The report from Dan Van Horn of Longleaf Golf & Family Club to ASGCA Foundation Symposium attendees was simple: The return on investment from additional tees was a 20 percent increase in rounds played in year 1, and another 17.5 percent increase in year 2. And...
ASGCA Past President Dr. Michael Hurdzan (Hurdzan Golf) talked about his recently completed book, “Golf Law; Golf Course Safety, Security and Risk Management” with Golf Course Industry on a “Tartan Talks” podcast. The book, the seventh authored...
A team of some of the largest names in the golf turf business – including ASGCA partner Atlas Turf International – is collaborating to develop better grasses for the industry’s future. Turf Research of Ultrafine Zoysia (TRUZ) is a new partnership between...
ASGCA Past President John Sanford (Sanford Golf Design) has developed a Master Plan for Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne (Florida), with an eye toward reducing water consumption at the public course. Golf Course Architecture reports: Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation...
ASGCA Past President Rick Robbins (Robbins Golf Design) has completed work for the renovation of the greens on The Vale Nine at Echo Valley Country Club in Des Moines, Iowa. Echo Valley is a 27-hole layout that was built as an 18-hole course in the early 1960’s. In...
Joe Passov, Golf Writers Association of America-award winning golf journalist, has been chosen as the 2019 recipient of the ASGCA Donald Ross Award. The award, given annually since 1976, is presented to a person who has made a significant contribution to the game of...
The seventh annual American Society of Golf Course Architects Design Excellence Recognition Program honorees have been named. Projects from 11 courses have been cited for their work with ASGCA members in addressing unique design challenges. Since its creation, the...
ASGCA members and golf industry leaders responded to questions via Twitter Oct. 30, discussing their facilities and the upcoming ASGCA Foundation event, From Tees to Green: A Symposium on Forward Tees & Other High-ROI Ideas, taking place at Pinehurst Resort...
Nearly 100 years after ASGCA Founding Member Donald Ross first routed the ground that is now Pinehurst No. 4, the course has undergone what writer Brad Klein has termed a “retrovation,” led by Gil Hanse, ASGCA (Hanse Golf Course Design). During one stretch...
Full information available here ASGCA and ASGCA Foundation will host a symposium on Nov. 28-29 promoting the benefits of investing in golf facilities – including adding Forward Tees – and detailing how these investments are directly linked to facility success. From...