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Sep 9, 2024 · Construction of Kawonu Golf Club in Simpsonville, South Carolina, will begin in early 2025. It will be the first new private club in the Greenville area for more than 30 years and will include a golf course designed by Andrew Green. The development is led by founding partners Scott Ferrell and Barton Tuck. Among Ferrell’s various roles in the golf industry, he has worked for the PGA Tour ...

Nov 7, 2024 · The new $47m Alabama Intercollegiate Athletics Golf Facility in Tuscaloosa, USA, has opened for the University of Alabama’s (UA) men’s and women’s golf teams. The facility includes a nine-hole course, 16-acre training facility, 410-yard driving range and 25,000-square-foot team building. The facilities have been built on a 176-acre site on Kicker Road and will be used solely by UA’s ...

Dec 19, 2024 · Inwood Country Club has a storied background, dating back to its founding in 1901. Located on the south shore of Long Island, New York, Inwood sits along the tidal estuary of Jamaica Bay with views of the Manhattan skyline. Today, Inwood is primarily known for its Golden Age golf tournament history, which includes Bobby Jones’ first major victory at the 1923 US Open and Walter Hagen’s ...

Nov 21, 2024 · Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, has revealed long-range plans to add new facilities, including a short course, putting green, golf performance centre, villas and an enhanced club entrance. Last year, the club agreed a long-term partnership with Love Golf Design to reimagine the championship course for the 2029 Ryder Cup. The design firm is part of Hazeltine’s new ‘Vision ...

The January 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture features Golf Club Föhr, photographed by Stefan von Stengel, on the cover. Adam Lawrence reports on a visit to the far north of Germany where architect Christian Althaus has completely rebuilt the 27-hole course over the last 15 years. For our main feature in this issue, we ask: is the aesthetic appeal of bunker design overshadowing ...

Nov 27, 2024 · Beau Welling Design is underway with a renovation of the Chanticleer course at Greenville Country Club in South Carolina. The course, designed by Robert Trent Jones, opened in the late 1960s and was once a regular fixture on Golf Digest’s Top 100 lists. It is located a short drive from the club’s main campus, where the Riverside course is located. “We’re not looking to …

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Dec 16, 2024 · Mike Cirba recalls a moment, early in 2010, walking the Cobbs Creek property with Jim Wagner. The Friends of Cobbs Creek – which includes Cirba, Joe Bausch and Geoff Walsh – were detailing their research on the history of the layout and preservation efforts. Reaching the end of their walkabout, they turned to Wagner and asked: “Are we nuts?” “Restoring a masterpiece is never a bad ...

Nov 4, 2024 · Florida’s Washington County has approved a development order for a new public course designed by Tom Doak for Dream Golf. The Old Shores property is around 30 miles north of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, not far from the state’s Gulf of Mexico coastline. Michael and Chris Keiser – the sons of Bandon Dunes co-founder Mike Keiser – are leading the project for Dream ...