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

Jeff Brauer leads redesign of Southern Hills Golf Club course
Sean Dudley
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Jeff Brauer leads redesign of Southern Hills Golf Club course

A major project will kick off early next year at the Southern Hills Golf Club near Liberty City, Texas.

The club’s course will close on 2 January 2017 ahead of a major redesign, led by golf course architect Jeff Brauer.

The redesign coincides with significant real estate development at the site, and an area of land to the south-east of the existing course currently covered in forest will be redeveloped.

On this new site, six new holes will be developed. These will play as holes 11-16 on the new layout, and will be surrounded by more than 100 quarter acre real estate lots.

Holes 11 and 16 will play around an existing lake, while the new course’s longest hole will come on the 13th, which will be a 594-yard par five.

A number of new holes will be developed over the existing course – namely the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, seventeenth and eighteenth.

The course’s six opening holes will remain as they currently stand, but with renovations to improve their playability.

A new driving range and practice area will be constructed towards the north of the site on land that used to comprise parts of the Southern Hills course.

The club will also change its name from Southern Hills Golf Club to Tempest Golf Club once it reopens. This is scheduled for October 2017.

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