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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La Réserve grows in at Heritage ahead of December 2023 opening

La Réserve Golf Links, designed by golf course architect Peter Matkovich and Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, is growing in at Heritage Golf Club in Mauritius, ahead of the course’s opening in December 2023.

The layout will feature views of the Indian Ocean from every hole, with elevated tees and greens providing plenty of vantage points for players to look over Mauritius’ tropical bays and southern shores.

“La Réserve Golf Links is everything I dreamed it would be – a dramatic, challenging golf course in an extraordinary setting overlooking the Indian Ocean,” said Oosthuizen. “The landscape and environment are second to none and we’ve worked so hard to create a course that captures the spirit of links golf, the purest form of golf, while using native grasses and sensitive design to ensure it remains authentic to the land around us.”

“Jacob Sjöman has perfectly captured the essence of this remarkable golf course and highlighted precisely why everyone who has had the privilege of a private preview believes it to be among the best new golf courses in the world,” said Jonathan Menteath, general manager of Heritage Golf Club, on the photographer’s recent visit to La Réserve.

“The feedback from the DP World Tour and players who have seen the course, including our resident tournament professional Marcel Siem, has been phenomenal. We’re very excited to be opening the course in December and bringing top-flight professionals from the DP World Tour to La Réserve Golf Links for the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at the end of the year.”

La Réserve, which will join the resort’s other eighteen-hole layout, Le Château, will be reserved for members and Heritage residents only.

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  • La Reserve Golf Links
    Jacob Sjöman

    La Réserve Golf Links, designed by Peter Matkovich and Louis Oosthuizen, will open in December 2023 at Heritage Golf Club in Mauritius

  • La Reserve Golf Links
    Jacob Sjöman

    Elevated tees maximise the views of the Indian Ocean

  • La Reserve Golf Links
    Jacob Sjöman

    Oosthuizen says he and Matkovich are “using native grasses and sensitive design to ensure the course remains authentic to the land”

  • La Reserve Golf Links
    Jacob Sjöman

    La Réserve will host the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open on the DP World Tour later this year

  • La Reserve Golf Links
    Jacob Sjöman

    Once open, the course will be reserved for members and Heritage residents only

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