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Gary Johnston named president of EIGCA at meeting in Dornoch
EIGCA
News | Thu 22 May, 2025

Gary Johnston named president of EIGCA at meeting in Dornoch

EGD designer assumes role during institute’s 25th anniversary celebrations

The International will reopen Pines course for member play in June 2025
meh shots
News | Wed 21 May, 2025

The International will reopen Pines course for member play in June 2025

Coore and Crenshaw’s redesign combines “classically inspired architecture with firm-and-fast course conditioning”

California’s Poppy Ridge set to open following Jay Blasi redesign
Joann Dost
News | Tue 20 May, 2025

California’s Poppy Ridge set to open following Jay Blasi redesign

Architect has focused on improving walkability and creating a course to better match the site’s landscape

Royal Drottningholm set to open two short courses by Johan Benestam
Johan Benestam Golf Course Design
News | Tue 20 May, 2025

Royal Drottningholm set to open two short courses by Johan Benestam

Swedish architect designs four-hole reversible course and three-hole par-three layout

Heritage Links begins work on $10m renovation at Desert Highlands
Desert Highlands
News | Fri 16 May, 2025

Heritage Links begins work on $10m renovation at Desert Highlands

Nicklaus Design oversees design changes, rebuild of course features, revegetation and regrassing

Golfplan begins renovating greens and bunkers at California’s El Macero
Troon
News | Wed 14 May, 2025

Golfplan begins renovating greens and bunkers at California’s El Macero

Project includes softening shapes of putting surfaces and improving maintenance, access and playability of sand hazards

Kipp Schulties completes East course renovation at Wycliffe G&CC
Evan Schiller
News | Mon 12 May, 2025

Kipp Schulties completes East course renovation at Wycliffe G&CC

Florida club updates irrigation and drainage systems, regrasses playing surfaces and installs new bunker liner

Fox Harb’r in Nova Scotia unveils reimagined Ocean course
Fox Harb’r Resort
News | Thu 08 May, 2025

Fox Harb’r in Nova Scotia unveils reimagined Ocean course

Doug Carrick and Tom McBroom combine nine new holes with an existing nine that has been reshaped

Royal Dornoch appoints King Collins Dormer to develop masterplan
Royal Dornoch
News | Wed 07 May, 2025

Royal Dornoch appoints King Collins Dormer to develop masterplan

Designers plan to create a new 18-hole layout, new holes for the Struie course and a new par-three layout

Beau Welling completes renovation of Pete Dye’s Oak Marsh course on Amelia Island
Beau Welling Design/Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa
News | Wed 30 Apr, 2025

Beau Welling completes renovation of Pete Dye’s Oak Marsh course on Amelia Island

Architect protects original 1972 features while modernising the layout

The April 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Magazine, News | Wed 16 Apr, 2025

The April 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

Includes reports from Maggie Hathaway and Apogee, interviews with Martin Ebert and Dave Axland and a feature on golf art

Spring 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now
Magazine, News | Fri 14 Mar, 2025

Spring 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now

New issue asks whether the golf boom has led to an increase in municipal golf investment

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ARTICLES

The art of golf
theberkshire.co.uk, The R&A World Golf Museum and National Galleries of Scotland
Feature | Adam Lawrence

The art of golf

Adam Lawrence profiles some of the best illustrators of golf courses in the game’s history – both full-time artists and architects who draw or paint

A masterplan of masters’ plans
Cohasse CC
Report | Mark Wagner

A masterplan of masters’ plans

Mark Wagner writes about the Tim Lewis-led renovation of Cohasse, a course that includes the work of Donald Ross and the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted

Quail Hollow: An interview with Tom Fazio
PGA of America/ Gary W. Kellner
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Quail Hollow: An interview with Tom Fazio

The architect talks about how this year’s PGA Championship venue has evolved over the past 30 years

Bringing golf to Benin
Afrikafun Production Stephane Brabant
Report | Richard Humphreys

Bringing golf to Benin

Jeremy Pern and Gregori International are creating the first 18-hole course in the West African country, on an ‘almost perfect’ site that also includes a sacred grove and voodoo shrines

The future of vegetation management on Melbourne’s Sandbelt
Lukas Michel/CDP
Opinion | Mike Clayton

The future of vegetation management on Melbourne’s Sandbelt

Mike Clayton discusses Alister MacKenzie’s transformative impact on Australian golf and how clubs can avoid repeating previous mistakes by establishing a long-term plan focused on indigenous plants

Maggie Hathaway: A force for good
Stephen Barton – Second Collective
On site | Adam Lawrence

Maggie Hathaway: A force for good

The reconstruction of the nine-hole course in Los Angeles is the golf industry at its best, says Adam Lawrence

Designs for the big screen
Pizá Golf
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Designs for the big screen

Chad Goetz and Agustin Piza discuss their design decisions for the virtual holes that featured in the first season of TGL

The ties that bind
Crooked Stick
Opinion | Justin Olmstead

The ties that bind

Justin Olmstead of Profile Products talks about the relationships behind the renovation of Crooked Stick in Indiana

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz
Konrad Borkowski
Interview | Adam Lawrence

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz

The Australian designer has had a long career and, like many of his countrymen, has spent much of it away from home. Adam Lawrence listened to his tales from the road

Jim Wagner and Rusty Mercer discuss Kinsale design and build
Kinsale Golf Club
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Jim Wagner and Rusty Mercer discuss Kinsale design and build

Florida course is a tribute to the Golden Age designs of Raynor and Macdonald

Are bunkers getting too pretty for their own good?
Larry Lambrecht
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Are bunkers getting too pretty for their own good?

Is the beauty of bunkering being over-emphasised at the expense of its function, asks Adam Lawrence

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2025
Gopher Watch, News | Wed 16 Apr, 2025

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2025

Which course has Sandy the gopher visited this month?

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