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

Spring 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now
Richard Humphreys
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Spring 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now

The Spring 2025 issue of By Design magazine from the American Society of Golf Course Architects is now available in digital format.

The lead story of this new issue explores whether public facilities are investing in their courses in response to the boom in golf participation. Architects Todd Schoeder, Mark Mungeam and Todd Quitno share their experiences on recent municipal projects.

“Most of my municipal work started with the need to address deferred maintenance, with a lot of these places having been run on a shoestring budget,” says Quitno.

“Speed of play, shortening the separation between tee times and efficient maintenance are of interest to my clients,” says Mungeam.

By Design also considers the design work for TGL, golf’s hi-tech simulator league. Chad Goetz of Nicklaus Design and Agustin Pizá discuss the design decisions behind their TGL holes, and provide interesting insight into the parameters they were working within. “If you’re looking at a five-storey screen and you have a shot that is more than six to 10 per cent uphill, you can’t see the horizon,” says Pizá.

The issue also includes a photo gallery from the 2025 GCSAA Conference & Trade Show in San Diego, California, and news from several ASGCA member projects, including Dye Designs’ greens work at Woo Jeong Hills and Curley-Wagner’s new course in the Philippines; plus an interview with Alex Hay of Lobb + Partners, and much more.

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