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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

Sean Dudley
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Willow Fork Country Club course undergoes bunker renovation project

A bunker renovation is now underway at the Willow Fork Country Club in Katy, Texas.

The work is being led by construction company Fusion Golf, with the firm’s Casey Jones overseeing the project. Jones is working alongside Terry Baller of Sustainable Sports Solutions to help bring the bunkering up to modern standards.

The bunkering and drainage at Willow Fork suffered severe damage in 2015 due to heavy rainfalls. A renovation project was set to commence last year but encountered a slight delay. This did mean however that the club could afford to add bunker liners during the 2017 renovation.

3D mapping technology from Ensight LLC will be used to create accurate measurements of the bunkers, which will help with budgeting and help ensure the project execution is carried out as planned.

New bunker sand is being supplied by Texas Sports Sands, while the bunkers will be lined with ZLINE Bunker Systems Highline liner kit. 

The work at Willow Fork CC commenced in mid-May, and is likely to be completed by August 2017.

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    A new bunker liner is being added to help prevent washouts in the future

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