Rogers, ASGCA, leads extensive renovation at Miromar Lakes

A major renovation and green complex re-visioning is currently underway at Miromar Lakes Golf Club, Miromar Lakes, Florida, under the direction of Drew Rogers, ASGCA (J. Drew Rogers, Golf Course Architect). The course is scheduled to re-open Nov. 1, 2017. Rogers began...

Survey finds more golfers are playing more often

A study conducted for GOLF.com by Sports & Leisure Research Group shows positive signs for the golf industry. More committed golfers are playing more often, and they plan to increase play throughout 2017. Survey results follow… Those surveyed were golfers...

Robert Frederick (Bob) Moote, ASGCA Fellow, dies at 92

Robert Moote, a Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), died May 29, 2017. He was 92. Moote and his son (David Moote, ASGCA) headed Moote Golf Architects in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. After earning a degree from the University of Guelph,...

Transcript of Twitter chat with Erin Hills golf course architects

Dana Fry, ASGCA, ASGCA Past President Dr. Michael Hurdzan, ASGCA Fellow, and Ron Whitten of Golf Digest responded to questions via Twitter May 31, discussing Erin Hills, Erin, Wisconsin, host to the 2017 U.S. Open June 15-18. Following is a transcript of their chat...

Unique aspects of golf course design on Native American lands

Paul Albanese, ASGCA (Albanese & Lutzke, Golf Course Design & Construction Management), has extensive experience designing golf courses on Native American lands. This includes Sage Run, which is set to open in Bark River, Michigan. Albanese discusses his...

Whippoorwill Club renovation completed by Davis, ASGCA

Tripp Davis, ASGCA, (Tripp Davis and Associates Golf Architecture), has completed a renovation of  Whippoorwill Club in Armonk, New York. The club’s original holes were designed by Donald Ross in the 1920’s. Golf Course Architecture reports: “Over...

Vicki Martz, ASGCA Fellow, Dies at 72

Vicki Martz, a Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), died April 13, 2017. She was 72. Martz was president of Victoria Martz Golf Design in Jacksonville, Florida, “a golf architecture firm dedicated to enhancing the environment through...