Features

GCA asks why bunkers are such a prominent part of golf, and what makes a good bunkerless hole

Faldo Design architect’s list includes classic links, a few hidden gems, and a putting course

Edwin Roald explains how some golf facilities may already be carbon positive, possibly eyeing an additional revenue stream

The oldest golf club in Spain has ambitious plans to improve both its course and clubhouse experience

Ohio-based architect lists the courses that stir his architectural mind

Coore & Crenshaw is working with local developer Russell Lands to bring top class golf to Alabama

Twin greens and a fresh design provide options galore on 18-hole course located on Japan’s south coast

Californian architect whose portfolio spans from San Diego to Shenzhen lists his favourite courses

In these days of long-hitting, architects are trying to find a new role for par five holes. Adam Lawrence asks what that should be

Architect at Arnold Palmer Design Company lists his favourite golf courses

Are fescue grasses the ideal choice for areas between holes? Ryan Book considers an alternative

Adam Lawrences asks six young golf architects about the development of their golf design careers

Kiwi architect lists ten golf courses that ‘inspire affection’>

When both of its courses were damaged by floods, the Italian destination took the opportunity to reimagine their design

Icelandic architect lists the golf courses that have most influenced him.

The second article in our new series sees the Canadian architect list the courses that have inspired him.

Ally McIntosh offers a plea to links courses to resist the trend towards homogenisation of design.

In restoring Baltusrol, Gil Hanse relied on the principle that AW Tillinghast got it right.

The first article in a new GCA series which asks people to list their favourite courses.

Sand is crucial to golf, but supplies are under pressure. Adam Lawrence considers how the game should respond.

Mark Wagner reflects on two Herbert Leeds designs and considers whether architects could be encouraged to enfold the aristocratic origins of golf into a new egalitarian era.

In the second part of our feature on post-pandemic golf, Adam Lawrence asks if the Covid-19 will have a long-term change on the way architects work.