The April 2016 issue of Golf Course Architecture magazine is out now, and available free of charge in digital format. Visit the Golf Course Architecture magazine page to read it online, or download a copy to your device.

The idea of fairness in golf is a topic that has been debated for years. The lead story in issue 44 of Golf Course Architecture looks at whether golf needs to be fair to be good, and a number of golf course architects give their thoughts on the matter.

In the tee box section, we speak to Brian Curley about a new ten-course complex being created in Vietnam, and Drew Rogers discusses his work at Champion Trace GC in Lexington, Kentucky – a course close to the architect’s heart.

Golfplan’s Jeff Danner provides his insight into the challenges facing public golf facilities, while Lee Strutt and Sharon Singleton-Bruce explain the importance of soil testing as they prepare for renovation work at the Royal Automobile Club in Surrey, England.

Issue 44 also includes reports from Rees Jones’ new design in Mexico, Trilogy Golf Club at Ocala Preserve in Florida, US, and Machrie Golf Links in Scotland.

We also hear from Landscapes Unlimited founder Bill Kubly, who reflects on 40 years in the business.

The July 2016 issue of Golf Course Architecture magazine is out now, and available free of charge in digital format. Visit the Golf Course Architecture magazine page to read it online, or download a copy to your device.

Golf will make a long-awaited return to the Olympic Games in 2016, as the best players in the world head to Rio to compete in the first Olympic golf tournament in 112 years. In the lead story in issue 45 of Golf Course Architecture, Adam Lawrence takes a look at what to expect from the tournament, Gil Hanse’s course design, and considers the importance of the event being a success for golf as a whole.

In the tee box section, we take a look at the new holes on the Ailsa course at Trump Turnberry, as well as looking at the latest work at Royal Portrush as it prepares for the Open Championship in 2019. We report back on recent EIGCA and ASGCA annual meetings, and also speak to Forrest Richardson about a new project in Arizona.

Rees Jones explains the architectural importance of the two course at Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey, designed by AW Tillinghast, and John Sanford discusses the challenges and opportunities that present themselves when building course on landfill sites.

We also report on a new six-hole course under construction in Hong Kong, visit Christian Althaus’ first solo design at Hofgut Georgenthal in Germany, and learn more about a five year plan to improve Strandhill Golf Club in the west of Ireland.

The January 2016 issue of Golf Course Architecture magazine is out now, and available free of charge in digital format. Visit the Golf Course Architecture magazine page to read it online, or download a copy to your device.

What challenges are faced and what opportunities present themselves when an architect is hired to work on a particularly problematic piece of land? In the lead feature of issue 43 of Golf Course Architecture, Adam Lawrence investigates how golf course architects from across the world have worked with difficult sites to produce the desired end result.

Also in this issue, we speak to the team at Le Golf National in France about how the club is preparing for the 2018 Ryder Cup, and hear from a number of leading figures in the industry, including Paul McGinley, Jeff Howes, Lester George, Arthur Little and Paul Huxley.

We also report on visits to the legendary Old course at Ballybunion, Bob Harrison’s latest design in Scotland, and a new course high up in the Swiss Alps.

We also have a special report on the temporary course at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres baseball team, and all the latest news from the golf design industry.

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Golf Course Architecture’s aim is to be the definitive source of information for the golf course architecture industry.

Via a quarterly printed magazine, website and app, Golf Course Architecture delivers news and feature articles that give accurate, consistent and articulate insights into the subject, with commentary from both our in-house editorial staff and the industry’s most respected and authoritative sources.

Golf Course Architecture is supported by the European Institute of Golf Course Architects, the American Society of Golf Course Architects, the European Golf Course Owners Association and Golf Environment Organisation, and covers golf architecture stories from around the world.


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Golf Course Architecture - Issue 44 - April 2016

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