The Toro Company becomes Trustee level supporter to The First Tee

The Toro Company, an ASGCA Major Partner in Education, has become a Trustee level supporter of The First Tee. The relationship between Toro and The First Tee began shortly after the youth development organization was founded in 1997. As a component of the continued...

Whitten shares thoughts on Morrish for “Golf Digest”

Ron Whitten, Senior Editor, Architecture, at “Golf Digest” has written on the passing of ASGCA Past President Jay Morrish. A past ASGCA Donald Ross Award recipient, Whitten recalled an early meeting with Morrish and the 30+-year friendship that followed....

ASGCA Past President Jay Morrish dies

Jay Morrish, a Past President and Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), died March 2, 2015. He was 78. ASGCA members and the golf industry will remember Morrish’s design work around the world, as well as his service to ASGCA and the game of...

Fought, ASGCA to renovate Maryvale (Ariz.) Golf Course

Scottsdale, Arizona-based John Fought, ASGCA (Fought Design) is adding another local course to his design portfolio with the renovation of Maryvale (Arizona) Golf Course. The 1960s-era public layout is owned by the City of Phoenix and will become the new home course...

NCGA opens Hall of Fame doors to the Jones family

The entire Jones design family that has meant so much to the history of ASGCA – founding member Robert Trent Jones, Sr., and his sons ASGCA Past Presidents Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and Rees Jones, were recently inducted into the Northern California Golf...

Sanford, ASGCA, talks Hawaii, Egypt and more with GolfAdvisor.com

ASGCA Secretary John Sanford of Sanford Golf Design has current projects dotting the globe, from rennovation at Kona Country Club’s Ocean Course, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii to a new course in Egypt. He recently spoke with GolfAdvisor.com about the projects and the...

ASGCA Past President Phelps talks water and more with GCSAA TV

During the 2016 Golf Industry Show in San Diego, ASGCA Past President Rick Phelps sat down with Live TV from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Phelps discussed water, the environment and the role of ASGCA members in helping course owners,...