WSJ reports “Most of What Makes a Golf Course Work Is Below the Surface”
Wall Street Journal took a deep dive below the surface to better understand how golf courses work. Brad Klein includes insight from ASGCA President Jason Straka and reports, "If the soil, root structure, drainage, fertility and chemistry weren’t perfectly tuned down...
Midlothian Country Club showcases renovation from Hearn, ASGCA
Midlothian Country Club – Southwest Chicago’s historic country club and host venue of the 1914 U.S. Open Championship – is now showcasing the stunning results of its dramatic course renovation led by famed architect Raymond Hearn, ASGCA (Raymond Hearn Golf Course...
ASGCA members to speak on influence of Frederick Law Olmsted
The upcoming U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, coincides with the Olmsted 200 campaign, a year-long celebration organized by the National Association for Olmsted Parks and 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, the founder of American...
Ross design at Belleair West gets renovation from Fry/Straka, ASGCA
With a tip-of-the-hat to century-old documents from ASGCA founding member Donald Ross, Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design is completing a restoration at Belleair Country Club's West course in Florida. Ross' original design dates to 1915 and his redesign to 1924....
Renovation from Benkusky, ASGCA, “…much more versatile, attractive and strategic.”
Mike Benkusky, ASGCA, (Michael J. Benkusky, Inc., Golf Course Architecture) is marking the one-year anniversary of his completed renovation of a Dick Wilson design at Palm Aire Country Club, Sarasota, Florida. Early reactions are positive. General Manager Joe Rassett...
Danner, ASGCA, leading renovation of India’s Hyderabad Golf Club
The 30-year-old Hyderabad Golf Club in India will undergo a renovation from Richardson | Danner Golf Course Architects, with Jeff Danner, ASGCA, managing the project. Golf Course Architecture reports: The layout has holes among the granite walls of the Golconda Fort,...
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