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

Amber Hickman
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Perth municipal appoints design team for new masterplan

Clayton, DeVries & Pont (CDP) and Kruse Golf have been appointed consulting architects for Wembley Golf Course in Perth, Australia. 

The design team will create a new masterplan for the busy public facility, which currently has two 18-hole courses, the Old and the Tuart, and an 80-bay driving range. 

“In a city with only half the population of either Melbourne or Sydney, it’s hard to imagine that the town of Cambridge’s Wembley Golf Course is Australia’s busiest golf facility,” said Harley Kruse. “Indeed it is, and the 36 holes of golf, 80 bay driving range, café, restaurant, and mini golf are humming every day of the week. 

“Not content to rest on its laurels, this benchmark public golf facility is looking to make its golf much better and diversify its offerings to provide many more golfing choices for all ages and abilities to play. “A better, traditional eighteen-hole course, a short layout, a par-three course, putting layout and a short-game practice and teaching area with lighting to extend its hours of use – these options are all for consideration as we commence a creative masterplanning process. It’s a project for thinking outside the traditional design box.” 

Mike Clayton, a partner at CDP, said: “Wembley’s courses are built on a perfect base of sand. The site’s undulation makes it ideal for golf. Matching the quality of the architecture with the quality of the land will make for the finest suburban public golf in mainland Australia. 

“As with our appointment at nearby Royal Perth, my colleagues and I greatly look forward to working with Harley thereby strengthening what is already a strong bond between our two firms.” 

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    The two firms will analyse the public facility’s existing two golf courses before creating a masterplan

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