By Design - February 2019

FOREWORD 3 L ike most of my fellow members of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, I spend a lot of time travelling throughout the United States and beyond, visiting golf course projects and helping clubs to address the unique challenges they are facing. Despite already covering many miles on the road and in the air, when I read about the ASGCA members’ projects that have been highlighted by the Design Excellence Recognition Program, I just want to pack my clubs and get on the road again to experience their design work first hand! I’m lucky enough to have been able to do that for some of the projects profiled in the following pages, and each time it’s been truly inspirational. Whether it’s creating a new design that will provide a unique experience for golfers, or transforming a golf course so that a local community does not have to fear flooding, the standard of work that ASGCA members complete year in and year out at golf clubs across the world is exceptional. This work not only benefits the clubs and their members and guests, but in many cases also the environment and community at large. One of the primary reasons the ASGCA introduced the Design Excellence Recognition Program is to share best practices, so that golf facilities everywhere can learn how they can make their courses work better. I hope you are able to find some inspiration from the stories on the following pages, and that you enjoy this special edition of By Design . Jeff Blume, ASGCA President American Society of Golf Course Architects CONTENTS COVER Design excellence 4 Introducing the projects cited for the seventh annual ASGCA Design Excellence Recognition Program. Arcadia Bluffs South Course 7 Banyan Cay Resort and Golf 9 Baylands Golf links 10 Boca Lago Country Club 11 Braemar Golf Course 12 City Park Golf Course 13 Harris Park 14 The Nest 15 The Preserve at Oak Meadows 16 Sunset Valley Golf Course 17 Waters Edge Golf Course 18 The new South course at Arcadia Bluffs in Michigan, designed by Dana Fry, ASGCA, and Jason Straka, ASGCA. Photograph by Chip Henderson Photography. Inspired designs Editor and Publisher: Toby Ingleton Design: Bruce Graham ASGCA Staff: Chad Ritterbusch; Therese Suslick; Mike Shefky; Aileen Smith; Marc Whitney Photography: Harris Park; Raymond Hearn Golf Course Design; Chip Henderson Photography; Jacobson Golf Course Design; Jan Bel Jan; Richard Mandell; Jim Mandeville; The Preserve at Oak Meadows; Dave Sansom, courtesy of Forrest Richardson; Todd Schoeder; Steve Vanderploeg Subscribe to By Design at www.tudor-rose.co.uk/bydesign © 2019 American Society of Golf Course Architects. All rights reserved. www.asgca.org By Design is sponsored by: