Category: Golf Course Design

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Sime Darby Property’s Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) has appointed Sir Nick Faldo as the club’s Golf Course Design Consultant.

Riviera Nayarit, Mexico: Mandarina, the luxury resort developed by RLH Properties on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, has announced the opening of the Mandarina Golf Club.

Florida, United States: Members of the Sarasota National golf community have approved a golf course masterplan design by Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design. 

Madeira, Portugal: Sir Nick Faldo has lauded the site of his hotly-anticipated new course at Ponta do Pargo after his latest trip to the Portuguese archipelago.

Wisconsin, United States: Mark Hollinger, a well-respected figure in the golf course design industry in Asia, has passed away at the age of 70.

San Francisco, United States: Brian Costello of JMP Golf Design Group has been elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects.

Wisconsin, United States: American Society of Golf Course Architects Past President Robert Trent Jones Jr is the 2024 recipient of the ASGCA Donald Ross Award.

Florida, United States: Outside America, the nation with the most active golf development is Vietnam, with more than 50 courses in planning or under construction.

Singapore: AGIF Board members have paid tribute to acclaimed golf course architect Neil Haworth, who passed away yesterday in Ottawa after a tough battle with cancer.

Wisconsin, United States: Erin Hills will host the inaugural ‘Design Boot Camp’, where aspiring course designers will learn from some of the game’s top architects.

South Ayrshire, Scotland: Plans to enhance two Scottish golf courses have taken a step forward with the appointment of Pangaea Golf Architecture.

Vancouver, Canada: The Canadian office of London-based design firm Lobb + Partners is working to fix safety problems at a classic Vancouver course.