By Design - Fall 2018

3 FOREWORD G oing on vacation gives us an opportunity to enjoy a change in pace from our day-to-day lives. But if we make time to play golf while we are away, do we want the golf course to reflect that change in pace too? This is one of the questions faced by ASGCA members when working for clients at resorts throughout the globe. Should our approach to design change to cater for the visiting golfer whose mindset may be firmly in vacation mode? Our cover story for this issue of By Design sees ASGCA members sharing their insights into the shifting of priorities when designing golf courses at resorts. Find out more by turning to page 12. Resort owners throughout the world are continuing to invest in new golf courses and improving their existing layouts. It’s encouraging to see that golf is considered a priority for attracting guests and filling hotel rooms. Golf’s enduring appeal is also clear from the influx of new Associate Members into the ASGCA. Following our 2018 Annual Meeting in Houston, we welcomed six golf course architects into our group. Our new members have each built a strong portfolio of golf course designs and display the diversity of ASGCA members in their background and their architecture. In the article that begins on page 20 we get a small taste of their work and find out about their reasons for joining the ASGCA. I hope you enjoy the issue. Jeff Blume, ASGCA President American Society of Golf Course Architects CONTENTS COVER Digest 4 We begin this issue with news of the ASGCA’s upcoming symposium on golf course investment, to be held in November at Pinehurst Resort. Also in the Digest section, we report on Dye Designs' three-course project in London, the rebirth of the historic Tam O'Shanter course in Illinois, and many more recent ASGCA-member projects. Resort design 12 Should resort golf courses, which often cater more for one-off visiting golfers than members who return each week, be designed any differently? ASGCA members share their thoughts on how they might adapt their design approach for resort clients. New additions 20 We find out more about the six new Associate Members of the ASGCA. What are golf course architects doing? 24 Jon Last of Sports & Leisure Research Group shares more research findings. Five to finish 26 Troy Vincent, ASGCA, answers our five questions to finish the issue. Excellence inGolfDesign from theAmerican Society ofGolfCourseArchitects BY DESIGN Issue 40 | Fall2018 Also: Forward Tees andOtherHigh-ROI Ideas • ASGCAAssociates • Golf facility trends golf resort Great The seventeenth at TPC Danzante Bay in Loreto, Mexico, designed by ASGCA Past President Rees Jones, ASGCA, and photographed by Joann Dost. A change of pace Editor and Publisher: Toby Ingleton Editorial contributors: Richard Humphreys, Jon Last Design: Bruce Graham, Libby Sidebotham ASGCA Staff: Chad Ritterbusch; Mike Shefky; Aileen Smith; Therese Suslick; Marc Whitney Photography: Arnold Palmer Design Company – Brandon Johnson; Aidan Bradley; Cobblestone Creek CC; Brian Curley; Jeff Danner; Joann Dost; Golfplan; Pedro Güereca Gurrola; Hills, Forrest & Smith; Hoiana Shores Golf Club; iCon Golf Studio; Jacobson Golf Design; Jim Mandeville/Nicklaus Design; David McIntosh; Kevin Norby; Nam Hoi An Golf Resort; North Ridge CC; Brian Oar; Robert Parfitt; Pinehurst Resort; Lonna Tucker; Todd Quitno; Troy Vincent; Vestavia CC; West Cliffs Subscribe to By Design at asgca.or g/resources/by-design- magazine © 2018 American Society of Golf Course Architects. All rights reserved. www.asgca.org By Design is sponsored by: