By Design – Issue 53, Summer 2021

5 On the cover KEEPING IT SIMPLE A ‘less is more’ approach to course design can improve playability and operational efficiency ALSO: // Arthur Hills // Junior designers // Apes Hill Club VALUE OF ARCHITECTURE Good golf course design is responsible for providing a satisfying experience with every round BY DESIGN ISSUE 53 // SUMMER 2021 Excellence in Golf Design from the American Society of Golf Course Architects The Squire course at PGA National in Florida has been ‘reimagined’ by Andy Staples, ASGCA. Photographed by Evan Schiller 28 Grass selection with purpose Stacie Zinn Roberts and Dr Yanqi Wu explain how research and real-world performance shows Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass is bred to play great and address common golf course issues. 32 Future designers? By Design showcases a few of the many wonderful designs created for ‘The Great Junior Golf Design Challenge of 2021.’ ISSUE 53 // SUMMER 2021 Editor and Publisher Toby Ingleton Editorial contributors ASGCA Past President Jeff Brauer, Richard Humphreys, Dr Yanqi Wu, Stacie Zinn Roberts Design Bruce Graham, Libby Sidebotham ASGCA Staff Chad Ritterbusch, Mike Shefky, Aileen Smith, Marc Whitney Subscribe to By Design at www.tudor-rose.co.uk/bydesign © 2021 American Society of Golf Course Architects. All rights reserved. www.asgca.org 34 Sketchbook Nathan Crace, ASGCA, shares a sketch he has drawn for Colonial CC in Tennessee.