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 October 2023 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Richard Humphreys
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The October 2023 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

The October 2023 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now.

The redesigned and renamed Jameson Golf Links at Portmarnock Resort near Dublin, Ireland, features on the cover of the new issue of Golf Course Architecture. The work, overseen by Jeff Lynch of (re)GOLF, included rerouting several holes, including those located in the dunes close to the Irish Sea.

With golf experiencing participation figures not seen in decades, we ask whether this is translating into a boom for golf course architects, For our main feature article, which includes insights from golf course architects Phil Smith, Adrian Stiff, Christian Lundin, Jeremy Slessor, Bill Coore, Kurt Bowman, Dana Fry and Rob Collins.

Adam Lawrence visited Pinehurst in North Carolina for an in-construction view of the Tom Doak-designed tenth course at the resort. He picks out the eighth as “among the boldest holes that I have ever seen” – in part due to its imposing ‘Matterhorn’ feature in the direct line of play.

Adam also spent time at Foxhills club in Surrey, England, which is investing heavily in its courses, with the design expertise of Gary Johnston of European Golf Design.

Also in this issue, we speak with Cynthia Dye McGarey about Erbil Hills – the only golf course in Iraq – which is set to open its first nine holes. Cynthia talks about her experience of working in the city of Erbil and why this project is important for Iraq.

We report on the greens rebuild at Aloha Golf Club in Marbella, Spain; Nicklaus Design’s new Panther National course in south Florida; the upcoming ‘facelift’ by Jerry Pate at Teeth of the Dog in the Dominican Republic; the renovation of the Monster Golf Course in New York by Rees Jones and Bryce Swanson; and Dan Hixson’s carefully budgeted work at Bend Golf Club in Oregon.

Elsewhere, we hear from Ron Forse, who explores the crossover, in reality and in language, between golf and warfare; and Brandon Johnson, who highlights the need for interesting and strategic golf course design rather than focusing on making holes extremely difficult or overly long.

Our Tee Box sections includes news of OCM’s redesign of Course Three at Medinah Country Club near Chicago, and a look at the routing for the new Cabot Highlands course that is expected to open for preview play in 2024. We speak with Aleem Hussain, the only Guyanese-born golf course designer, about the 10 golf courses he plans to build in the South American country; and we report on the renovation that has just kicked off at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, ahead of it hosting the 2026 Open Championship. There’s plenty more too.

We hope you enjoy the read!

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