Design Boot Camp set for March 2026 at Pinehurst Resort
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – After the overwhelming success of the inaugural event, American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) Foundation will host its second Design Boot Camp at the world-famous Pinehurst Resort, March 9-13, 2026. The five-day session—a fundraising...
Hearn, ASGCA, leads restoration of 111-year-old Aurora Country Club
Aurora (Illinois) Country Club has a long history that includes legends of golf course architecture, including Tom Bendelow and AW Tillinghast. Now, Ray Hearn, ASGCA, (Raymond Hearn Golf Course Designs, Inc.), has been tabbed to create a master plan for the course's...
Where it all started. A look at what sparked ASGCA members toward golf course architecture
What inspires a person to become a golf course architect? ASGCA members discuss the people, courses and experiences that planted the seed for a career in golf design. "The visual aesthetics of blending the game into nature is a fascinating design challenge.” From By...
Renovation of Stonycroft Hills Club (Mich.) begins from Wilczynski, ASGCA
Stonycroft Hills Golf Club, a long-standing, private club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, has approved the comprehensive master plan renovation project led by Chris Wilczynski, ASGCA, (C.W. Golf Architecture). Completion date for the project is targeted for the end of...
Windsong Farm (Minn.) opens; new design from Fought, ASGCA
John Fought, ASGCA (John Fought Design) has now designed both sets of 18 for Windsong Farm Golf Club, Maple Plain, Minnesota. The recent opening of the North Course compliments the South Course, which opened in 2002 and was renovated in 2015. “The North looks like a...
Tamarack Golf Course reopens West course following Mungeam, ASGCA, renovation
An 18-month renovation from Mark Mungeam, ASGCA (Mungeam Golf Design), on the West course at Tamarack Golf Course is complete. The public facility in East Brunswick, New Jersey, is again open for play. Golf Course Architecture reports: “Our goal with the West course...
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Fry, ASGCA, “Never graduated from college, but boy did I get a great education.”
One year from earning his college degree, a chance meeting in a bar with an associate of Tom Fazio, ASGCA, led to a career change for Dana Fry, ASGCA (Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design). Soon after, he dropped out of college to "spend days flagging cacti for...
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