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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Faldo layout on Madeira cliffs to open in 2026

The Regional Government of Madeira plans to open a new Faldo Design course at Ponta do Pargo in 2026.  

“We are now going to move forward with one of the most beautiful courses in Europe – I am not afraid to say it – which will be located in a parish in the west of the island, next to a promontory over the sea,” said Miguel Albuquerque, president of the Regional Government of Madeira. “It will be one of the iconic courses at European level and be an anchor project for the whole area.” 

The first phase of course construction began in 2009 but was halted three years later. Work recommenced in May 2023 and is due to be finished next summer, with a second phase expected to take a further 18 months to complete. 

The course will become the fourth in Madeira – a Portuguese archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean northwest of Africa – and the first for 22 years, since the Seve Ballesteros course at Porto Santo opened. 

Ponta do Pargo’s par-72 layout has been designed in line with Madeira’s sustainable credentials with a number of measures planned to reduce the environmental impact across the 120-acre clifftop site, including the installation of a state-of-the-art irrigation system. 

The development includes a driving range and chipping and putting green, and a nine-hole pitch-and-putt course. A clubhouse, restaurant and hotel are also planned. 

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    The Ponta do Pargo course will be located on a clifftop at the western point of Madeira’s main island

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    Faldo Design/Região Autónoma da Madeira

    The Faldo Design layout will be the first new course in Madeira since the Seve Ballesteros layout at Porto Santo (pictured) was completed in 2004

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