Jan 2, 2025 · Golf participation continues to rise, as reported by the R&A and National Golf Federation, and with that comes new golf courses and renovation projects. To kick off the year, we are highlighting ten projects that we think are going to catch the eye of the golfing public in 2025. Five new courses that will officially open in 2025 The MacLeod course at Trump Aberdeen, Scotland A design team of ...

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

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Nov 29, 2024 · Architect Brian Curley is very clear about the roots of the style of design that has created what many term a second Golden Age of golf architecture: “Today’s courses can be traced back to Pete.” He continues: “Even though his work looks nothing like the great courses being built nowadays, the underlying principles are his.” The late Pete Dye will go down as the greatest mentor of ...

Sep 26, 2024 · Golf course architects often act as a project manager, overseeing various phases of work from the early design concepts to the end of construction. Being a project manager requires many skills, such as planning, leadership, communication and quality control. We also bring our own unique approach. For me, that comes from a deep commitment to delivering sustainable golf course design solutions ...

Dec 18, 2023 · The Gil Hanse-designed West course – the first of three planned for Apogee in south Florida – is now open for play. GCA spoke with former USGA CEO Mike Davis, one of the key figures behind the club’s development, to find out more. “The concept at Apogee was started by Tom [Fazio II] and me around five years ago,” says Davis.

Jun 12, 2024 · Cutten Fields in Guelph, Canada, has opened its golf course for the season having now completed a renovation by Jeff Mingay. The private club was founded in 1931 and its course was originally designed by architect Stanley Thompson and amateur champion Chick Evans. In 2016, Mingay was commissioned to develop a renovation plan, a year after the club hired Bill Green as golf course superintendent ...

Mar 4, 2024 · Tim Liddy is turning his attention to greens complexes for the 2023 phase of renovation work on the Pete Dye-designed Stadium course at the PGA West resort in La Quinta, California. “The Stadium course will evolve into a more challenging layout post-restoration,” said Liddy, a former associate of Dye. “We will be able to place hole locations adjacent to …

Sep 11, 2023 · Desert Island Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California, is expecting to make significant water saving gains as part of a redesign plan for its golf course, which is planned to begin in April 2025. Desmond Muirhead’s 1971 design has eighteen holes around real estate at the centre of the square site, with a lake as buffer between golf and property. Unlike many of California’s private ...

Oct 9, 2024 · Environmental, social and economic sustainability are essential ingredients in modern golf course design, and every new development will – usually as a combination of both developer choice and regulatory requirements – consider factors such as water use, wildlife, ongoing maintenance demands and the impact on local communities.