Converting landfill/reclamation sites to golf starts with ASGCA

A recent post at www.golfweek.com showed the breadth of depth of skills belonging to ASGCA members. Brad Klein posted his list of the “best landfill/reclamation sites converted to golf courses in the U.S.,” and the list is filled with courses designed by...

Links or not a links? Jones, Jr., ASGCA says Chambers Bay is not

Golfers at the 2015 U.S. Open may refer to Chambers Bay as a “links” course. But as Fox Sports reports, they would be mistaken, according to ASGCA Past President Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the course architect. The website www.foxsports.com reports:...

Ty Butler, ASGCA, launches Brio Golf

Ty Butler, ASGCA, has announced the formation of Brio Golf, a full service golf course design firm. Butler, former Vice President and Senior Project Designer with Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects, has spent 25 years designing, renovating and constructing...