December 28, 2016 By: Joe Passov – Although new course construction remains sluggish, a fistful of superb new courses is on tap for 2017. Among the highlights is a pair of highly anticipated designs from Rio Olympic course architect Gil Hanse, […]

Golf.com The Best New Golf Courses of 2016 Olympic Golf Course, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The consensus choice for Best New Course of 2016 is the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro’s upscale Barra da Tijuca district. Designed by […]

November 23, 2016 By: Sean Zak – World renowned golf course designer and architect Gil Hanse explains everything you didn’t know about golf course design…at least as much as he could in 30 minutes. Hanse talks about the process of building […]

Microsoft Cloud and The Wall Street Journal team up to show how technology and the game of golf work together. View the full experience here. Game Changer With origins that are said to date to the 15th century when — […]

November 10, 2016 – Pinehurst Resort & Country Club today announced that Hanse Golf Design will redesign Pinehurst No. 4 and develop a short course as part of a master plan to further restore the original character and spirit to the […]

November 10, 2016 By: Matt Ginella – Tom Pashley, President of Pinehurst, knew it was the right thing to do. He grabbed a jacket, got in his car, and drove four hours from the Sandhills of North Carolina to Hendersonville to meet […]

November 2016 By: James A. Frank – Like almost every other golfer on the planet, I saw the course that Gil Hanse designed for the Summer Olympics and thought, “I’d really like to play there.” But also like the rest of […]

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October 7, 2016 By: Erik Matuszewski – The official name of Mississippi’s newest golf course is Mossy Oak, but it’s almost as common to hear those in the surrounding area refer to it by it’s secondary moniker: Nature’s Golf. It’s a fittingly perfect handle […]

August 20, 2016 By: Joe Juliano – Over five decades, the legendary architect Donald Ross designed about 400 golf courses, but he believed that just one – Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square – deserved this lavish praise: “I intended to […]

August 12, 2016 – The new Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro has recently been recognised for its commitment and contribution to the enhancement of the environment, achieving GEO Certified® Development status. The achievement recognises the many nature conservation and […]

August 4, 2016 By: Rod Morri – The host venue for the 2016 Australian Open is set to undergo an overhaul with Royal Sydney Golf Club confirming the appointment of Olympic golf course architect Gil Hanse to oversee changes to the […]

Press Release: Statement of Thanks from Hanse Golf Course Design to Everyone Who  Helped with the Rio 2016 Olympic Golf Course FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2016 CONTACT For press inquiries, please contact: [email protected] For photo inquiries, please contact: [email protected] For speaking […]

August 2, 2016 By: Adam Bronfin – After a 112-year absence, golf will make its triumphant return to the Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro later this week. Cornell alumnus Gil Hanse MLA ’89 was tapped to create this golf course of a lifetime, with […]