April 26, 2023 By: Andy Johnson — Most golfers looking to get into the game start at a local affordable golf course. You can generally characterize these courses as mundane, shaggy, and unapproachable for beginners. Despite these hurdles that work […]
Golf course design masterclass: Jim Wagner and the power of surprise
April 24, 2022 By: Josh Sens — What exactly makes a golf course great? Scores of weighty volumes and a zillion breezy blog posts have addressed this question, many of them settling on this answer: Great courses marry artistry and scenery […]
Les Bordes: Light Touch
February 2, 2022 By: Adam Lawrence — The story of the creation of Les Bordes, not far from Orléans in the area of France known as the Sologne, is well known. How architect Robert von Hagge, having befriended golf consultant Yoshi […]
Philly unveils plan to restore historic Cobbs Creek Golf Course
January 19, 2022 By Michael Tanenbaum — The long-awaited revitalization of the historic Cobbs Creek Golf Club is on track to begin this spring. The $65 million plan will revamp its “Olde Course” into one capable of hosting PGA Tour events […]
Restored Oakland Hills lands 2031, ’42 U.S. Women’s Open; is U.S. Open next?
January 7, 2022 By: Tony Paul — It was an old U.S. Women’s Amateur program, unearthed from the club’s archives, that served as the unofficial road map for restoring Bloomfield Township’s Oakland Hills Country Club to its storied past. And, now, […]
An inside look at the Best New and Best Renovated Courses of 2021
December 1, 2021 By: Derek Duncan — The end of the year is a time for reflection, an opportunity to look back and remember the paths that led us to this point, hopefully in celebration. It’s also a time to count […]
How Restoring Golden Age Courses is Good for Future Designs
December 8, 2021 By: Shaun Tolson — In the second of a two-part series, Morning Read’s Shaun Tolson explores how going to great lengths to return classic courses to their original design intent is helping current-day architects refine their vision for […]
11 municipal courses that are getting the love they deserve
January 27, 2022 By Derek Duncan — Richard Harris is the co-founder of the San Francisco Public Golf Alliance, a non-profit group that advocates for the viability of the city’s municipal courses. In particular, the alliance fights for Sharp Park, an […]
The Olympic Club approves plans to enhance golf facilities
November 12, 2021 By: Golf Course Industry Staff — The Olympic Club’s board of directors approved plans to enhance golf facilities and restore its historic Lake Course in collaboration with golf course architect Gil Hanse. Construction is expected to begin in the […]
Gil Hanse and Company Tamed the Texas Prairie to Build the East Course at PGA Frisco
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]