“The initial course prep step is one that is often disregarded or skipped entirely,” said Drew Rogers, ASGCA (J. Drew Rogers, Golf Course Architect). “When the site isn’t properly treated to accommodate the design, then all the elements will ultimately be in conflict...
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Brit Stenson, ASGCA, of Shaker Heights, Ohio, was elected president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organization’s recent 76th Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. A native of Winnetka, Illinois, Stenson...
ASGCA Past President Gerald (Jerry) Matthews, ASGCA Fellow, died Sept. 15, 2022, in Mackinac Island, Michigan. He was age 88. Part of multiple generations of Matthews who have positively impacted golf in Michigan – including his father, Bruce, and nephew, W. Bruce –...
A design from Bobby Weed, ASGCA (Bobby Weed Golf Design), has opened in St. Johns, Florida. Stillwater Golf and Country Club is said to be the first new 18-hole course to open in North Florida in 20 years.As part of Stillwater’s 18-hole routing, Weed has designed...
John Harvey, ASGCA (AJH Golf, LLC), has completed a renovation of Grand Dunes Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Project work included restoring greens to their original size, reclaiming nearly 40,000 square feet of putting surface and re-grassing with TifEagle...
Lake Merced Golf Club in San Francisco, California, will reopen its golf course in October following an Alister MacKenzie-inspired renovation by Gil Hanse, ASGCA. Golf Course Architecture reports: Willie Lock is attributed for designing Lake Merced’s first course in...
Register today at https://www.noga.org/2022/08/03/save-the-date-northern-ohio-course-renovation-seminar/ NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio – A half-day seminar to provide golf course decision makers the information and tools they need to plan and execute a successful course...
A nine-hole par-three course and golf entertainment center near Sacramento, California, will be designed by ASGCA Past President Forrest Richardson and Jeff Danner, ASGCA (Richardson | Danner, Golf Course Architects). Planning will be completed this fall, with...
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – John Lawrence, director of strategic golf for The Toro Company and friend to scores of golf course architects, has been chosen as the 2022 recipient of the ASGCA Donald Ross Award. The award, given annually since 1976, is presented to a person who...
Wall Street Journal took a deep dive below the surface to better understand how golf courses work. Brad Klein includes insight from ASGCA President Jason Straka and reports, “If the soil, root structure, drainage, fertility and chemistry weren’t perfectly tuned...
