By Design - Fall 2019

3 FOREWORD I am looking forward to two exciting ‘firsts’ in the early part of next year. ASCGA will be hosting the first-ever ASGCA Winter Meeting at GIS in the lead up to Golf Industry Show 2020 in Orlando, Florida. We’ll be sharing information on golfing trends and data and consider examples of why, how and when it makes sense for industry members to work with one another. GIS 2020 itself will also be particularly special for the ASGCA—it will be our first as a Presenting Partner, alongside the Golf Course Builders Association working with the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Our increased presence is a great opportunity for members to share their expertise and learn more from others in the industry. You can read more about both these ‘firsts’ in this issue of By Design , and find out more about how ASGCA members will be collaborating with others in the golf industry. I consider a collaborative spirit to be crucial for success, and we saw plenty of evidence of this in the feature article—‘working together’—in our previous issue. For this issue’s cover story (page 12) we focus the spotlight on university golf courses. We hear from ASGCA members who have worked on college courses, and discover what they consider important about these projects. It’s a great read, and also very touching to hear the stories of members who have returned to their alma maters to complete golf design projects. Jan Bel Jan, ASGCA President American Society of Golf Course Architects COVER CONTENTS Digest 4 The issue opens with news of the first ASCGA Winter Meeting at GIS. We also hear about recent ASGCA member projects. College courses 12 Richard Humphreys discovers more about university golf courses, and asks ASGCA members about what is required for a successful college course. Meeting grow-in issues 20 Jeff Langner of Profile Products provides an insight into his firm’s role in the reinvention of a Palo Alto municipal course. Golf Industry Show 22 ASGCA President Jan Bel Jan and her counterparts at GCSAA and GCBAA, Rafael Barajas and Pat Karnick, discuss their organizations’ roles at Golf Industry Show 2020. Five to finish 24 Scot Sherman, ASGCA, answers our five questions to finish the issue. Jimmie Austin Golf Club at University of Oklahoma. Photography by Brandon Hart Further education Editor and Publisher: Toby Ingleton Editorial contributors: Richard Humphreys, Jeff Langner, Marc Whitney Design: Bruce Graham, Libby Sidebotham ASGCA Staff: Chad Ritterbusch; Mike Shefky; Aileen Smith; Therese Suslick; Marc Whitney Photography: Branden Hart; Chenequa Country Club; Clyde Johnston; Dave Sansom; Florida State University; Gary Player Design; Golfplan; Jeffrey D. Blume Ltd; Love Golf Design; Mike Gogel; Nathan Crace; Nicklaus Design; Rosewood CordeValle; Sanford Golf Design; Steve Forrest; Steve Smyers Golf Course Architects; Todd Eckenrode; Trey Kemp; University Club of Kentucky 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: