The American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) welcomed Nathan Crace, Chad Goetz, and Thad Layton as new Associate members to its ranks at the group’s recent 69th Annual Meeting in La Jolla, California. Their elections increase the number of ASGCA members who...
ASGCA Past President Robert Trent Jones Jr., has completed an extensive remodel of Contra Costa Country Club (CCCC) in Pleasant Hill, California. In an effort to revitalize the club, improve playing conditions, and reduce current water consumption, CCCC hired RTJ II...
“Forbes” magazine conducted a roundtale discussion with a number of golf industry leaders to get their thoughts on the “state of the industry” as Springtime arrives and more people are headed back to the courses around the United States. The...
Steve Smyers, ASGCA, was elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organization’s recent 69th Annual Meeting in La Jolla, California. Smyers spent his formative years in Houston, and is a graduate of the University of Florida....
Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA Fellow, (Nicklaus Design) has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor Congress can bestow. The recognition is the most recent and one of the highest for the winner of a recond 18 golf major championships and designer...
Arnold Palmer, ASGCA Fellow, and Arnold Palmer Design will attach his name to his first new course in Scotland. Golfweek magazine reports that after more than 300 projects in 25 countries, “the King is going to Scotland.” Brad Klein, 2015 ASGCA Donald Ross...
