Royal Birkdale is to undergo significant alterations in preparation for the 2008 Open, the ninth time the championship will have visited the Lancashire links.

Martin Ebert discusses the importance of taking a sensible approach to designing a golf course.

Jayne Leyland considers how using different turfgrasses can create more sustainable golf courses.

For some, irrigation may be to blame for too-green grass, but properly used such a system can deliver firm conditions while protecting the golf course, says Adam Lawrence.

Adam Lawrence spoke to Loch Lomond GC chief executive Keith Williams about the club's development.