Golf architect Neal Meagher completes an extensive golf course renovation project for the Belmont Country Club in Fresno, Calif. Belmont was constructed in 1956 as the second of 16 courses to be built by designer Bert Stamps.
Architecture
Mike Young To Design New Golf Course in Costa Rica
Athens-based golf Course architect Mike Young has been hired to design a course in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, the Country Club of Liberia.
Hills/Forrest to christen new 18 at Vasatorp, one of Sweden’s oldest tournament sites
Vasatorp Golfklubb in Helsingborg, Sweden, will open its newest tournament course on June 6. The course is the latest design from Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates.
Hills/Forrest to christen new 18 at Vasatorp, one of Sweden's oldest tournament sites
Vasatorp Golfklubb in Helsingborg, Sweden, will open its newest tournament course on June 6. The course is the latest design from Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates.
RTJ II Takes On Unique Project To Design ‘The Patriot’
Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects will create The Patriot, home course of the Folds of Honor Foundation (formerly the Fallen Heroes Foundation), in Owasso, Okla. Formal groundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled for late May, with the golf course opening planned for July 4, 2009.
RTJ II Takes On Unique Project To Design 'The Patriot'
Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects will create The Patriot, home course of the Folds of Honor Foundation (formerly the Fallen Heroes Foundation), in Owasso, Okla. Formal groundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled for late May, with the golf course opening planned for July 4, 2009.
Schmidt-Curley Golf Course Design Charts Aggressive Global Course
Schmidt-Curley Design will begin construction of a four-course project at Maravia Golf Club in La Paz, Mexico and is partnering with Nick Faldo on a design at the Kanay Resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
ASGCA Provides Strategies for Designing for Pace of Play
The American Society of Golf Course Architects address pace of play from a design standpoint.
International Expansion Orients Jacobson To China
Course architect Rick Jacobson reports on expanding his business to the international market, including China where he currently has two courses under construction and a third in the planning stages.
John Sanford Breaks Ground On New Course In Egypt
Architect John Sanford breaks ground on Hacienda Bay, located on the Mediterranean Sea coast in northern Egypt. The course is scheduled to open fall 2009.
Tom Doak’s Restoration Of Alister Mackenzie’s Historic Pasatiempo Golf Club Completed
Architect Tom Doak‘s restoration of Alister MacKenzie’s original design of Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif., is now complete. The course originally opened in 1929.
Tom Doak's Restoration Of Alister Mackenzie's Historic Pasatiempo Golf Club Completed
Architect Tom Doak‘s restoration of Alister MacKenzie’s original design of Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif., is now complete. The course originally opened in 1929.
Clyde Johnston Retained To Renovate Fort Mill Golf Course
Architect Clyde Johnston is retained to renovate the Fort Mill Golf Course in Fort Mill, S.C.
Continent-Hopping Jacobson Prepares For Successful 2008
Architect Rick Jacobson reports on projects slated for 2008, including breaking ground on a new 18-hole course in Virginia and complete construction on another 18-hole course in the Chicago, Ill., area.
After Busy 2007, Kris Spence Tackles Three Elite Projects in ’08
Architect Kris Spence breaks ground on two high-profile Donald Ross restorations in Charlotte, N.C. – Myers Park Country Club and Carolina Golf Club – and is in the final stages of a complete redesign of Lake Toxaway Country Club in the mountains of North Carolina.
After Busy 2007, Kris Spence Tackles Three Elite Projects in '08
Architect Kris Spence breaks ground on two high-profile Donald Ross restorations in Charlotte, N.C. – Myers Park Country Club and Carolina Golf Club – and is in the final stages of a complete redesign of Lake Toxaway Country Club in the mountains of North Carolina.
Rick Jacobson Renovating East Course At Indian Lakes
Course architect Rick Jacobson will renovate the East Course at Hilton Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale, Ill.
Beidel Design Associates Is Growing
Beidel Design Associates, formerly based in Columbia, Md., opens new corporate offices in Orlando, Fla., along with a satellite office in Valencia, Pa.
AHSF tackles renovations in Oslo, Dallas and Naples
Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates add three refurbishment projects – in Oslo, Norway; Naples, Fla.; and Dallas, Texas – to its portfolio of 130 renovations worldwide. In Norway, ground was broken this fall on a major renovation of Oslo GolfKlubb, the country’s oldest course that will reopen in July.
Jack Nicklaus visits Nicaragua
Jack Nicklaus visits Nicaragua where Nicklaus Design will build a signature course at Seaside Mariana Spa and Golf Resort.