The April 2024 issue of Golf Course Architecture magazine is now available.
Our latest issue presents the new Shorty Course at Bandon Dunes in Oregon on the cover. The 19-hole par three layout was designed by Whitman, Axland and Cutten and its May opening will coincide with the resort’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
For our main article in this issue, we explore why Vietnam appears to be Asia’s next golf destination. Vietnam’s 3,000 kilometers of coastline, sand dunes and mountainous locations make it an exciting canvas for architects, and many highly regarded courses have opened in the country. Brian Curley, Adam Calver, Mike Gorman and Kevin Ramsey provide insight into their experiences and what the country’s future looks like.
Adam Lawrence Visits The Inspirations Club in west London, which opens this summer. He writes: “Inspiration will be a relaxing place to play golf. It doesn’t feel like a suburb; especially at the end of the course, you really feel like you’re in nature.
Peter Harradine is part of the oldest family business in the golf design industry and is one of the most traveled men in the profession. He says: “My own design philosophy could be summed up as: ‘easy to play, hard to score’. Golf designers must never forget that those who pay our rates are primarily handicappers aged 24 to 54.
Features of our “Report” section Canal banks in Evanston, Illinois, which was revived through tremendous community efforts. Todd Quitno led the project from a design perspective, with Josh Lesnik of KemperSports contributing to the design. We also hear from Rees Jones and Bryce Swanson about their renovation of the Old route in Broken Sound to suit both circuit professionals and club members; Kevin Hargrave and NMP Golf Construction spice things up Lexington Golf Club; and how JDR Golf Design reinvented that of Florida Lemon Berry to add variety and make it more memorable.
Elsewhere, our Tee Box section includes details on High Grove, a new Gil Hanse course whose construction will begin in December 2024; an interview with a Scottish architect Steve Marnoch, who discusses his bunker and heather project at Matlock in Derbyshire, England; Jason Straka’s insight into routing the new Curracloe Links, the first 18-hole layout designed by Fry/Straka; and an overview of the bunker work at Gog Magog in Cambridge, England, where Martin Ebert worked on the Old and Wandlebury courses.
There is much more. We hope you enjoy reading!
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