Golf Course Architecture - Issue 58 October 2019

9 CONTENTS 62 Richard Humphreys checks out Royal Norwich in England, home to a new European Golf Design layout 68 Richard Mandell has transformed Braemar Golf Course in Minnesota to a fun and memorable layout. Toby Ingleton pays a visit 74 Adam Lawrence visits Ålands Golfklubb in Finland, where Philip Spogárd has created what could be one of Europe’s elite courses 80 Benjamin Warren explains how his redesign plans of a municipal short course focus on accessibility for an entire community 12 Our Tee Box section opens with news that Hoiana Shores, RTJ II’s first course in Vietnam, is open for preview play 44 Toby Ingleton finds out about Kyle Phillips’ redesign work at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles 51 David Bily of Steiner & Partner highlights two entry-level experiences in Switzerland that are attracting new golfers 54 Adam Lawrence considers design’s greatest challenge: creating a course that is fun and playable for golfers of all standards ON THE COVER The tenth hole on the new RTJ II course at Hoiana Shores in Vietnam Photographed by: Gary Lisbon