Interviews

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

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

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

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

Ben Cowan-Dewar: Shock and awe

Golf development firm Cabot now has properties in six countries. Richard Humphreys speaks with co-founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar about what makes a great site, selection of golf course architects, and more

Team building

Turfgrass has launched its US arm with the appointment of John Lawrence, Adam Moeller and Brad Owen. Richard Humphreys speaks with them, Turfgrass founder John Clarkin and director of agronomy Julian Mooney to find out more

Brian Curley: Life of Brian

The designer has surely clocked up more air miles than anyone else in the business. Adam Lawrence caught up with him in between flights to discuss his career and his new venture with Jim Wagner

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

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

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

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

Ben Cowan-Dewar: Shock and awe

Golf development firm Cabot now has properties in six countries. Richard Humphreys speaks with co-founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar about what makes a great site, selection of golf course architects, and more

Team building

Turfgrass has launched its US arm with the appointment of John Lawrence, Adam Moeller and Brad Owen. Richard Humphreys speaks with them, Turfgrass founder John Clarkin and director of agronomy Julian Mooney to find out more

Brian Curley: Life of Brian

The designer has surely clocked up more air miles than anyone else in the business. Adam Lawrence caught up with him in between flights to discuss his career and his new venture with Jim Wagner

Laura Hyde
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Broomsedge course designed by Kyle Franz and Mike Koprowski opens for preview play

A new course designed by Kyle Franz and Mike Koprowski for Broomsedge in Rembert, South Carolina, has opened for preview play. 

“We’re excited to begin welcoming our members and guests and start showing off the golf course; it’s the culmination of a three-year journey for our team and we can’t wait to unveil what Mike and Kyle have created,” said David McFarlin, club co-founder. “The attention to detail is off the charts. It’s a great setting for golf and a ton of fun for all skill levels while fulfilling our mission of creating something that can stand up to the best players in the modern game.”  

The course is located 30 minutes east of state capital Columbia and has been created on a 156-acre sandy site that has unusually dramatic elevation changes for the region. Co-designers Franz and Koprowski drew inspiration from the Golden Age of golf, in particular the work of Donald Ross, George Crump and George Thomas, for the new course. 

“Before we even started construction, I joked the place would look like Crump, Ross and Thomas had a baby in the Carolina Sandhills,” said Koprowski. “I think my joke came to fruition! Broomsedge has burly Crumpian landforms, beguiling green complexes with endless short game options like Ross employed in Pinehurst, and tons of course-within-a-course options that I hope would make Thomas smile.” 

“Members are going to love the intimate routing and optionality among the holes,” said Franz. “No hole even remotely resembles another, which speaks to how much topographical diversity existed within a relatively small footprint. It was always a freakishly good site for golf, and I think the routing and hole concepts maximised every bit of that inherent advantage.” 

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    The tenth and eleventh holes on the new Broomsedge course in South Carolina, which has opened for preview play

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    The course has been designed by Kyle Franz and Mike Koprwoski (pictured, the par-three eighth, which plays 40 feet downhill to a contoured green)

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    The par-four sixteenth

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