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FOREWORD
A s golf course architects, we are caretakers of the game. We make golf
more fun, more challenging, more sustainable and more enjoyable.
Our real test is to generate an experience that provides golfers a
respite and recovery. In a world where our phones, computers, cars and
televisions infringe our freedoms, golf is a refuge. When the ASGCA was
formed in 1947 our world was very different, but the simple pleasure offered
by golf was no less important. The sport was becoming increasingly popular,
and thanks in a large part to our first Honorary President Donald Ross—
previously an apprentice of Old Tom Morris at the home of golf, St Andrews
Links in Scotland—the United States had hundreds of beautiful courses upon
which the game could be played, and the great outdoors could be enjoyed.
In the seventy years since, the number of courses in the United States has
grown by the thousands, and millions of lives have been positively influenced
by the game. Today 170 ASGCA members are working throughout the world,
creating fun, challenging, sustainable and enjoyable landscapes where we can
take respite and find refuge.
In our cover story for this issue of By Design, we mark our 70th anniversary
by reflecting on a marvelous journey the Society has taken since 1947, and
considers what ASGCA means today. I hope you enjoy the read.
Greg Martin, ASGCA
President
American Society of Golf Course Architects
CONTENTS
COVER
Our round-up of the latest from
the golf course design industry
begins with news of the golf rules
modernization that is being proposed
by the USGA and R&A. We also
report back from the annual Golf
Industry Show, and provide updates
on recent ASGCA member projects
from around the globe.
This issue of By Design is largely
devoted to marking the 70th
anniversary of ASGCA. We look
back on the first gatherings in 1947,
consider the progress made since then,
and what ASGCA means today.
We speak to Clyde Johnston,
ASGCA, president of the ASGCA
Foundation, about the uptick in the
foundation’s activities.
ASGCA Past President Jeffrey Brauer,
ASGCA, provides his answers to our
five finishing questions.
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years
ASGCA
of 70
Also: RulesModernization •Golf Industry Show •ASGCA Foundation
The founding fathers of ASGCA
gathered at Pinehurst Resort in North
Carolina for the first ASGCA Annual
Meeting in 1947.
Caretakers of the game
Publisher: Toby Ingleton
Editorial contributors: Bill Amick, ASGCA Fellow; Greg Martin, ASGCA President; Sean Dudley
Design: Bruce Graham; Libby Sidebotham
ASGCA Staff: Chad Ritterbusch; Therese Suslick; Mike Shefky; Aileen Smith; Marc Whitney
Photography: ASGCA; Azalea Group; GEO; George Golf Design; Brian Hansel; Larry Lambrecht;
Drew Rogers; Schmidt-Curley; Andy Staples; United States Golf Association
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