The Spring 2026 issue of By Design magazine from the American Society of Golf Course Architects, and produced by the team ...

Like an abstract painting splattered on a canvas, the skill of golf course design is easy to dismiss. A tee box, a green, a fairway and some bunkers in between. The whole time you think, Hell, I could ...

RIDGEDALE, Mo. -- It was half past 7 a.m. CT as I strutted into the clubhouse perched atop Payne's Valley looking for a bite to eat before playing 18. Three tables were already occupied -- all golf ...

Golf course design is now in an era of star architects, but professional golfers are still bringing their name and vast playing knowledge to projects. By Paul Sullivan Ernie Els, a four-time major ...

Inside every avid golfer is a golf-course architect. Or at least a little voice that says, “I could so build a cool par-3 on that empty parcel.” But daydreaming is not the same as doing. A new program ...

After decades of masterfully restoring some of America’s most storied golf courses, Andrew Green is finally getting his chance to create something entirely from scratch. The renowned golf course ...

The Ernie Els Design golf course at Zimbali Lakes on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, north of Durban, South Africa, has ...

World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman didn’t just rack up more than 90 professional wins during his golfing career. With the Greg Norman Golf Course Design, ‘The Great White Shark,’ designed over 140 ...