January 9, 2020 — TGJ No. 10 introduces us to the Ohoopee Match Club—a discreet Georgia playground designed specifically to ignore par. Inspired by this concept, host Tom Coyne taps Ohoopee architect Gil Hanse to understand how the edict to eliminate […]
Golf: Sleepy Hollow Country Club set to host 2023 U.S. Mid-Amateur
January 7, 2020 By: Mike Dougherty — There wasn’t a lot of lobbying involved. After executing a lengthy restoration that gave a popular Golden Age golf course a singular identity, the membership at Sleepy Hollow Country Club expressed a desire to host another USGA championship. They […]
America’s Best New Courses, 2019: An in-depth look at the public and private winners
December 3, 2019 By: Ron Whitten — So, what goes into determining Golf Digest’s ranking of America’s Best New Golf Courses? In 2019, over 1,600 Golf Digest panelists across the U.S. and Canada played and evaluated Best New candidate courses, scoring each […]
Helping Hanse
November 28, 2019 By: Australian Golf Digest — A decision took two-and-a-half years, but Royal Sydney Golf Club finally chose to implement its Championship course redevelopment plans under the astute eyes of Gil Hanse. The American course architect presented his proposed […]
Meet the newcomers, movers and shakers on our Top 100 list
November 22, 2019 By: Ran Morrissett — Eleven courses entered or rejoined our Top 100 World ranking. Just as impressive are six serious climbers — courses that shot up the list faster than a Mickelson flop. Welcome the newbies and the newly noteworthy. […]
Remarkable Renos – GOLF Magazine
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PGA Envisions ‘Modern Home Of American Golf’ With New Courses In Texas
October 18, 2019 By: Erik Matuszewski — The two golf courses being built concurrently at the PGA of America’s future headquarters in Frisco, Texas, are still almost 2 ½ years away from welcoming golfers, but expectations are high. They’re already set […]
Royal Sydney redevelopment gets green light
September 18, 2019 By: AGCSA — The Royal Sydney Golf Club has announced this week that it will soon move to implement its Championship Course redevelopment plans, following an Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday evening where members voted overwhelmingly in favour […]
U.S. Amateur: Gil Hanse calls Pinehurst the St. Andrews of the United States
August 12, 2019 By: Adam Woodard — On nice days when Gil Hanse and his team were renovating Pinehurst No. 4, the famed golf course architect would walk across the grounds of historic No. 2, Donald Ross’ masterpiece design that’s played […]
With eye on future majors, Oakland Hills’ South Course closes Oct. 1 for massive upgrades
August 2, 2019 By: Tony Paul — Details are starting to emerge about the upcoming massive renovation to historic Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township. Members of the club voted this week to start the renovation of the famous South Course […]
New look for The Country Club when US Open Arrives
July 18, 2019 By: Keith Pearson — In less than three years, the eyes of the golfing world will once again be fixated on The Country Club when it hosts the U.S. Open for the fourth time. Most people will be seeing […]
Renovated Pinehurst No. 4 will be a big part of the U.S. Amateur next month
July 14, 2019 By: John Dell — There hasn’t been a lot of fanfare with the renovation of Pinehurst No. 4, but that will change as the U.S. Amateur comes into focus.The tournament, one of the USGA’s oldest, will be next month […]
Southern Hills Gil Hanse Restoration Complete, Perry Maxwell Look is Back
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1Up Podcast with Gary Williams Episode 15: Gil Hanse and Ben Crenshaw
July 5, 2019 — Gary Williams is joined by leading course designers Gil Hanse and two-time Masters winner, Ben Crenshaw. Listen to the podcast here. Back to News. Back to Home.
Lido-inspired design in Thailand set for 2020 opening
June 26, 2019 By: Richard Humphreys — Construction is progressing with Ban Rakat Club’s new Ballyshear Golf Links course near Bangkok, Thailand, designed by Gil Hanse and inspired by Long Island’s famous lost course, Lido, designed by Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth […]