Mike Clayton discusses Alister MacKenzie’s transformative impact on Australian golf and how clubs can avoid repeating previous mistakes by establishing a long-term plan focused on indigenous plants
Justin Olmstead of Profile Products talks about the relationships behind the renovation of Crooked Stick in Indiana
Danish architect considers how Norway’s clubs can maximise the playing season to help keep pace with growing demand
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
Mark Wagner provides an update on progress of the revival of Cobbs Creek
Giulia Ferroni of Leeds Golf Design spells out the intricacies of executing a masterplan and the skills required from a golf course architect
GEO Foundation’s Jonathan Smith considers what progress has been made towards ecological design
John Holmes of Atlas Turf International describes the grassing choices for Marco Simone
Inclusivity and sustainability are valued highly by the Native American tribe that owns Firekeeper Golf Course, says golf historian Mark Wagner
Before this year’s US Amateur, Eric Iverson told GCA how Renaissance Golf Design uncovered elements that make the William Flynn layout a Golden Age treasure
Andrew Harvie and Zachary Car chronicle the history of a Canadian club that is frozen in time
Rob Gavarkovs visits 22 courses and considers why the Scottish links are revered so highly