Interviews

The Harmon Course at Floridian National: Seeing double
Evan Schiller
Interview
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28 April 2022

The Harmon Course at Floridian National: Seeing double

Nine-hole par-three layout by Jon Schmenk, Butch Harmon and Kelly Gibson includes a unique shared green concept
“Every square foot was designed to clone what players experience in tournament play”
Larry Lambrecht
Interview
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22 April 2021

“Every square foot was designed to clone what players experience in tournament play”

Bobby Weed talks with GCA about the practice facility at Michael Jordan’s The Grove XXIII club.
A river runs through it
Larry Lambrecht/ Adare Manor
Interview
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16 March 2021

A river runs through it

Course superintendent Alan MacDonnell speaks about the role that River Maigue plays in The Golf Course at Adare Manor.
“Key to the entire layout was the tremendous variety”
Stirling & Martin
Interview
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21 January 2021

“Key to the entire layout was the tremendous variety”

Stirling & Martin’s 27-hole Altaona project is being built alongside high-end real estate.
The Sink Hole: chasing aces in Kentucky
Daniel Smith
Interview
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09 December 2020

The Sink Hole: chasing aces in Kentucky

Jerry Lemons discusses his nine-hole short course design at The Club at Olde Stone.
“It was enjoyable to have total autonomy”
Ocean's 4
Interview
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20 May 2020

“It was enjoyable to have total autonomy”

Maverick Golf’s Jack Lund talks about his debut design in the Dominican Republic.
“Our new courses have an eye towards the past and the traditions of the game”
Interview
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11 May 2020

“Our new courses have an eye towards the past and the traditions of the game”

Part two of two: Gil Hanse talks with Richard Wax about architecture, projects and popularity.
Gil Hanse: In with the New
Hanse Golf Design
Interview
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04 May 2020

Gil Hanse: In with the New

Part one of two: the architect discusses his design of the New course at the iconic Les Bordes club in France.
“A full round of golf, but in half the time”
Interview
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14 April 2020

“A full round of golf, but in half the time”

Dino De Abreu talks about Whistling Thorn, an 18-hole par-three course he designed in South Africa.
“There’s not another golf course like this in Canada”
Interview
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29 October 2019

“There’s not another golf course like this in Canada”

Developer president Barry Ehlert talks about Mickelson National, which will open in spring 2020.
“Those that knew the course before are in awe of the changes.”
Interview
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17 September 2019

“Those that knew the course before are in awe of the changes.”

Kevin Hargrave reflects on the renovation of the Donald Ross course at Columbus Country Club.
“Brazil isn’t exactly the Mecca of golf”
Interview
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30 May 2019

“Brazil isn’t exactly the Mecca of golf”

Claudio Golombek talks about golf development in Brazil and his short layout at Golf Ville Resort.
Kyle Phillips: Creating landscapes
Interview
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14 May 2019

Kyle Phillips: Creating landscapes

Architect discusses his design philosophy, influences and approach to projects around the globe.
“Many bunkers add difficulty for average players but are superfluous for the Tour player”
Interview
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23 April 2019

“Many bunkers add difficulty for average players but are superfluous for the Tour player”

Tom Doak discusses the renovation of Memorial Park golf course, which will host the PGA Tour’s Houston Open.
“The timing couldn’t have been better”
Interview
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16 April 2019

“The timing couldn’t have been better”

Andy Staples discusses his master plan of renovations for Olympia Fields’ South course.
Henrik Stenson and Christian Lundin: To be honest...
Interview
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26 March 2019

Henrik Stenson and Christian Lundin: To be honest...

2016 Open champion Henrik Stenson and golf course architect Christian Lundin are planning to create ‘honest’ golf courses, as Toby Ingleton discovers.
Restoring the original design strategy at Laem Chabang
Interview
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11 March 2019

Restoring the original design strategy at Laem Chabang

Nicklaus Design associate Sean Quinn discusses the renovation of the Mountain nine at Thai club.
Old Oakland: “A challenging and enjoyable round of golf, day in, day out”
Interview
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30 January 2019

Old Oakland: “A challenging and enjoyable round of golf, day in, day out”

Ron Kern discusses his approach to the 27-hole renovation at the private club in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Changing course
Interview
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24 January 2019

Changing course

Chris Cochran discusses the redesign of the Florida State University’s Don Veller Seminole golf course.
“It all started with this vision to return to their roots”
Interview
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12 September 2018

“It all started with this vision to return to their roots”

Andrew Green discusses how he restored original features of the Donald Ross design at Inverness Club.
“The beauty is that this course does not favour a specific player”
Interview
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09 August 2018

“The beauty is that this course does not favour a specific player”

Rees Jones and Bryce Swanson discuss their work at Bellerive, the host course for the 2018 PGA Championship.
“We are looking at a plan that recognises the evolution of the course”
Interview
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31 July 2018

“We are looking at a plan that recognises the evolution of the course”

Gil Hanse discusses his design approach for the renovation of the South course at Oakland Hills.
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