Features

Behind an inconspicuous gateway across the street from Fox Studios, a Hollywood star has been under the knife. Toby Ingleton discovers more.

Adam Lawrence reports on whether it is possible to design a course that will be fun and playable for all levels of golfer.

Wayne Carleton reflects on golf course changes prompted by construction of a new public pathway.

Paul Chester provides an insight into how UK golf facilities are using all-weather surfaces to boost profits while reducing water consumption.

For most clubs, multi-million pound renovation projects are no more than pie in the sky. Adam Lawrence asks how to get the best value from course investments.

Thad Layton of Arnold Palmer Design Company outlines the essentials for good practice facilities.

An overview of the alterations that architects Mackenzie & Ebert have made to the Dunluce course.

Cary Bickler reroutes 15 holes and reinstates 11 doglegs as part of restoration at California club.

Joe Betulius discusses how Profile Products helped to establish the Greg Norman layout in Jordan.

A family of new recruits is helping Laguna Golf Lăng Cô tend to its course, as Richard Humphreys discovers.

Ellie Parry describes the implementation of a new irrigation system as part of a renovation of the Slovenian course.

With governments around the world under pressure to save money, Adam Lawrence asks can municipal golf survive.

Jeff Mingay and Vaughn Halyard look at the career of Ron Prichard.

The Chinese government’s crackdown on golf has resulted in some of the country’s highest-profile courses being closed.

With Sand Valley's next course to be 6,000 yards, Adam Lawrence asks if golf is slimming down.

Harry Cloke explains why data analytics is the future of golf course management and design.

Rees Jones describes his work on Taiheiyo Club’s Gotemba course, which lies beside Mount Fuji in Japan.

Richard Humphreys discovers how some clubs are finding ways to make their golf facilities work after dark.

First graduates of maintenance class join Hoiana Shores, part of a long-term pipeline of trained staff.

Adam Lawrence asks architects how blindness can be central to the appeal of a hole.

Rees Jones speaks about the layout that is widely recognised as the best in Myrtle Beach.

Atlanta layout reopens as a reversible nine – the last design of the late Bob Cupp.