By Design – Issue 52, Spring 2021

4 CONTENTS 14 Cutting edge We profile the golf club projects recognized by the ASGCA’s annual Design Excellence Recognition Program, each of which sees golf course architects developing innovative solutions to address unique design challenges for clubs across the United States. 6 Digest This issue includes news of a new Nicklaus course to be built in Saudi Arabia, plus reports on the San Vicente Golf Resort in California, and a project to reduce lake pollution at Como golf course in Minnesota. Golf course architects and superintendents are aligned on prioritizing ranges, with 70 percent of golf course architects and 64 percent of superintendents including ‘allocating 10-12 acres of land for a range is a worthwhile investment’ among the top three statements they agree most strongly with, from an extensive list. Practice area improvements have become the most prevalent type of project for golf course architects and 92 percent consider a dedicated short game area to be a top five amenity for today’s golfers. As well as a 13 percent spike in practice area projects, there have also been increases in bunker projects, greens renovations, tee box redesigns and projects to add forward tees. • To read the 2021 Golf Facility Market Trend Watch report, visit: https://asgca. org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021- Market-Trend-Watch.pdf A re design of o A dedicated An enhanc How importan Superintenden all place short go Su