Turf Pro Magazine article – May 2020

A CHALLENGING TWO MONTHS Running golf design projects from home.. The past 2 months has been challenging, to say the least. On 20th March, while I was undertaking a site visit at Whittington Heath GC (an HS2 project), the clubhouse was closed due to the Covid-19 Virus Pandemic. This was the first direct impact of the…

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National Club Golfer article – April 2020

Cavendish, sitting in the Peak District, has been hailed as one of the world’s great short courses. Now the product of MacKenzie’s handiwork – opened several years before he teamed up with Bobby Jones to transform a former nursery in Georgia – is being given a new lease of life through a multi-year masterplan produced…

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EVALU18 article – March 2020

Perhaps the best-known golf course architect past or present is Dr Alister MacKenzie. His work around the world, particularly in the sand-belt of Australia and on the Monterey peninsula, gains constant and growing acclaim. Also, each year his godlike status is further reinforced by the masses who tune in to The Masters held at Augusta National…

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Greetings from Augusta National

After a long 8-month wait since the PGA Championship crowned Justin Thomas the winner, the first major championship for 2018 is set to begin with this year’s  2018 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. To get insights on what makes the event and course so fascinating — interviews were conducted with architects from different parts of…

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Golf Course Architecture: Talks about proposed expansion of Leeds Golf Centre get underway

Plans to extend the Leeds Golf Centre in Yorkshire, UK, are gathering pace. The centre’s owners Parklane Group have began formal discussions with Leeds City Council around the former’s intention to extend the current facility and create a multi-million pound golf complex and expanded driving range. Plans include the creation of a new nine-hole academy course. This…

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