As the countrdown continues to the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel profiles ASGCA Past President Pete Dye. Award-winning journalist Gary D’Amato looks at Dye’s relationship with Herb Kohler, which has led to four...
Devil’s Pulpit Golf Course, Ontario, Canada, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. Devil’s Pulpit was designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan, ASGCA Fellow, and Dana Fry, ASGCA. Upon its opening in 1990, Devil’s Pulpit was awarded Best New Course in Canada by...
It may have taken Arnold Palmer, ASGCA Fellow, and his Arnold Palmer Design Company some time to find the right piece of land in Scotland for his first design in golf’s home country, but now he is closley involved in work at Stuart Castle in the United Kingdom....
The upswing in golf course renovations across the United States has continued as the calendar turns to the “back 9” of 2015. American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) members are seeing an increase in proposed and ongoing renovation projects at private clubs...
Bill Bergin, ASGCA, and Bergin Golf Designs, have completed a renovation to Oaks Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The course – orignally designed by A.W. Tillinghast – was closed for a year before re-opening in June. Bergin made use of an old aerial...
In a touching remembrance, ASGCA Past President Jeff Brauer wrote about his memories of Jay Morrish, ASGCA, who died in March. Brauer, a regular contributor to “Golf Course Industry” magazine, wrote about “one great man.” The column reads, in...
John Harvey, ASGCA and A. John Harvey Golf Design are staying active in 2015 with redesigns, renovations and master plans. A bevy of new and recently completed projects were noted recently by “Golf Course Industry.” The magazine’s website noted:...
Have just one conversation with Lester George, ASGCA, of George Golf Design and you can feel his passion for the game of golf and golf course architecture. “Virginia Golfer,” the official publication of the Virginia State Golf Association, captures that...
A recent post at www.golfweek.com showed the breadth of depth of skills belonging to ASGCA members. Brad Klein posted his list of the “best landfill/reclamation sites converted to golf courses in the U.S.,” and the list is filled with courses designed by...
Golfers at the 2015 U.S. Open may refer to Chambers Bay as a “links” course. But as Fox Sports reports, they would be mistaken, according to ASGCA Past President Robert Trent Jones, Jr., the course architect. The website www.foxsports.com reports:...
