ASGCA and United States Golf Association (USGA) are teaming up to make a positive impact on publicly accessible golf facilities and improve the game for players of all skill levels – at no cost to select facilities. ASGCA and USGA have launched a collaborative program...
Golf course superintendents used 21.8 percent less water overall and just 1.44 percent of all irrigated water in the U.S. to maintain their courses in 2013, compared with usage in 2005, according to recently released survey data, reports the Golf COurse...
The PalmGolf Marrakech – Ourika golf course in Marrakech, Morocco, designed by Neil Haworth, ASGCA, of Nelson & Haworth and Stephane Talbot is now open, reports Golf Course Architecture magazine. The course is adjacent to the Robert Trent Jones, Sr. course,...
Golfers in the Dallas area will be challenged by a new golf course in spring 2017. Counstruction has begun on Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, based on a design from ASGCA President Steve Smyers. The 214-acre site will feature a par 71 course measuring 7,700...
The renovation of the Heron Course at the Oaks Club in Osprey, Florida, has been completed on a project led by Jason Straka, ASGCA, on behalf of Hurdzan/Fry Environmental Golf Course Design, including Dr. Michael Hurdzan, ASGCA Fellow, and Dana Fry, ASGCA. “The...
The fourth annual American Society of Golf Course Architects Design Excellence Recognition Program recipients have been named. Projects from nine courses in the United States have been cited for their work with ASGCA members in addressing unique design challenges....
For the first time since 2009, “Golf Digest” has compiled a “Best New Courses” list for 2015. ASGCA members dominate the list, as they had a hand on 8 of the 10 courses recognized. This includes the top-ranked course, Cabot Cliffs, Nova Scotia...
As part of their ongoing “Water Week” discussion, Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive” hosted a roundtable discussion Nov. 10 featuring a number of key golf industry representatives. Included were Dana Lonn, managing director of the Center of...
Construction has begun on Maridoe Golf Club in Carrolltown, Texas, with a target opening date of spring 2017. The design by ASGCA President Steve Smyers and Steve Smyers Golf Course Archtiects will feature a par-71 layout measuring more than 7,700 yards from its...
How do you approach the renovation of a nearly 80-year-old golf course that has been given, “very little attention over its history?” That is the challenge facing John Colligan, ASGCA, and Colligan Golf Design as he renovates Rockwood Golf Course in Fort...
