The American Society of Golf Course Architects Foundation has introduced the Longleaf Tee Initiative, a joint partnership with U.S. Kids Golf Foundation that increases course playability and golfer enjoyment. The program helps golf course operators strategically...
Jason Straka, ASGCA (Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design), is commencing his one-year term as President of the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation’s (OTF) Executive Committee in February 2017. A long-time Trustee on the Foundation’s board, Straka just completed his one year...
What is the present – and future – of bunkers, and how does its use impact new golf course design and renovation? These are just some of the topics addressed in the latest “Tartan Talk” from Golf Course Industry, featuring Ian Andrew, ASGCA...
Eric Matuszewski reports for Forbes magazine with a refreshing perspective on the golf industry with, “Here’s Why We Should Be Bullish About Golf in 2017.” The article is quite detailed in noting the positive indicators leading to Matuszewski’s...
Bobby Weed, ASGCA (Bobby Weed Golf Design), and founder of the HEAL (Healing Every Autistic Life) Foundation, will present the 2017 “Bobby Weed’s HEAL Golf Gig,” a golf tournament and associated events to benefit the Foundation, non-profit...
Andy Staples, ASGCA (Staples Golf Design), is set to begin work on an ambitious plan to address the diminishing water availability of an existing 18-hole, county-owned golf course located on the central coast of California. The plan will provide solutions to address...
By Design magazine looks at routing a golf course, the ultimate puzzle for a golf course architect. The multiple elements needed to assemble a golf course must be done correctly to help a facility thrive. ASGCA Past Presidents Steve Forrest, Doug Carrick, Steve Smyers...
A closer look at the par 3 Mountain Shadows Resort course in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and the latest in maintenance and golf course architecture are topics covered in a “Tartan Talks” podcast from Golf Course Industry. The guest is Mountain Shadows golf...
The American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), is mourning the death of two members who each died Jan. 1, 2018: ASGCA Past President Dick Nugent and Jeff Hardin, ASGCA. After graduation from the University of Illinois, Nugent worked six years with ASGCA...
The improvements designed by Robert McNeil, ASGCA (The Northeast Golf Company), at Dennis Pines and Dennis Highlands in Dennis, Massachusetts, have been driven by the directive of establishing a new styling to the courses bunkering while providing a maintainable form....
