Quitno, Crace team up to Master Plan sympathetic renovation of former U.S. Open site
Todd Quitno, ASGCA (Quitno Golf Designs), and Nathan Crace, ASGCA (Watermark Golf), are teaming up to develop renovation options at Merit Club north of Chicago. The club, which hosted the 2000 U.S. Women’s Open where Karrie Webb won the first of her two consecutive...
First-Ever “Design Boot Camp” Reveals the Secrets of Golf Course Design
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (Nov. 15, 2023) – The first-ever Design Boot Camp presents an opportunity for aspiring golf course designers to express their inner architect in the grand setting of Erin Hills Golf Course, the renowned 2017 U.S. Open Championship venue. From Sept....
ASGCA announces 2023 Environmental Excellence Awards honorees
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – The 2023 American Society of Golf Course Architects Environmental Excellence Awards honorees have been named. Projects from nine golf facilities have been cited for their work with ASGCA members in addressing unique environmental challenges. The...
Phillips, ASGCA, talks with “GCI” on a career in golf course architecture
In conversation with "Golf Course Industry" magazine, Kyle Phillips, ASGCA (Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design), recounts a career in golf course architecture that has taken him to more than 30 countries on five continents over 30+ years — among them Yas Links in Abu...
ASGCA opens search for Executive Director
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – The American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) has announced Executive Director Chad Ritterbusch plans to retire from the position he has held since 2004. ASGCA has begun the search for a new executive director and Ritterbusch will stay in...
Weed, ASGCA, completes his second renovation of Lagoon Course at Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Bobby Weed, ASGCA, (Bobby Weed Golf Design) has completed a nine-month modernization of the Lagoon Course at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, his second project at the course, following a 2007 renovation. “Led by Herbert Peyton, chairman of Gate Petroleum, the Ponte...
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