By Design – Issue 53, Summer 2021

4 CONTENTS 18 Keeping it simple Adopting a ‘less is more’ approach to golf course design can improve a club’s operational efficiency and golf experience, as Richard Humphreys finds out. 14 A constant improver We pay tribute to the life of ASGCA Past President Arthur Hills. 6 Digest The issue includes news of a renovation by ASGCA Fellow Ron Kirby at Apes Hill Club in Barbados, plus reports on American Dunes in Michigan, and a golf course renovation at Nassau CC in New York. 26 The value of golf architecture An extract from ‘Designs on a Better Golf Course’ by ASGCA Past President Jeff Brauer, an essential resource for golf course decision makers.