Greg Nash, an American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) member, died Aug. 21, 2015 after a brief stay in hospice care. He was 66. ASGCA members will remember Nash’s relentless attention to detail, an intimate understanding of the development process, and a...
Annika Sorenstam – 10-time major winner and part owner of ASGCA Industry Partner Capillary Concrete® – announces the company’s pioneering bunker liner technology will be installed at France’s Le Golf National, host of the 2018 Ryder Cup. Capillary Concrete® is an...
ASGCA Past President Pete Dye responded to questions via Twitter Aug. 6, discussing Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, a Dye design and host to the 2015 PGA Championship Aug. 13-16. Following is a transcript of his chat with golf fans. Q: Was Whistling Straits...
Golf Inc. magazine has selected Keller Golf Course in Maplewood, Minnesota, for top honors among Public Courses in its 2015 Renovation of the Year Awards. The 83-year-old course was recently renovated by Richard Mandell, ASGCA. The magazine states: “Actual...
Griffin Gate Golf Club in Lexington, Kentucky was a new design from ASGCA Past President Rees Jones and Rees Jones, Inc. Golf Course Design in 1981. This summer, Jones completed a renovation project, including extensive bunker updates with Better Billy Bunker, an...
Tottering on the brink of closure six years ago, Orangeburg Country Club received a last-minute reprieve and – following the renovation work of Richard Mandell, ASGCA – now ranks No. 1 in the Midlands Region in the South Carolina Golf Course Rating Panel’s...
Henry Delozier, a principal with Global Golf Advisors consultancy, knows about planning and the importance of reviewing and updating those plans. A past president of the National Golf Course Owners Association, Delozier says the time is ripe for plan updates to,...
The decision by the city of Louisville, Colorado, to hire Kevin Norby, ASGCA Associate, and Herfort Norby Golf Course Architects in 2011 for a long-range improvement plan at Coal Creek Golf Course proved fortunate two years later when a heavy storm hit. The result was...
A renovation of Stillwater (Minnesota) Country Club focusing on maintenance reduction and course bunkering has been cpmpleted by Kevin Norby, ASGCA Associate and Herfort Norby Golf Course Architects. “Golf Course Architecture” reports: “Norby worked...
ASGCA Past President Pete Dye will participate in a Twitter chat Thursday, Aug. 6 at 12 p.m. EDT. Post questions and follow along on Twitter at #ASGCAPGA. Talk Whistling Straits and the 2015 PGA Championship with ASGCA Past President Pete Dye on Aug. 6 Who: ASGCA Past...