SHORT
COURSES

Short courses are a popular option for golf clubs for many reasons. They allow golfers to have a complete golf experience in a smaller window of time and using a smaller parcel of land, they can be a great environment for introducing new golfers to the sport and a fun way for all types of players to work on their game.

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Ground broken on new pitch-and-putt layout at Harbor Shores
Harbor Shores Resort
News | Fri 06 Jun, 2025

Ground broken on new pitch-and-putt layout at Harbor Shores

Wee course by Colin Montgomerie’s design team consists of holes inspired by resort’s Jack Nicklaus Signature layout

Big Cedar Lodge ready to open Cliffhangers short course
Big Cedar Lodge
News | Thu 05 Jun, 2025

Big Cedar Lodge ready to open Cliffhangers short course

New par-three course features nineteenth hole with tee shot through a waterfall

BallenIsles approves plan for 10-hole short layout by Rees Jones
BallenIsles CC
News | Tue 27 May, 2025

BallenIsles approves plan for 10-hole short layout by Rees Jones

The $6 million project also includes the construction of a new putting course

Royal Drottningholm set to open two short courses by Johan Benestam
Johan Benestam Golf Course Design
News | Tue 20 May, 2025

Royal Drottningholm set to open two short courses by Johan Benestam

Swedish architect designs four-hole reversible course and three-hole par-three layout

Tiger Woods’ TGR Design to create new Augusta short course
Augusta National
News | Tue 08 Apr, 2025

Tiger Woods’ TGR Design to create new Augusta short course

The nine-hole Loop will join The Patch at Augusta Municipal Golf Course in April 2026

Mandarina opens new short course by Greg Norman’s design firm
Mandarina
News | Wed 12 Mar, 2025

Mandarina opens new short course by Greg Norman’s design firm

Nine-hole layout at ultra-luxury resort is open to the public, as well as its residents and guests

Twelve-hole The Commons course is growing in at Sand Valley
Brandon Carter
News | Wed 19 Feb, 2025

Twelve-hole The Commons course is growing in at Sand Valley

Former Coore & Crenshaw associate Jim Craig has designed the latest layout for the Wisconsin resort

New short course to open at Chester Valley in summer 2025
Nagle Design Works
News | Mon 13 Jan, 2025

New short course to open at Chester Valley in summer 2025

Jim Nagle designs six-hole layout and short-game area for Pennsylvania club

Reversible short course by RTJ II opens in Dubai
Robert Trent Jones II
News | Thu 09 Jan, 2025

Reversible short course by RTJ II opens in Dubai

Al Badia’s par-three layout has template features and can be lit for evening play

New par-three course at Big Cedar Lodge to open in summer 2025
Big Cedar Lodge
News | Thu 19 Dec, 2024

New par-three course at Big Cedar Lodge to open in summer 2025

The 18-hole ‘Cliffhangers’ layout will feature substantial elevation change and highly contoured greens

New short course to open at Hazeltine in summer 2025
Harris Kalinka
News | Thu 21 Nov, 2024

New short course to open at Hazeltine in summer 2025

Love Golf Design is creating a 10-hole par-three layout at the 2029 Ryder Cup venue

University of Alabama opens new $47m golf facility
Dru Love
News | Thu 07 Nov, 2024

University of Alabama opens new $47m golf facility

Davis Love III, Mark Love and Scot Sherman design nine-hole course and practice facilities for golf teams

Sweetens Cove to break ground on new short course in spring 2025
King-Collins
News | Mon 28 Oct, 2024

Sweetens Cove to break ground on new short course in spring 2025

King-Collins designs nine-hole par-three layout at popular Tennessee club

Knowsley Council approves £20m redevelopment of Kirkby Valley
IDG
News | Tue 22 Oct, 2024

Knowsley Council approves £20m redevelopment of Kirkby Valley

IDG’s masterplan includes golf course renovation, a new short layout and adventure golf

LATEST
MAGAZINE

Summer 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now
Magazine, News | Mon 09 Jun, 2025

Summer 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now

New release asks: ‘what inspired you to become a golf course architect?’

GOPHER
WATCH

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2025
Gopher Watch, News | Wed 16 Apr, 2025

Gopher Watch Competition – April 2025

Which course has Sandy the gopher visited this month?

FEATURE
ARTICLES

A masterpiece comes into view
Cobbs Creek
Opinion | Mark Wagner

A masterpiece comes into view

Mark Wagner provides an update on progress of the revival of Cobbs Creek

The Gravel Pit: Dramatic short shots in central Minnesota
Nicholas Hoffmann
Feature | Richard Humphreys

The Gravel Pit: Dramatic short shots in central Minnesota

Scott Hoffmann incorporates template concepts for new thirteen-hole par-three course

The Harmon Course at Floridian National: Seeing double
Evan Schiller
Interview | Richard Humphreys

The Harmon Course at Floridian National: Seeing double

Nine-hole par-three layout by Jon Schmenk, Butch Harmon and Kelly Gibson includes a unique shared green concept

“Every square foot was designed to clone what players experience in tournament play”
Larry Lambrecht
Interview | Richard Humphreys

“Every square foot was designed to clone what players experience in tournament play”

Bobby Weed talks with GCA about the practice facility at Michael Jordan’s The Grove XXIII club.

The Sink Hole: chasing aces in Kentucky
Daniel Smith
Interview | Richard Humphreys

The Sink Hole: chasing aces in Kentucky

Jerry Lemons discusses his nine-hole short course design at The Club at Olde Stone.

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