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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Pebble Beach ready to open Tiger Woods’ reimagined ‘The Hay’

Pebble Beach Golf Links in California is preparing to unveil The Hay, a nine-hole par-three course designed by Tiger Woods’ firm, TGR Design.

The Hay is a reimagining of the former Peter Hay golf course and has been designed with an emphasis on playability for golfers of all abilities. Peter Hay was a former head professional at the resort.

Read more: GCA’s coverage of the project when construction was in progress.

The new 106-yard second hole is a replica of Pebble Beach’s seventh and will play with the same yardage and elevation change. “We know not everyone who comes to Pebble Beach will have a chance to play the US Open course, so we wanted to create the opportunity for all visitors to experience one of its most famous holes,” said Woods.

Hole yardages correspond to significant milestones in the resort’s history, with plaques on each tee telling the story. The 47-yard fourth hole, for example, is named after Bing Crosby who, in 1947, brought the first Pro-Am tournament to Pebble Beach. The event is now known as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and is one of the longest-running on the PGA Tour.

Other holes include the 100-yard ninth, ‘Tiger’, marking Woods’ victory at the 100th US Open at Pebble Beach in 2000; the 61-yard seventh named after Jack Nicklaus, who won his second US Amateur at the resort in 1961; and the 82-yard third, a tribute to Tom Watson, who won the 1982 US Open at Pebble Beach with help from a chip-in birdie on the seventeenth.

Read more: hole-by-hole descriptions of the course are available on the Pebble Beach website

The Hay is complemented by a new 20,000-square-foot putting course that covers 100 yards and will rotate regularly through over a dozen different routings.

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    Pebble Beach Golf Links in California is preparing to unveil The Hay, a nine-hole short course by TGR Design

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    The new 106-yard second hole is a replica of Pebble Beach’s seventh

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    The opening hole is named after Peter Hay, the long-time professional at the resort

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    The 100-yard ninth, ‘Tiger’, references Woods’ victory in the 100th US Open at Pebble Beach in 2000

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