Rees Jones, ASGCA, will shortly start construction on a new course on the east coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. The story was reports in the latest issue of “Golf Course Architecture.” Ther article goes on to report, “Developer...
American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) leaders and members are paying tribute this year to ASGCA Past President E. Lawrence (Larry) Packard, who celebrated his 100th birthday in November 2012. They are taking note of both his design work across the globe...
The Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Fla., had an active few weeks recently. President Barack Obama played 27 holes at the the course on three consecutive days, following a recent fundraiser which featured Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA Fellow, Arnold Palmer, ASGCA...
The National Golf Foundation reports a 5.7% increase in golf rounds played in the United States in 2012. “The resulting increase of 26 million rounds takes the national total to about 490 million. Since rounds declined approximately 11% or 55 million during the...
ASGCA members were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Jaime Ortiz-Patino. Ortiz-Patino, the founder of Valderrama Golf Club in Spain and the recipient of the 2000 ASGCA Donald Ross Award, died in January at age 82. When Ortiz-Patino accepted the Ross Award at...
Andy Staples, ASGCA and Staples Golf Resource Group have released what they term is the first tablet-based energy and water savings calculator for the golf industry. An article on the Energy Snapshot for Golf application was written for “Golf Course...
