A tribute to The Lido Golf Club – a 1917-design from Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth Raynor – has risen in Thailand, thanks to Gil Hanse, ASGCA (Hanse Golf Design). Ballyshear Links is the the new layout at Ban Rakat Club, the first design in Asia from...
Construction has started on the championship 18-hole golf course at Killearn Country Club, Tallahassee, Florida. The renovation from Chris Wilczynski, ASGCA (C.W. Golf Architecture) of the existing golf facility is part of a massive club revitalization project to...
A seven-year project – from feasibility study to planning and finalization – has concluded for ASGCA Past President Erik Larsen, with the re-opening of St. Johns Golf Club in St. Johns County, Florida. Larsen worked in concert with longtime Director of...
Minnesota Valley Country Club in Bloomington, Minnesota celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2024. The club is commemorating the birthday of the Seth Raynor design by completing a long-term master plan project authored by Bill Bergin, ASGCA (Bergin Golf Designs). Golf...
The 2022 American Society of Golf Course Architects Environmental Excellence Awards honorees have been named. Projects from five golf facilities have been cited for their work with ASGCA members in addressing unique environmental challenges. The program is presented...
Jeff Stein, a golf course architect from Port Chester, New York, is the recipient of the first “World 100 Club” scholarship. Stein will travel in Spring 2023 to study the great golf courses of Scotland, recreating the trip made by Charles Blair Macdonald in the late...
ASGCA Past President Greg Martin (Martin Design) tackled drainage and settling issues during his recent renovation of Settlers Hill Golf Course, Batavia, Illinois. Built in 1990 on a landfill site, Martin’s handiwork was unveiled at a Fall 2022 course reopening....
“The initial course prep step is one that is often disregarded or skipped entirely,” said Drew Rogers, ASGCA (J. Drew Rogers, Golf Course Architect). “When the site isn’t properly treated to accommodate the design, then all the elements will ultimately be in conflict...
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Brit Stenson, ASGCA, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, was elected president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organization’s recent 76th Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. A native of Winnetka, Illinois, Stenson...
ASGCA Past President Gerald (Jerry) Matthews, ASGCA Fellow, died Sept. 15, 2022, in Mackinac Island, Michigan. He was age 88. Part of multiple generations of Matthews who have positively impacted golf in Michigan – including his father, Bruce, and nephew, W. Bruce –...
