By Design - Winter 2016

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ASGCA reveals Design Excellence
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Arlington Lakes Golf Club
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Renovation by Mike Benkusky, ASGCA
Atlantic Dunes course at The Sea Pines Resort
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Renovation by Scot Sherman, ASGCA
Ken Lanning Golf Center
Jefferson City, Missouri
New short course by Todd Clark, ASGCA
Lebovic Golf Club
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
New golf course by ASGCA Past President
Doug Carrick, ASGCA
Los Robles Greens Golf Course
Thousand Oaks, California
Water reduction program by Jason Straka,
ASGCA and Dana Fry, ASGCA
Mountain Shadows Resort Short Course
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Short course by Forrest Richardson, ASGCA
2016 Design Excellence Re
A round-up of recent golf design
news in association with:
T he American Society of Golf
Course Architects (ASGCA)
has revealed the projects to
be honored by the 2016 Design
Excellence Recognition Program.
The program highlights innovative
approaches to modern golf design
and examples of exceptional problem-
solving skills.
The projects included in the list are
diverse in nature, covering everything
from complete renovations, such as the
Atlantic Dunes course at The Sea Pines
Resort in Hilton Head, South Carolina,
designed by Scot Sherman, ASGCA, to
a short course created by Todd Clark,
ASGCA, specifically for people with
disabilities, at The Ken Lanning Golf
Center in Jefferson City, Missouri.
The 2016 list of honorees has been
selected by a panel of golf industry
leaders, which included representatives
from the Club Managers Association
of America and Golf Course Builders
Association of America.
“Congratulations to these
tremendous golf facilities, as well as
the architects who provided their
talent and expertise,” said John
Sanford, ASGCA Vice President. “Once
again this year, the projects highlighted
by the Design Excellence Recognition
Program show the positive impact a
well-designed facility has for golfers
and their community.”
In February 2017, all By Design
subscribers will receive a special edition of
the magazine devoted to the 2016 Design
Excellence Recognition Program and
including more information on all of the
projects. Subscribe at
Honorees for the 2016 Design Excellence Recognition Program include
the Atlantic Dunes course at The Sea Pines Resort, recently extensively
renovated by Scot Sherman, ASGCA
Photo: Rob Tipton