COURSE
RENOVATION

For many golf course architects, renovation, redesign and/or restoration projects at existing golf courses form a large part of their portfolio. Elements of golf courses have a limited lifecycle, and trends change, making this type of work essential for clubs that want to continue to attract golfers and remain competitive in their local markets.

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Andrew Green looks to improve playing experience at Grey Oaks
Grey Oaks
News | Fri 26 May, 2023

Andrew Green looks to improve playing experience at Grey Oaks

Construction work on Pine course at private Florida club on schedule for completion in July

Links Golf Club selects Clayton, DeVries & Pont to renovate Spey Bay
Links Golf Club
News | Thu 25 May, 2023

Links Golf Club selects Clayton, DeVries & Pont to renovate Spey Bay

Crypto-backed community has formalised purchase of 1907 course in northeast Scotland

Thomas Himmel develops renovation plan for Pinnau
Himmel Golf Design
News | Thu 25 May, 2023

Thomas Himmel develops renovation plan for Pinnau

Architect completes pilot on par-five third and will proceed with remainder of first nine in autumn

Playability and sustainability central to Lundin’s Hirsala masterplan
Hirsala Golf
News | Mon 22 May, 2023

Playability and sustainability central to Lundin’s Hirsala masterplan

Architect develops roadmap for Finnish club with help from master greenkeeper Janne Lehto

Paul Miller completes work on two holes and practice facility at Mystic Lake
Paul Miller Design
News | Thu 18 May, 2023

Paul Miller completes work on two holes and practice facility at Mystic Lake

Architect returns to create a ‘crescendo’ finish to the round at Minnesota casino resort course

Ron Prichard develops Donald Ross-inspired plan for Tumblebrook
Tumblebrook Golf Campus
News | Thu 11 May, 2023

Ron Prichard develops Donald Ross-inspired plan for Tumblebrook

Pennsylvania muni will be renovated and second nine by ‘world-class’ architect also planned

Rees Jones redesigns the Old Course at Broken Sound Club
Evan Schiller
News | Thu 04 May, 2023

Rees Jones redesigns the Old Course at Broken Sound Club

Architect completes project to make Florida layout more accessible and playable

RTJ II selected to renovate Corica Park’s North course
RTJII
News | Wed 03 May, 2023

RTJ II selected to renovate Corica Park’s North course

Project at California muni gets the go-ahead following a legal battle between owners and former stakeholder

Jeff Stein’s redesign of Brookside on track to complete in June
Stein Golf Design
News | Wed 03 May, 2023

Jeff Stein’s redesign of Brookside on track to complete in June

Project at Pennsylvania club involves tree removal, bunker work and green expansion

Bunker project complete at Golf de l’Isle Adam near Paris
Golf de l’Isle Adam
News | Fri 28 Apr, 2023

Bunker project complete at Golf de l’Isle Adam near Paris

Twelfth hole now has a bunker complex with a grass island in the shape of a lapwing bird

Welling transforms Evansville with new holes and rebuilt greens
Beau Welling Design
News | Mon 24 Apr, 2023

Welling transforms Evansville with new holes and rebuilt greens

Architect says the new eighth hole is a spectacular short par three that plays along a bluff

Simon Gidman adapts Braid layout at Stover to accommodate road expansion
Simon Gidman
News | Tue 18 Apr, 2023

Simon Gidman adapts Braid layout at Stover to accommodate road expansion

UK club is restructuring course following county council plans to extend adjacent road 

Rees Jones prioritises playability for renovation at The Preserve
The Preserve at Ironhorse
News | Mon 17 Apr, 2023

Rees Jones prioritises playability for renovation at The Preserve

Green complexes and bunkers have been upgraded to the course in West Palm Beach, Florida

Edwin Roald designs new nine for Selfoss Golf Course
Edwin Roald
News | Thu 13 Apr, 2023

Edwin Roald designs new nine for Selfoss Golf Course

Architect is introducing template concepts such as Eden, Cape, Road and Redan to Icelandic layout

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MAGAZINE

The April 2023 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Magazine, News | Thu 06 Apr, 2023

The April 2023 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

Our latest cover features Coore & Crenshaw’s Point Hardy course, which is growing in at Cabot Saint Lucia

GOPHER
WATCH

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2023
Gopher Watch, News | Thu 06 Apr, 2023

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2023

Which course has Sandy the gopher visited this month?

FEATURE
ARTICLES

Grand-Mére: Recapturing a Travis and Alison gem
Beyond The Contour
Opinion | Andrew Harvie and Zachary Car

Grand-Mére: Recapturing a Travis and Alison gem

Andrew Harvie and Zachary Car chronicle the history of a Canadian club that is frozen in time

Palo Alto Hills: Pump up the volume
Marc Howard
Feature | Richard Humphreys

Palo Alto Hills: Pump up the volume

JMP’s Brian Costello transforms California course into a layout that is “more rustic, open and in tune with the oak savannah”

Old Chatham: For the players
Ryan Montgemory/Monty Aerials LLC
Feature | Toby Ingleton

Old Chatham: For the players

Renovation work at Old Chatham was designed to raise the challenge while remaining playable for all

The Addington: Unveiling the past
David Cannon
On site | Adam Lawrence

The Addington: Unveiling the past

The south-east London club is in the middle of a five-year transformation process. The most dramatic changes have already taken place, as Adam Lawrence reports

Short course decision pays off for Skamania Lodge
Skamania Lodge
Feature | Richard Humphreys

Short course decision pays off for Skamania Lodge

Brian Costello-led transformation at Washington resort leads to increase in play

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