Architect Rolf-Stephan Hansen has completed shaping 17 holes of the Budersand project on the German island of Sylt.

Golf architecture aficionados often bemoan the negative impact that club and ball technology has had on classic golf courses.

Howard Swan, who has worked on many of Braid's courses, describes the life and legacy of the Scottish member of the Great Triumvirate.

Routing "It is both necessary and desirable that the holes should be laid out as suggested by the lie of the land, every natural obstacle being taken advantage of"

Golf course design, grass choice, and turf management are all intimately linked and unless they co-exist harmoniously the way a golf course plays and looks can be adversely affected for generations.