By Design - Winter 2018

4 | By Design DIGEST A round-up of recent golf design news in association with: T he American Society of Golf Course Architects has released its 2018 list of Design Excellence Recognition Program honorees. Now in its seventh year, the program highlights projects completed by ASGCA members that address unique design challenges as well as demonstrating innovation and problem-solving skills. Eleven projects have been selected for 2018, comprising both renovations and new golf courses, including The Nest at Friday Harbour in Ontario, Canada, and the South course at Arcadia Bluffs in Michigan. “This is an impressive group of golf facilities, and I congratulate them and the architects they worked with on these projects,” said ASGCA President Jeff Blume. “Each year, the Design Excellence Recognition Program illustrates the art and science of golf course architecture that leads to facilities better-serving their communities and golfers. I have so much respect for what is shown in these projects.” As with previous years, the projects were reviewed by representatives of the Club Managers Association of America, Golf Course Builders Association of America and Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. In February 2019, By Design subscribers will receive a special edition devoted to the 2018 Design Excellence Recognition Program and including more information on all of the projects. Subscribe to By Design via www.asgca.org. ASGCA highlights design excellence Banyan Cay Resort & Golf West Palm Beach, Florida Jack Nicklaus, ASGCA Fellow Chris Cochran, ASGCA ASGCA Past President John Sanford Baylands Golf Links Palo Alto, California Forrest Richardson, ASGCA Boca Lago Country Club Boca Raton, Florida Jan Bel Jan, ASGCA Braemar Golf Course Edina, Minnesota Richard Mandell, ASGCA City Park Golf Course Denver, Colorado Todd Schoeder, ASGCA Associate Golf Learning Facility at Harris Park Kansas City, Missouri Todd Clark, ASGCA The Preserve at Oak Meadows Addison, Illinois ASGCA Past President Greg Martin Sunset Valley Golf Club Highland Park, Illinois Rick Jacobson, ASGCA The Nest at Friday Harbour Resort Ontario, Canada ASGCA Past President Doug Carrick The South Course at Arcadia Bluffs Arcadia, Michigan Dana Fry, ASGCA Jason Straka, ASGCA Waters Edge Golf Course Fremont, Michigan Raymond Hearn, ASGCA Design Excellence Recognition Program: 2018 Honorees Projects in the 2018 ASGCA Design Excellence Recognition Program include the new Braemar Golf Course in Edina, Minnesota, designed by Richard Mandell, ASGCA, and Baylands Golf Links (top image) in Palo Alto, California, which was completely renovated by Forrest Richardson, ASGCA Photo: Dave Sansom