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 […]
West Palm Beach approves lease with developer to refurbish golf course
May 20, 2021 By: Wayne Washington — The West Palm Beach City Commission gave final approval Thursday to a 50-year lease with a not-for-profit developer tied to PGA of America who will refurbish and operate the city’s 179-acre golf course, a major step forward […]
French resort community Les Bordes embraces sustainability as Hanse course shines
May 15, 2021 — The world’s resources are becoming more scarce by the day, including the very keys to life — including water — that have long been crucial to the conditioning and upkeep of golf courses. However, there are increasing […]
West Palm Golf Park Advances After Groundbreaking, Ordinance Approval
May 6, 2021 — The proposed West Palm Golf Park is advancing, after the West Palm Beach City Commission gave unanimous approval to a ground lease, development and operating agreement with the West Palm Golf Community Trust (“Trust”), as well as […]
PGA Frisco Quotables: What They’re Saying About the Future of the PGA of America
April 16, 2021 By: PGA of America — Excitement is building for the opening of PGA Frisco in 2022.The East & West Championship courses will anchor the future home of the PGA of America, which will also offer the best coaching, […]
‘I don’t know where else you could find that sort of variety’: How the New Course will make Les Bordes one of the world’s best destinations
March 29, 2021 By: Steve Carroll — Few designs have been more anticipated than this. The New Course at Les Bordes has captivated attention since it was announced architect Gil Hanse would add a new touch of magic to the 1,400 acre estate […]
The Lost Lido Shuffle
March 15, 2021 By: Hal Phillips and Brendan James — It is nearly 80 years since the last shots were played across the famed and acclaimed Lido Club in New York’s Long Island. But its spirit will rise again later this year with the opening […]
Baltusrol’s Lower course to reopen in May following Gil Hanse restoration
March 12, 2021 By: Richard Humphreys — The Lower course at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, will reopen in May following a restoration by Gil Hanse. The famous ‘dual courses’ at Baltusrol designed by AW Tillinghast opened in 1922 and since then the Lower course has hosted four US Opens, […]
Photos: Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner focus on fun at Wild Piglet par-3 course in France
February 23, 2021 By: Jason Lusk — A traditional, full 18 isn’t the only thing Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner have been cooking up in France. While the course-design duo plans to unveil the New Course this summer at the private Les Bordes […]
Photos: New Course by Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner slated to open this summer in France
February 17, 2021 By: Jason Lusk — The design duo of Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner will open a new 18-hole layout this summer, with a target of mid-July, at the private Les Bordes Golf Club in France. The golf club […]
The Lido of Thailand
November 24, 2020 By: Golf Course Industry Staff — The Lido Club has been gone some 80 years now, but never was it forgotten. This mythic 18 from the hand of American design pioneers Charles Blair MacDonald and Seth Raynor opened […]
Construction nears completion on both courses at PGA Frisco
November 19, 2020 By: Richard Humphreys — Work is almost complete on the Gil Hanse-designed East course and Beau Welling’s West course at PGA Frisco in Texas. Sixteen holes on the East course have been grassed and contractor Heritage Links is […]
College golf gets on ‘Road to La Costa’ with much bigger dreams in mind
November 17, 2020 By: Tod Leonard — In his mind’s eye, University of Texas men’s golf coach John Fields can see it all so clearly. Just as college baseball looks to Omaha, Neb., each year for the College World Series, and women’s […]
It’s here! GOLF’s 2020-21 ranking of the Top 100 Courses in the U.S.
November 2, 2020 By: GOLF’S COURSE RATINGS PANEL & RAN MORRISSETT, ARCHITECTURE EDITOR — When it comes to course design, it’s the ultimate badge of honor: a spot on GOLF’s biennial rank of the best courses in America. This year, we welcome […]
Hanse’s Aronimink restoration returns KPMG Women’s PGA host site to architecture’s Golden Age
October 5, 2020 By: Jeff Babineau — Aronimink Golf Club, host of this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Newtown Square, Penn., west of Philadelphia, is rich with tradition, and no stranger to big events. The Donald Ross original underwent a […]