W
ith summer coming to an end (in the northern hemisphere at
least!) the thoughts of golf clubs and golf architects alike are
turning towards winter improvement works.
As better economic news spreads across much of the world, golf
clubs are realizing that, although market conditions are improving,
competition for members and green fee players may only get more
intense. Across every aspect of a club or course’s business, managers and
owners need to figure out how they can improve their offering, both in
terms of the quality of the product itself and the service they deliver.
That means investing, in a sensible and sustainable manner, in a
club’s most important facility, the golf course itself. Money wisely
spent, whether on drainage, irrigation, bunkering or other aspects of a
course’s design, will have a direct and rapid impact. Across the United
States and elsewhere, clubs that have invested money to improve their
golf courses find their business prospects improving. And now’s the
time to move forward.
Enjoy this issue of
By Design
.
Rick Robbins
President
American Society of Golf Course Architects
FOREWORD
Editor:
Adam Lawrence;
Design:
Paul Robinson; Bruce Graham; Libby Sidebotham
Publisher:
Toby Ingleton;
Editorial contributors:
Larry Hirsch, Golf Property Analysts
ASGCA Staff:
Chad Ritterbusch; Therese Suslick; Mike Shefky; Aileen Smith; Marc Whitney
Photography:
Ryan Farrow; Larry Lambrecht;
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CONTENTS
COVER
Added
value
Also: Turfgrass in transition zones •Membershipmodels • Renovation •Golf and communities
Excellence inGolfDesign from theAmerican Society ofGolfCourseArchitects
Issue 16 | Fall2013
BY DESIGN
HowASGCA architects canhelp
get themost from yourbudget
The Stone Quarry course at Mission
Hills Hainan was one of many delivered
under budget by the firm of ASGCA
Vice President Lee Schmidt and Brian
Curley, ASGCA. Photo: Ryan Farrow
Investing wisely
