Wilczynski, ASGCA, to develop master plan for Michigan’s Travis Pointe CC
The Board of Directors at Travis Pointe Country Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has retained Christopher Wilczynski, ASGCA (C.W. Golf Architecture), to develop a golf course master plan to improve and help reposition the private, member-owned club. Established in 1977,...
Gary Panks, ASGCA Fellow, dies at age 82
Gary Panks, ASGCA Fellow, died March 19, 2024, in Paradise Valley, Arizona. He was age 82. Born and raised in Michigan, Panks was interested in golf from an early age. He was captain of the golf team at Michigan State University, where he graduated in 1964 with a...
Revitalization at Killearn Club (Fla.) continues with construction of 9-hole Clover Course
The renovation work at the newly reimagined Killearn Club, a private golf club in Tallahassee, Florida, is now in its second year with the construction of the nine-hole Clover Course (formerly the North/Narrows course), well underway from Chris Wilczynski, ASGCA (C.W....
ASGCA Leaders Support H.R. 7228, the Bolstering Intellectual Rights against Digital Infringement Enhancement Act (BIRDIE Act)
American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) leaders fully support H.R. 7228, the Bolstering Intellectual Rights against Digital Infringement Enhancement Act (BIRDIE Act). The bill would update the Architectural Works Copyright Protection Act of 1990, which...
“Forbes” magazine: “Golf leads the way in sustainability”
A visit to the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show illustrated to "Forbes" writer Candace Oehler the industry-wide commitment to caring for natural resources Also highlighted was efforts "to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives," headed by profiling...
Carrick, ASGCA, designs new par 66 course in Ontario, Canada
ASGCA Past President Doug Carrick (Carrick Design) has completed design on a new par-66 layout at the former Lake Bellwood club in Ontario, Canada. Golf Course Architecture reports: "The club – which was formed in 2010 as a merger of Lake Belwood and the nine-hole...
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