From construction to design, Gogel, ASGCA, discusses a winding career path with “Tartan Talks”
Mike Gogel, ASGCA Associate (Mike Gogel Golf Design), discusses working alongside his brother, transitioning from golf course construction to architecture and his agronomy volunteer experiences with Golf Course Industry's Guy Cipriano in this "Tartan Talks" podcast....
A Course to Call Home
In the tradition of the great golf course architects, Don Knott, ASGCA (Knott & Linn Golf Design Group) has been considering the options for making the game as fun, challenging and unique as possible for all golfers. Following are his thoughts a short course, A...
“I’m from the government and I’m here to help” (really)
President Ronald Reagan jokingly called them the nine most terrifying words ever spoken, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." But for golf facilities impacted by flooding and other disasters, the government can help, especially the Federal Emergency...
Schantz moves to Troon CEO as Garmany’s role changes
On April 1, Tim Schantz will become Chief Executive Officer at Troon, the largest third-party manager of golf and club operations in the world. Company Founder Dana Garmany will become Executive Chairman. Troon is a Leadership Partner with ASGCA. National Golf...
Bates, ASGCA, returns to Circling Raven for renovation project
Circling Raven Golf Club at Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel in Worley, Idaho, was designed by Gene Bates, ASGCA Associate (Bates Golf Group) and opened in 2003. After more than 15 years of regular use, the facility is ready for renovation work, which will also be...
Sherman, ASGCA, and Love Design enter final stage of Sea Island redesign
The renovation and redesign project at Sea Island in Georgia from Love Golf Design and Scot Sherman, ASGCA, is in the home stretch. New greens and green sites have been constructed and all that awaits is grassing. Golf Course Architecture reports: “The original nine...
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Golf Course Architect of the Week: Brandon Johnson, @ASGCA, N.C. State & Harvard grad, joined @APDCgolf in 2006. "The design process is meant to be fun, loose, rigorous and sometimes exhausting, exploring plentiful ideas." Shown is Lakewood National in Florida. @BAJohnson_GOLF https://t.co/MQGMtBuQGM
Effective grassing schemes for storm water ponds first requires some understanding of storm duration's - how high will the water get & for how long – then appropriate plants/hardscape can be chosen for varying wet tolerance, visual appeal and playability of the golf course - Todd https://t.co/KVFAQasePj
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Why do clubs renovate their courses?
Jon Last of Sports & Leisure Research Group reveals the findings of his firm's ASGCA-commissioned research into golf facility trends. In the Spring 2018 issue of By Design, he provided some initial insights into the latest findings of Golf Facility Market Trend...
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