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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

Jerry Pate Design to lead renovation at The Preserve Golf Club
Sean Dudley
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Jerry Pate Design to lead renovation at The Preserve Golf Club

Jerry Pate Design is leading a renovation project at The Preserve Golf Club in Vancleave, Mississippi.

The course will close on 5 May and is scheduled to reopen in September.

The club’s director of operations Stephen Miles spoke to GCA about the upcoming project.

“The main focus of this project is to core out and rebuild our greens,” said Miles. “This project became necessary to correct several underlying issues related to infrastructure that have resulted in inconsistent playing conditions. While we are rebuilding our greens we will make subtle changes to the surfaces to correct any persistent agronomic issues and to accommodate our conversion from Tifdwarf to Tifeagle.”

Jerry Pate originally designed the 18-hole course, which lies adjacent to an eighteen hundred acre nature preserve. The Preserve is one of a number Pate-designed courses in Mississippi, with others including Canebrake Golf Club at Hattiesburg, Old Waverly Golf Club at West Point, and the Azaleas and Oaks courses at Dancing Rabbit in Philadelphia.

“We will also take this opportunity to add a few bunkers in strategic places around the course and replace the liner and sand in our old bunkers,” added Miles. “There will also be numerous other projects taking place during this time to improve the playability of the course throughout the year.”

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