What is the cost of a well designed course?

Going back as far as CB Macdonald’s ill-fated Lido, there have been expensive golf courses. But recently, the trickle of such projects has become a flood.

Designer of Alwoodley and Moortown in the UK, Cypress Point and Augusta National in the USA, and Royal Melbourne in Australia, Alister MacKenzie created some of golf’s most revered courses. Mark Rowlinson investigates his legacy.

Can golf course architects design courses suitable for both professional tournaments and everyday play?

Intelligent design in golf is the subtle selection and evolution of golf courses, comments Jeremy Pern.