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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

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Construction of new Andrew Green course in South Carolina to begin in 2025

Construction of Kawonu Golf Club in Simpsonville, South Carolina, will begin in early 2025. It will be the first new private club in the Greenville area for more than 30 years and will include a golf course designed by Andrew Green.

The development is led by founding partners Scott Ferrell and Barton Tuck. Among Ferrell’s various roles in the golf industry, he has worked for the PGA Tour, managing marketing for TPC properties, and as president of Gary Player Group. Tuck is serving as development partner due to his experience in real estate, developing new courses and managing golf properties. His GolfSouth company has helped to build and manage more than 60 golf courses in the southeast of America.

The Kawonu club will be built on a 290-acre property that was once home to the Cherokee people, with the name ‘Kawonu’ deriving from the Cherokee word for the ducks that inhabit the ponds and waterways of the property. The natural water features will be incorporated in the course, which will be laid out over rolling pastures and through mature woodlands.

Kawonu will have a clubhouse, overnight accommodation, a Founder’s Village located between the ninth and thirteenth holes, a Founder’s Fish House restaurant as well as indoor and outdoor spaces.

The grand opening is expected to be spring 2027.

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    A rendering of Kawonu Golf Club, a new golf course by Andrew Green, which will enter construction in early 2025 (the seventeenth, pictured)

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    An aerial of the Simpsonville site, just under 15 miles southeast of Greenville, South Carolina

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    Kawonu Golf Club

    The course will be laid out over rolling pastures and through mature woodlands (thirteenth, pictured)

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    Kawonu Golf Club

    The course is expected to open in spring 2027 (hole three, pictured)

  • Kawonu Golf Club Andrew Green
    Kawonu Golf Club

    The name ‘Kawonu’ derives from the Cherokee word for the ducks that inhabit the ponds and waterways of the property

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