Golf restoration

As golf course architect Ian Andrew states in his excellent article about the restoration era, the restoration movement was born of frustration. Organisations like The Donald Ross Society were formed in response to some of the “more egregious work” on golf courses originally designed by, in this case, Ross. Now, in the United States in particular, many of the courses designed by architects from the ‘Golden Age’ of golf course architecture from 1910 to the late 1930s, are being returned to their original form, maybe with some concessions to advances in ball and club technology, so that golfers can appreciate the designs as originally intended.

LATEST NEWS

Origins Golf Design begins restoration at Annandale in California
Annandale Golf Club
News | Mon 17 Nov, 2025

Origins Golf Design begins restoration at Annandale in California

Todd Eckenrode is restoring William P. Bell design elements, including natural drainage swales

Harbour Town Golf Links reopens following restoration
The Sea Pines Resort/ Bill Hornstein
News | Wed 12 Nov, 2025

Harbour Town Golf Links reopens following restoration

Love Golf Design restore greens, bunkers and bulkheads as originally designed by Pete Dye

Tyler Rae hired by Mountain Lake to ‘polish Seth Raynor gem’
Mountain Lake
News | Thu 06 Nov, 2025

Tyler Rae hired by Mountain Lake to ‘polish Seth Raynor gem’

Architect is referencing historic materials to guide restoration work on greens and bunkers

Scot Sherman begins restoration work at Camden CC in South Carolina
Camden Country Club
News | Thu 30 Oct, 2025

Scot Sherman begins restoration work at Camden CC in South Carolina

Architect has a wealth of sketches and plans by Walter Travis and Donald Ross at his disposal for three-phase project

Jim Nagle begins to restore ‘museum piece’ at Ohio’s NCR Country Club
Mazzella Partnership
News | Tue 30 Sep, 2025

Jim Nagle begins to restore ‘museum piece’ at Ohio’s NCR Country Club

North course project includes reinstating Dick Wilson design elements and making changes for modern hitting distances

CE Golf Design and Ron Whitten work to recapture Tillinghast’s original vision for Swope Memorial
Kansas City Parks & Recreation
News | Fri 04 Jul, 2025

CE Golf Design and Ron Whitten work to recapture Tillinghast’s original vision for Swope Memorial

Mid-America Golf is under way with reconstruction of greens, bunkers and tees at Kansas City course

Dunedin reopens Ross course following restoration by Kris Spence and Stantec
Walt Kozikowski Photography
News | Tue 04 Mar, 2025

Dunedin reopens Ross course following restoration by Kris Spence and Stantec

Greens and bunkers have been restored with the team referencing historic materials

Zinkand completes restoration of bunkering at Old Elm
Zinkand Golf Design
News | Wed 26 Feb, 2025

Zinkand completes restoration of bunkering at Old Elm

Chicago club’s layout was routed by Harry Colt in 1913 and built under Donald Ross’s supervision

Tim Liddy completes three-course restoration at PGA West
The Henebrys
News | Wed 04 Dec, 2024

Tim Liddy completes three-course restoration at PGA West

Architect restores Stadium, Mountain and Dunes layouts closer to their original Pete Dye design

Delray Dunes reopens following renovation led by Scot Sherman
Scot Sherman
News | Mon 11 Nov, 2024

Delray Dunes reopens following renovation led by Scot Sherman

Architect completes four-year project at Pete Dye’s first design in Florida

Crown Colony prepares to reopen following Kemp and Colligan renovation
Crown Colony Country Club
News | Tue 08 Oct, 2024

Crown Colony prepares to reopen following Kemp and Colligan renovation

Project includes restoring original greens and rebuilding bunkers

Love Golf Design to restore Pete Dye’s Harbour Town in 2025
Harbour Town Golf Links
News | Thu 03 Oct, 2024

Love Golf Design to restore Pete Dye’s Harbour Town in 2025

Greens, bunkers and bulkheads will be rebuilt at RBC Heritage venue

Hanse Golf Design restores Donald Ross character to Worcester CC
Hanse Golf Design
News | Thu 11 Apr, 2024

Hanse Golf Design restores Donald Ross character to Worcester CC

The main focus of restoration work at the Massachusetts layout has been the expansion of greens

Cobbs Creek in Philadelphia takes next steps in transformation
Troon
News | Fri 15 Mar, 2024

Cobbs Creek in Philadelphia takes next steps in transformation

Foundation appoints Troon as operator and construction begins on TGR Learning Lab

LATEST MAGAZINE

The October 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Magazine, News | Fri 17 Oct, 2025

The October 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

We report from Rock Golf, Seminole, Trump Turnberry and The Wisley, ask if collaboration works in golf course design and talk to Bill Coore about his career

Gopher Watch Competition – October 2025
Gopher Watch, News | Adam Lawrence

Gopher Watch Competition – October 2025

Which course has Sandy the gopher visited this month?

FEATURE ARTICLES

Honouring a historic gem
Kansas City Parks & Recreation
Opinion | Fri 10 Oct, 2025

Honouring a historic gem

Ron Whitten discusses the work to recapture AW Tillinghast’s original vision for Swope Memorial in Kansas City

Baltusrol Golf Club: Upper class
Evan Schiller
On site | Thu 07 Aug, 2025

Baltusrol Golf Club: Upper class

Gil Hanse has completed the restoration of AW Tillinghast’s groundbreaking dual courses, as Toby Ingleton reports

Taking time to recapture character
Inwood Country Club
Opinion | Thu 19 Dec, 2024

Taking time to recapture character

Inwood’s Daniel Friedman talks about how the New York club has spent the last 20 years trying to make up for the previous 80 years of change that had slowly eroded the character of its Herbert Strong-designed course

Cherry Hills: Restoring a classic
Evan Schiller
Opinion | Mon 21 Aug, 2023

Cherry Hills: Restoring a classic

Before this year’s US Amateur, Eric Iverson told GCA how Renaissance Golf Design uncovered elements that make the William Flynn layout a Golden Age treasure

Belleair: Seaside special
Belleair CC
On site | Fri 05 May, 2023

Belleair: Seaside special

Adam Lawrence says Jason Straka and Dana Fry’s restoration of the Donald Ross design at the West course is a triumph

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