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Savan Resorts in Laos nears opening of Nicklaus Design short course
Nicklaus Design
News | Mon 30 Jun, 2025

Savan Resorts in Laos nears opening of Nicklaus Design short course

New nine-hole par-three layout includes an island green and can be lit for night golf

Pearl at Kalauao opens new short course designed by Golfplan
Pearl at Kalauao
News | Fri 20 Jun, 2025

Pearl at Kalauao opens new short course designed by Golfplan

Hawaii club unveils Nā Momi ʻEkolu, a three-hole pitch-and-putt layout built on a 1.2-acre parcel

Ground broken on new pitch-and-putt layout at Harbor Shores
Harbor Shores Resort
News | Fri 06 Jun, 2025

Ground broken on new pitch-and-putt layout at Harbor Shores

Wee course by Colin Montgomerie’s design team consists of holes inspired by resort’s Jack Nicklaus Signature layout

Big Cedar Lodge ready to open Cliffhangers short course
Big Cedar Lodge
News | Thu 05 Jun, 2025

Big Cedar Lodge ready to open Cliffhangers short course

New par-three course features nineteenth hole with tee shot through a waterfall

BallenIsles approves plan for 10-hole short layout by Rees Jones
BallenIsles CC
News | Tue 27 May, 2025

BallenIsles approves plan for 10-hole short layout by Rees Jones

The $6 million project also includes the construction of a new putting course

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

Tiger Woods’ TGR Design to create new Augusta short course
Augusta National
News | Tue 08 Apr, 2025

Tiger Woods’ TGR Design to create new Augusta short course

The nine-hole Loop will join The Patch at Augusta Municipal Golf Course in April 2026

Mandarina opens new short course by Greg Norman’s design firm
Mandarina
News | Wed 12 Mar, 2025

Mandarina opens new short course by Greg Norman’s design firm

Nine-hole layout at ultra-luxury resort is open to the public, as well as its residents and guests

Twelve-hole The Commons course is growing in at Sand Valley
Brandon Carter
News | Wed 19 Feb, 2025

Twelve-hole The Commons course is growing in at Sand Valley

Former Coore & Crenshaw associate Jim Craig has designed the latest layout for the Wisconsin resort

New short course to open at Chester Valley in summer 2025
Nagle Design Works
News | Mon 13 Jan, 2025

New short course to open at Chester Valley in summer 2025

Jim Nagle designs six-hole layout and short-game area for Pennsylvania club

Summer 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now
Magazine, News | Mon 09 Jun, 2025

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

New release asks: ‘what inspired you to become a golf course architect?’

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

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Good Read: Great Golf Courses of the World
Gary Lisbon
Good Read | Gary Lisbon

Good Read: Great Golf Courses of the World

Gary Lisbon tells us about his new book, featuring over 100 courses he has photographed during his travels

Destination design
RTJ II
Opinion | Mike Gorman and Trent Jones

Destination design

Mike Gorman and Trent Jones explain how the Robert Trent Jones II approach to resort golf has evolved, driven by a resurgence in remote golf development

Dave Axland: From the ground up
WAC Golf
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Dave Axland: From the ground up

The shaper-turned-architect has worked alongside some of the most talented designers in the business, but what is his story? Richard Humphreys finds out

Playing firm and fast in France
Tahoma 31
Report | Stacie Zinn Roberts

Playing firm and fast in France

Golf de Cannes Mougins has regrassed its fairways with Tahoma 31 bermuda. Stacie Zinn Roberts spoke with agronomist Alejandro Reyes and superintendent Thibaut Perez about its performance

You shall go to the ball
Russell Kirk
Report | Toby Ingleton

You shall go to the ball

A Cinderella story has unfolded at the Waldorf Astoria Golf Club, within Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Toby Ingleton reports

Oakmont: An interview with Gil Hanse
USGA/Fred Vuich
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Oakmont: An interview with Gil Hanse

With the 2025 US Open arriving at Oakmont, Richard Humphreys spoke with the architect, who renovated the course in 2023, about what to expect

Martin Ebert: Design journey
Taku Miyamoto
Interview | Adam Lawrence

Martin Ebert: Design journey

With a portfolio that includes eight of the ten Open venues, Mackenzie & Ebert occupies an enviable position in the golf design industry. Adam Lawrence spoke with principal Martin Ebert to learn how they got there

South course at Apogee Club: New scenery for second act
Toby Ingleton
On site | Toby Ingleton

South course at Apogee Club: New scenery for second act

Toby Ingleton reports on a design debut for the partnership of Mike Davis and Tom Fazio II, in the new course hotspot of south Florida

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

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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