Toro Company’s John Lawrence to receive ASGCA Donald Ross Award
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...
WSJ reports “Most of What Makes a Golf Course Work Is Below the Surface”
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 down...
Midlothian Country Club showcases renovation from Hearn, ASGCA
Midlothian Country Club – Southwest Chicago’s historic country club and host venue of the 1914 U.S. Open Championship – is now showcasing the stunning results of its dramatic course renovation led by famed architect Raymond Hearn, ASGCA (Raymond Hearn Golf Course...
ASGCA members speak on influence of Frederick Law Olmsted
The upcoming U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, coincides with the Olmsted 200 campaign, a year-long celebration organized by the National Association for Olmsted Parks and 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, the founder of American...
Ross design at Belleair West gets renovation from Fry/Straka, ASGCA
With a tip-of-the-hat to century-old documents from ASGCA founding member Donald Ross, Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design is completing a restoration at Belleair Country Club's West course in Florida. Ross' original design dates to 1915 and his redesign to 1924....
Renovation from Benkusky, ASGCA, “…much more versatile, attractive and strategic.”
Mike Benkusky, ASGCA, (Michael J. Benkusky, Inc., Golf Course Architecture) is marking the one-year anniversary of his completed renovation of a Dick Wilson design at Palm Aire Country Club, Sarasota, Florida. Early reactions are positive. General Manager Joe Rassett...
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ASGCA announces 2022 Environmental Excellence Awards honorees
The 2022 American Society of Golf Course Architects Environmental Excellence Awards honorees have been named. Projects from five golf facilities have been cited for their work with ASGCA members in addressing unique environmental challenges. The program is presented...
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