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

Richard Humphreys
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Eckenrode to break ground on Diablo Country Club renovation

Todd Eckenrode of Origins Golf Design will soon break ground on a project to renovate the course at Diablo Country Club, located at the foot of Mount Diablo near San Francisco, California.

The work will include the reconstruction of all greens and surrounds, a reduction in the overall maintained turf area of around 35 percent, the reconstruction of all bunkers – many to their original design – and tees renovated to a more natural shape and contour.

The course’s original nine was designed by Jack Neville – his first design before co-designing Pebble Beach with Douglas Grant – and opened in 1915. The second nine was laid out by William Watson in 1920. Watson then continued to work in San Francisco, creating layouts at the Olympic Club and Harding Park.

Eckenrode will oversee architectural work on the Diablo renovation alongside his senior designer Andy Frank. The original routing will remain the same, and the project will also see a new irrigation system installed and the resurfacing of all greens and surrounds with bentgrass, and all other areas with a drought-tolerant bermudagrass.

The project team includes contractor Landscapes Unlimited, irrigation contractor Foremost Construction, landscape firm Pinnacle Design and independent shapers Matt Flint, Brett Hochstein and Joe Hancock.

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    Todd Eckenrode is leading a project at Diablo Country Club in California

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    The course is located at the foot of Mount Diablo

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    All features of the course, including tees, greens and bunkers, will be renovated

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