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 July 2019 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Richard Humphreys
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The July 2019 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

The July 2019 issue of Golf Course Architecture magazine is out now, in both printed and digital formats.

Launched to coincide with the return of the Open Championship to Royal Portrush, the July 2019 issue of GCA features the eighth hole of the club’s Dunluce course on the cover, one of the key changes introduced by Mackenzie & Ebert for this year’s final major.

Our main feature article for this issue explores how club can optimise value from renovation work. If clubs don’t have big budgets, what are the smart choices for improving their course? Adam Lawrence asks the question.

The Tee Box section opens with news of Ogilvy Clayton Cocking Mead’s work at the recently-merged Peninsula Kingswood club in Australia. We also hear from John LaFoy about his work at James River Country Club in Virginia, report on Ian Andrews’s restoration work at St George’s Golf and Country Club in Canada, and much more.

We’ve travelled on both sides of the Atlantic for our site reports in this issue. We feature Henrik Stenson’s design debut alongside golf course architect Christian Lundin, a stadium-style layout for Österåker Golfklubb in Sweden.

We also visit the Ocean course at The Breakers resort in Florida, where Rees Jones has maximised the potential of a compact site; and Canterbury Golf Club in England, whose Harry Colt layout has great potential.

Elsewhere in the issue, Thad Layton of Arnold Palmer Design Company outlines his eight essentials for designing a short game area, and Paul Chester of Huxley Golf talks about how artificial turf can reduce water use at golf facilities.

There’s plenty more too – enjoy the issue!

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