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

The April 2024 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Richard Humphreys
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The April 2024 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

The April 2024 issue of Golf Course Architecture magazine is out now.

Our latest issue features the new Shorty’s course at Bandon Dunes in Oregon on the cover. The 19-hole par-three layout has been designed by Whitman, Axland and Cutten and its opening in May will coincide with the resort’s 25-year anniversary celebrations.

For our main feature in this issue, we explore why Vietnam looks set to be Asia’s next golf destination. Vietnam’s 2,000 miles of coastline, sand dunes and mountain sites make it an exciting canvas for architects, and many highly regarded courses have opened in the country. Brian Curley, Adam Calver, Mike Gorman and Kevin Ramsey provide insight into their experiences and what the future looks like for the nation.

Adam Lawrence visits The Inspiration Club in west London, which opens this summer. He writes: “Inspiration will be a relaxing place to play golf. It doesn’t feel suburban; especially at the far end of the course, the feeling is genuinely one of being out in nature.”

Peter Harradine is part of golf design’s most enduring family business – and is one of the best travelled men in the profession. He says: “My own philosophy of design might be summarised as ‘easy to play, difficult to score’. Golf designers should never forget that the people who pay our fees are principally the 24-54 handicappers.”

Our ‘Report’ section features Canal Shores in Evanston, Illinois, which has been revived thanks to huge community efforts. Leading the project from a design standpoint has been Todd Quitno, with KemperSports’s Josh Lesnik contributing design input. Also, we hear from Rees Jones and Bryce Swanson on their renovation of the Old course at Broken Sound to suit tour pros and club members alike; Kevin Hargrave and NMP Golf Construction spicing up Lexington Country Club; and how JDR Golf Design reimagined Florida’s Lemon Bay to add variety and make it more memorable.

Elsewhere, our Tee Box section includes details of High Grove, a new Gil Hanse course that will enter construction in December 2024; an interview with Scottish architect Steve Marnoch, who discusses his bunker and heather project at Matlock in Derbyshire, England; insight from Jason Straka about the routing for the new Curracloe Links, the first 18-hole layout designed by Fry/Straka; and a look at the bunker work at Gog Magog in Cambridge, England, where Martin Ebert has been working on both the Old and Wandlebury courses.

There is plenty more too. We hope you enjoy the read!

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