaw’s Point Hardy course, which is growing in at Cabot Saint Lucia

Spring 2023 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now
Magazine, News | Thu 09 Mar, 2023

Spring 2023 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now

Main feature explores what the current economic environment means for new course projects

FEATURE
ARTICLES

Belleair: Seaside special
Belleair CC
On site | Adam Lawrence

Belleair: Seaside special

Adam Lawrence says Jason Straka and Dana Fry’s restoration of the Donald Ross design at the West course is a triumph

Grand-Mére: Recapturing a Travis and Alison gem
Beyond The Contour
Opinion | Andrew Harvie and Zachary Car

Grand-Mére: Recapturing a Travis and Alison gem

Andrew Harvie and Zachary Car chronicle the history of a Canadian club that is frozen in time

Defining great: An architect’s first trip to Scotland
Rob Gavarkovs
Opinion | Rob Gavarkovs

Defining great: An architect’s first trip to Scotland

Rob Gavarkovs visits 22 courses and considers why the Scottish links are revered so highly

Caribbean dreams: Point Hardy
Jacob Sjoman
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Caribbean dreams: Point Hardy

Richard Humphreys looks ahead to the opening of the highly anticipated Coore & Crenshaw design, which is currently growing in at the new Cabot Saint Lucia resort 

Palo Alto Hills: Pump up the volume
Marc Howard
Feature | Richard Humphreys

Palo Alto Hills: Pump up the volume

JMP’s Brian Costello transforms California course into a layout that is “more rustic, open and in tune with the oak savannah”

Ball rollback: Is that all?
Mark Alexander
Opinion | Toby Ingleton

Ball rollback: Is that all?

Toby Ingleton says the R&A and USGA’s new model local rule is too little for too few

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

The Addington: Unveiling the past
David Cannon
On site | Adam Lawrence

The Addington: Unveiling the past

The south-east London club is in the middle of a five-year transformation process. The most dramatic changes have already taken place, as Adam Lawrence reports

A life in design: an interview with Ron Kirby
Kristopher Streek
Interview | Adam Lawrence

A life in design: an interview with Ron Kirby

‘Meeting Jones and meeting Jack were two of the greatest things that happened to me’

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? 

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2023
Gopher Watch, News | Thu 06 Apr, 2023

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2023

Which course has Sandy the gopher visited this month?

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