November 5, 2021 By: Matt Adams — At this stage of their careers, nearly 30 years in, you could understand if course architect Gil Hanse and his partner Jim Wagner didn’t want to get their hands dirty anymore. To them, though… Well, that’s […]
Photos: Gil Hanse’s Ballyshear Links, inspired by the famed Lido, opens in Thailand
October 28, 2021 By: Jason Lusk — Ballyshear Links — Gil Hanse’s take on the classic Lido Golf Club that was paved over decades ago in Long Island, New York – has opened just east of Bangkok at the freshly redeveloped and private […]
USGA unveils new course routing for 2022 US Open at The Country Club
October 28, 2021 By: Ben Volin — BROOKLINE — It’s not easy to create a new experience out of a golf course that opened in 1894 and has been a championship venue for more than a century. The Country Club is […]
Gil Hanse’s Architecture 101: The Trouble With Trees
October 2021 By: Gil Hanse — No architect wants to remove them from a golf course, but it’s often the best solution I am frequently asked what is the most difficult part of restoring Golden Age golf courses. My answer is […]
Hanse Golf Course Design to Create Architectural Master Plan for the Yale Golf Course
September 23, 2021 — NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale University Department of Athletics is pleased to announce that it has retained leading golf course architect Gil Hanse and his company, Hanse Golf Course Design, to create an architectural restoration master plan for its […]
South Roars Back
July 2021 By: Brad Klein — It’s early 2020, and Gil Hanse and his design partner, Jim Wagner, are touring the famed Oakland Hills Country Club South course with superintendent Phil Cuffare. The main playing surfaces – tees, fairways, bunkers and […]
How an old, yellowing program from 1929 became ‘Bible’ in Oakland Hills’ restoration
July 19, 2021 By: Tony Paul — Bloomfield Township — When you think of the marquee tournaments that have made Oakland Hills Country Club one of the most acclaimed courses in the country, you think about all the U.S. Opens and PGA […]
Gil Hanse-designed course debuts in France
July 16, 2021 — Les Bordes has debuted its New Course, the first Gil Hanse-designed design project in continental Europe. Hanse travelled from his home in America to France’s famous Loire Valley to give his personal seal of approval to the new […]
In-Depth on Baltusrol
July 8, 2021 — Gil Hanse breaks down the details of his restoration work on the Lower Course at Baltusrol Golf Club in a conversation with Digital Editor Al Lunsford on this episode of the LINKS Golf Podcast, presented by Ashcroft […]
It’s a back to the future restoration project at Oakland Hills’ historic South Course
July 8, 2021 By: Matt Charboneau — The “Monster” has a new look. Although, what’s new is actually old. At least, that’s what’s happening at Oakland Hills Country Club’s legendary South Course. Back in the fall of 2019, the course was […]
Photos: Gil Hanse-designed New Course opens at Les Bordes Golf Club in France
July 6, 2021 By: Jason Lusk — Golf architect Gil Hanse and his design partner, Jim Wagner, had their latest original layout open July 1 in France as their New Course added a second full 18 to the Les Bordes Golf […]
WFAN Sports Radio: Ann Liguori with Gil Hanse
June 27, 2021 — Ann interviews renowned golf architect Gil Hanse about the renovation on the lower course at Baltusrol Golf Club. Listen to the full interview above or here. Back to News. Back to Home.
Oakland Hills set to reopen South course following Gil Hanse restoration
June 25, 2021 By: Richard Humphreys — Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, will reopen its South course in early July following a restoration by Gil Hanse. The South has hosted six US Opens, three PGA Championships, the 2004 […]
Colonial to get a $20M-plus facelift after tournament ends
May 26, 2021 By: FWBP Staff — As Colonial Country Club celebrates the 75th anniversary of its PGA tour event, the club unveiled and approved a $20 million-plus renovation of its championship golf course. The project is scheduled to start immediately […]
Photo essay: Baltusrol’s Lower course before and after Gil Hanse’s new restoration
May 20, 2021 By: Jason Lusk — Baltusrol Golf Club’s Lower course in Springfield, New Jersey, is an A.W. Tillinghast masterpiece that had seen plenty of changes since it opened for play in 1922. The layout has hosted four U.S. Open, […]