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GCA contributor Richard Goodale has produced a second in OptimizeGolf's series of upmarket course companions, to go with his earlier volume on Royal Dornoch (a third, on Carnoustie, is in production).

The new 36-hole complex being built by architects Hawtree for Dun Laoghaire GC in Ireland is progressing.

Open qualifying venue Gullane Golf Club in Scotland has installed a new irrigation system, designed by UK consultants Irriplan.

Nick Faldo has opened the Old Links course at Ballyliffin Golf Club in County Donegal, after it was renovated by his design company, Faldo Design.

Jack Nicklaus visited Croatia in May for the official signing and announcement of the republic's first Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.

Citing a lack of water resources, the design firms of Ernie Els and Jack Nicklaus have withdrawn from a planned golf course development at Waterberg in South Africa.

The R&A Golf Course Committee is funding two projects to examine different aspects of sustainable course management

Was Old Tom really the first great golf architect, or is his reputation inflated by those who redesigned his courses? Richard Goodale tries to find out.

Slovenia's ninth golf course, designed by Ljubica Jovetic of UK firm Swan Golf Designs, opens its first nine holes for play in July.

Construction of De Vere Hotels' new Carrick course on the banks of Loch Lomond is expected to be finished during August.

Features that we love on old golf courses are too often criticised when built today, says US Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman.

One family involved in the renovation, design and construction of three different courses at the same location, over three generations and over a period of 81 years.

Forrest shares his thoughts on working with a linksland site.

Until someone comes up with a more preferable option, initial specifications for environmentally friendly golf greens will continue to be a fescue/bent mix.

Earlier in the year I had a couple of days to spare in Cancun,Mexico.

Roberto de Vicenzo's win in the 1967 Open Championship was the first – and, to date only – major championship victory by a South American player.

American property tycoon Donald Trump wants to build the latest addition to his string of top-end golf courses in Scotland.

Linna Golf, the latest member of the PGA European Tour Courses Group, has opened in Finland.

The Celtic Manor Resort in Wales is making progress with over £4m worth of improvements to accommodate the Ryder Cup.

A new golf resort, designed as a memorial to Donald Ross, is set to open in 2008.

Golf architects Forrest Richardson and Mark Fine have written a comprehensive guide to the history, design and theory of hazards.

Nicklaus Design has been chosen to create a golf course at Palm Hills in Egypt.