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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

Alice Chambers
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Rees Jones redesigns the Old Course at Broken Sound Club

Rees Jones and his design associate Bryce Swanson have completed a multi-million-dollar renovation project on the Old Course at Broken Sound Club in Bacon Raton, Florida.

The course originally opened in 1978 to a design by Joe Lee, before being renovated in 2004 by Gene Bates. It has been renowned for its classic-style bunkers but, in recent years, the club found that players were struggling to play around them.

Broken Sound Club hired Jones and Swanson to restructure the entire course to position bunkers so that they are more accessible and playable.

“We had to design it for the senior players as well as the members, so it had to have really good greens, but they also needed to be accessible,” Jones told By Design magazine earlier this year, referencing the fact the Old Course will host a PGA Champions Tour event. “There are also plenty of different choices – if we can do courses with more options, we’ll have a healthy game. 

“In the future we’ll be getting a lot of less proficient golfers coming into the sport. So, we’ll be doing more things around the greens, rather than surrounding them with sand. Chipping areas, grass bunkers and grass pockets. And even if you have a slightly elevated green, we’ll design a ramp.”

All greens have been regrassed with TifEagle bermuda for easier maintenance. Celebration bermuda and Sunday bermuda have been used on fairways and tees, respectively, to enhance playability.

The redesigned course reopened in early March and will host the TimberTech Championship in November.

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  • Broken Sound Club
    Evan Schiller

    Rees Jones has completed a redesign of the Old Course at Broken Sound Club in Florida

  • Broken Sound Club
    Evan Schiller

    An aim of the project has been to reposition bunkers so that they are more accessible and playable

  • Broken Sound Club
    Evan Schiller

    Tees have been regrassed with Sunday bermuda

  • Broken Sound Club
    Evan Schiller

    Fairways have been regrassed with Celebration bermuda and greens now feature TifEagle bermuda

  • Broken Sound Club
    Evan Schiller

    The course reopened in early March and will host the TimberTech Championship in November

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