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

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Full membership for ASGCA four

Four architects were elevated to full membership of the American Society of Golf Course Architects at the organisation's recent annual meeting in Seattle.

The four, Jeff Lucovsky, vice president of Mark McCumber’s design practice, and Jeffrey Blume, Lester George and Gary Stephenson, all of whom run their own firms.

Virginia-based George has just finished the exciting new Ballyhack course in the west of the state, while Stephenson, who works out of Arizona, has been spending time in Scotland handling the renovation of the Torrance course at the Fairmont St Andrews resort.

ASGCA associates must have designed at least five eighteen hole golf courses and have practiced for a minimum of eight years. Regular membership in ASGCA is earned after a member has been an associate for three years and designed or remodelled two additional courses.

Also at the ASGCA meeting, veteran architect Jay Morrish was nominated as a fellow of the society. Morrish, who served as ASGCA president in 2002-2003, has been an ASGCA member since 1989. He began his career working for Robert Trent Jones as a construction superintendent, worked for a number of years for Jack Nicklaus and formed his own company in 1983. With his long-time collaborator Tom Weiskopf, Morrish designed the Loch Lomond course in Scotland, host of the Scottish Open.

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