New golf courses

While new golf designs may not be appearing at the same pace as in the 1990s and early 2000s, there continues to be a steady flow of new courses, both in established and new golf markets. Projects can range from simple short course and practice-orientated facilities to multi-course complexes that form part of a large resort or real estate development.

LATEST NEWS

Faldo layout in Saudi Arabia to open in 2026
Qiddiya Investment Company
News | Thu 30 Oct, 2025

Faldo layout in Saudi Arabia to open in 2026

New course at the foot of Tuwaiq Mountains will be the first at the Qiddiya City development near Riyadh

Loraloma in Texas debuts new course by DMK Golf Designs
Evan Schiller
News | Tue 28 Oct, 2025

Loraloma in Texas debuts new course by DMK Golf Designs

David McLay Kidd design interacts with the Pedernales River and has views of the Hill Country and Balcones Escarpment

Kyle Phillips hired to design new course for Pandion Club in southwest Florida
Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design
News | Mon 27 Oct, 2025

Kyle Phillips hired to design new course for Pandion Club in southwest Florida

Architect is drawing inspiration from Harry Colt and Tom Simpson to create heathland-style layout

New Coore & Crenshaw course growing in at Rodeo Dunes
Jeff Marsh/ Dream Golf
News | Tue 21 Oct, 2025

New Coore & Crenshaw course growing in at Rodeo Dunes

Dream Golf plans up to six layouts on 4,000-acre property in Colorado

Jackson Kahn designs 19-hole short course for Shortland GC in Oregon
Jackson Kahn Design
News | Mon 13 Oct, 2025

Jackson Kahn designs 19-hole short course for Shortland GC in Oregon

Greens, tees and bunkers have been built with synthetic turf from Celebrity Greens

OCM inspired by London heathland and Melbourne Sandbelt for new Fall Line club
Jeff Bertch
News | Fri 10 Oct, 2025

OCM inspired by London heathland and Melbourne Sandbelt for new Fall Line club

New private club in Georgia Sandhills has two 18-hole courses and a 10-short layout

RTJ II set to transform Iceland’s Oddur club into a 27-hole facility
RTJ II
News | Tue 30 Sep, 2025

RTJ II set to transform Iceland’s Oddur club into a 27-hole facility

Project will see existing 18-hole course redesigned and nine new holes added

New RTJ II course under construction at Sharm El Sheikh Four Seasons
RTJ II
News | Thu 25 Sep, 2025

New RTJ II course under construction at Sharm El Sheikh Four Seasons

Project team is creating a ‘links-inspired design’ near resort and marina in Egypt

Andrew Green’s Firefly course is on track to open in summer 2026
Firefly
News | Wed 24 Sep, 2025

Andrew Green’s Firefly course is on track to open in summer 2026

Architect says he’s using “time-treasured philosophies on a beautiful, rolling piece of Tennessee countryside”

Shura Links opens as Saudi Arabia’s first island golf course
Kevin Murray
News | Tue 23 Sep, 2025

Shura Links opens as Saudi Arabia’s first island golf course

The Curley-Wagner layout has been designed to “redefine golf in the region”

‘Tournament-ready’ Els Club Vilamoura opens in Portugal
Jacob Sjoman
News | Fri 19 Sep, 2025

‘Tournament-ready’ Els Club Vilamoura opens in Portugal

Ernie Els Design creates ‘completely new’ layout on the site of the former Victoria golf course in the Algarve

CDP appointed to design new 18-hole golf course at Val de Rois in Spain
CDP
News | Wed 17 Sep, 2025

CDP appointed to design new 18-hole golf course at Val de Rois in Spain

Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño is working alongside Hendrik Hilgert and Frank Pont on a masterplan

Lakewood Ranch’s Calusa club set to open new 12-hole course
Troon
News | Thu 11 Sep, 2025

Lakewood Ranch’s Calusa club set to open new 12-hole course

Gordon Lewis design is a par 48 and can be played from 2,978 to 4,279 yards

Construction begins on new Roy Bechtol-designed course near Austin
Bechtol Golf Design
News | Wed 03 Sep, 2025

Construction begins on new Roy Bechtol-designed course near Austin

Atlas Ranch is a nine-hole par-three course routed on the edge of a former quarry

LATEST MAGAZINE

The October 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Magazine, News | Fri 17 Oct, 2025

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

We report from Rock Golf, Seminole, Trump Turnberry and The Wisley, ask if collaboration works in golf course design and talk to Bill Coore about his career

GOPHER WATCH

Gopher Watch Competition – October 2025
Gopher Watch, News | Fri 17 Oct, 2025

Gopher Watch Competition – October 2025

Which course has Sandy the gopher visited this month?

FEATURE ARTICLES

Rock Golf: Finnish flourish
Jacob Sjöman
On site | Adam Lawrence

Rock Golf: Finnish flourish

A new nine-hole course just outside Helsinki, Finland, trumpets itself as an attempt to be the world’s best par-three layout. Adam Lawrence visits to find out more

Terras da Comporta: A tough act to follow
James Hogg
On site | Adam Lawrence

Terras da Comporta: A tough act to follow

The new Torre course has a lot to live up to given that the resort's Dunas course is regarded as the country’s best. But it doesn’t do too badly, says Adam Lawrence

New course at Trump International Golf Links: Prepare to be dazzled
Jacob Sjöman
On site | Toby Ingleton

New course at Trump International Golf Links: Prepare to be dazzled

The construction of the second golf course at the Trump club in Aberdeen may have attracted far less attention than the first, but the final result is just as dramatic

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

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

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