October 18, 2019 By: Erik Matuszewski — The two golf courses being built concurrently at the PGA of America’s future headquarters in Frisco, Texas, are still almost 2 ½ years away from welcoming golfers, but expectations are high. They’re already set […]
Royal Sydney redevelopment gets green light
September 18, 2019 By: AGCSA — The Royal Sydney Golf Club has announced this week that it will soon move to implement its Championship Course redevelopment plans, following an Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday evening where members voted overwhelmingly in favour […]
U.S. Amateur: Gil Hanse calls Pinehurst the St. Andrews of the United States
August 12, 2019 By: Adam Woodard — On nice days when Gil Hanse and his team were renovating Pinehurst No. 4, the famed golf course architect would walk across the grounds of historic No. 2, Donald Ross’ masterpiece design that’s played […]
With eye on future majors, Oakland Hills’ South Course closes Oct. 1 for massive upgrades
August 2, 2019 By: Tony Paul — Details are starting to emerge about the upcoming massive renovation to historic Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township. Members of the club voted this week to start the renovation of the famous South Course […]
New look for The Country Club when US Open Arrives
July 18, 2019 By: Keith Pearson — In less than three years, the eyes of the golfing world will once again be fixated on The Country Club when it hosts the U.S. Open for the fourth time. Most people will be seeing […]
Renovated Pinehurst No. 4 will be a big part of the U.S. Amateur next month
July 14, 2019 By: John Dell — There hasn’t been a lot of fanfare with the renovation of Pinehurst No. 4, but that will change as the U.S. Amateur comes into focus.The tournament, one of the USGA’s oldest, will be next month […]
Southern Hills Gil Hanse Restoration Complete, Perry Maxwell Look is Back
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Lido-inspired design in Thailand set for 2020 opening
June 26, 2019 By: Richard Humphreys — Construction is progressing with Ban Rakat Club’s new Ballyshear Golf Links course near Bangkok, Thailand, designed by Gil Hanse and inspired by Long Island’s famous lost course, Lido, designed by Charles Blair Macdonald and Seth […]
Tokyo Golf Club introduces new Chichibu green complexes
June 14, 2019 By: Toby Ingleton — Tokyo Golf Club in Japan has introduced its new Chichibu green complexes, following redesign work by Hanse Golf Design. The course has two green complexes per hole – named Asaka and Chichibu after prior […]
Hanse to unveil Lido-inspired Ballyshear early next year
June 11, 2019 — Architect Gil Hanse will unveil his first original design in Asia, an homage to Charles Blair MacDonald and Seth Raynor’s mythic Lido Club, when the Ballyshear Golf Links at Ban Rakat Club opens for play here […]
Hanse Golf Course Design completes first phase of Narin & Portnoo redesign
May 21, 2019 By: Richard Humphreys — Hanse Golf Course Design has completed the first phase of a redesign project at Narin & Portnoo Links in Donegal, Ireland. The club did not give the golf architecture firm a set of objectives other […]
Pacific Links selects Tiger Woods and Gil Hanse to develop Mākaha courses
April 5, 2019 By: Richard Humphreys — Golf network Pacific Links International has selected Tiger Woods’ firm TGR Design and Gil Hanse to design two courses for Mākaha Valley Resort on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The resort covers 644 acres […]
USGA to play U.S. Amateur’s 36-hole championship match on two courses this summer at Pinehurst
April 1, 2019 By: Ryan Herrington — Save for the eight years from 1965 to 1972 in which the U.S. Amateur was contested at stroke play, a 36-hole championship match to decide the winner has been a staple of the USGA’s […]
U.S. Amateur Final to Feature Two Courses for the First Time
April 2, 2019 By: ThePilot.com — History will be made this summer when Pinehurst Resort & Country Club hosts the 36-hole match-play final of the 119th U.S. Amateur Championship on two courses. When the 2019 championship begins on Monday, Aug. 12, […]
Hanse donates bunkers to First Tee of Tulsa
March 13, 2019 By: Chris Swafford — Students at the First Tee of Tulsa, and anyone else who practices at Mohawk Park, are now the beneficiaries of the good heart of golf architect Gil Hanse, who is currently completing a […]