Features

Blais Herman

18 December 2025

Let’s work together

Building golf courses demands large teams, but it is a widely held perception that golf course design is generally the product of a single mind. Can collaboration work in design? Adam Lawrence investigates

Adare Manor

Opinion

16 December 2025

A clear vision for championship conditions

Agronomist Julian Mooney of Turfgrass says early engagement between architect and agronomists helps to deliver courses that are tournament-ready

Keith Cutten

Good Read

15 December 2025

Good Read: The Evolution of Golf Course Design

Keith Cutten talks about the origins, research and success of his 2018 book, which is set to be rereleased

Golframes

Opinion

08 December 2025

A labour of love

The story of how an unexpected phone call led to the development of a golf art business

Kansas City Parks & Recreation

Opinion

10 October 2025

Honouring a historic gem

Ron Whitten discusses the work to recapture AW Tillinghast’s original vision for Swope Memorial in Kansas City

USGA/Fred Vuich

Feature

06 October 2025

Not for a long shot?

Why are players, who can comfortably reach a 600-yard ‘par five’ in two, so hostile to long one-shotters? Adam Lawrence investigates

Michael Reaves/PGA of America

Opinion

25 September 2025

Ryder Cup 2025: Five holes to look out for at Bethpage Black

GCA picks out holes that could prove critical in this year’s contest

Bethpage State Park

Opinion

08 September 2025

Past as prologue: Ryder Cup at Bethpage casts light on golf history

Mark Wagner speaks with Bethpage's super Michael Hadley and three architects about the Black's Ryder Cup role, WPA roots and impact on public golf

Steve Carr

Opinion

13 August 2025

Camiral: Designed for the Ryder Cup

Golf course architect David Williams talks about the Spanish resort’s origins and how the Stadium course was created to host golf’s biggest event

Gary Lisbon

Good Read

04 July 2025

Good Read: Great Golf Courses of the World

Gary Lisbon tells us about his new book, featuring over 100 courses he has photographed during his travels

Lukas Michel/CDP

Opinion

28 April 2025

The future of vegetation management on Sandbelt courses

Mike Clayton discusses Alister MacKenzie’s transformative impact on Australian golf and why clubs should establish a plan focused on indigenous plants

Crooked Stick

Opinion

07 April 2025

The ties that bind

Justin Olmstead of Profile Products talks about the relationships behind the renovation of Crooked Stick in Indiana

Larry Lambrecht

Feature

26 March 2025

Are bunkers getting too pretty for their own good?

Is the beauty of bunkering being over-emphasised at the expense of its function, asks Adam Lawrence

Caspar Grauballe

Opinion

30 January 2025

Caspar Grauballe: Winter is coming

Danish architect considers how Norway’s clubs can maximise the playing season to help keep pace with growing demand

Inwood Country Club

Opinion

19 December 2024

Taking time to recapture character

Inwood’s Daniel Friedman talks about how the New York club has spent the last 20 years trying to make up for the previous 80 years of change that had slowly eroded the character of its Herbert Strong-designed course

Cobbs Creek

Opinion

16 December 2024

A masterpiece comes into view

Mark Wagner provides an update on progress of the revival of Cobbs Creek

ASGCA

Feature

29 November 2024

The triumph of the Dyeciples

Adam Lawrence asks why architects who trained with Pete Dye are so dominant in today’s golf design business

Kevin Murray

Feature

01 October 2024

Birdie Act: An end to templates?

Legislation before the US Congress would extend the copyright protection that currently exists for buildings architecture to golf course design. But would that preclude the construction of classic hole designs?

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