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

Sean Dudley
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Cabot Cliffs course at Cabot Links officially opens for play

Cabot Cliffs, the latest addition to the growing number of courses developed by Mike Keiser, has officially opened for play.

Designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the new course forms part of Cabot Links, and complements the existing course at the site, which opened in 2011 and was designed by Rod Whitman.

Cabot Links is located near the town of Inverness on Cape Breton Island in the Canadian state of Nova Scotia.

Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore joined Mike Keiser and Ben Cowan-Dewar, the visionary behind Cabot and the resort’s managing partner, for the official opening round.

“It was truly a special day,” said Crenshaw. “Remembering the initial excitement Bill and I felt when we first saw the site, and now, seeing it today as a finished product, its just a spectacular feeling. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a prettier sight than this one right here.”

Cowan-Dewar said: “It took a lot of people to get Cabot Cliffs and the resort as a whole to where it is today. The excitement surrounding the course is contagious, and to have two courses in the world top 100 on this magnificent island on the east coast of Canada is surreal.”

The course has been open for preview play over the past year, but with the grand opening, both resort and non-resort guests can play the Cabot Cliffs layout without restriction.

“We are already seeing the immense impact of adding a second course to our resort,” added Cowan-Dewar. “We are running at 97 per cent occupancy for our peak season this year with bookings for 2017 already coming in.”

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