architects
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A.W. Tillinghast
Somerset Hills Country Club
Essex County Country Club
Winged Foot West Course
Alex Findlay
Hyannisport Club
Alex Russell
Royal Melbourne (West)
Alister MacKenzie
Cypress Point Club
Augusta National Golf Club
Royal Melbourne (West)
Pasatiempo Golf Club
Meadow Club
Andrew Green
Congressional Country Club (Blue Course)
Inverness Club
Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw
Sand Hills Golf Club
Sand Valley
Sheep Ranch
Bandon Trails
Colorado Golf Club
Blake Conant
Old Barnwell
Brian Schneider
Old Barnwell
C.B. Macdonald
The Lido
Chicago Golf Club
St. Louis Country Club
The Creek
National Golf Links of America
C.H. Alison
Kirtland Country Club
Charles Banks
Essex County Country Club
David McLay Kidd
Bandon Dunes
Mammoth Dunes
Gamble Sands (Sands Course)
Devereux Emmet
St. George’s Golf & Country Club (NY)
Congressional Country Club (Blue Course)
Cape Cod Country Club
Donald Ross
Pinehurst No. 2
Inverness Club
Oakland Hills Country Club (South)
Oak Hill Country Club (East Course)
Essex County Club
George C. Thomas
Los Angeles Country Club (North Course)
Riviera Country Club
Bel-Air Country Club
Harry Colt
Royal County Down
Royal Portrush (Dunluce Links)
Muirfield
Henry C. and William C. Fownes
Oakmont Country Club
King Collins Dormer
Sweetens Cove Golf Club
Courses
School of Architecture
School of Golf Architecture: Minimalism
5 min read
June 6, 2025
Courses
School of Architecture
The Ideal Holes of C.B. Macdonald
5 min read
May 22, 2025
Courses
School of Architecture
The Free Online Library of Golf Course Architecture
6 min read
December 23, 2020
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School of Architecture
School of Golf Architecture, Part 5: Routing
16 min read
October 15, 2020
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School of Architecture
School of Golf Architecture, Part 4: Collaboration
17 min read
June 5, 2020
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School of Architecture
School of Golf Architecture, Part 3: Tie-Ins
16 min read
April 25, 2020
Courses
School of Architecture
School of Golf Architecture, Part 2: Linksland
17 min read
March 24, 2020
Courses
School of Architecture
School of Golf Architecture, Part 1: Place
10 min read
March 4, 2020
Courses
Design Notebook
Chocolate Drops: The King and Prince Project Is a Sign of the Times
5 min read
June 30, 2025
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Design Notebook
Design Notebook: A Gem on the Mornington Peninsula Eyes Improvements
10 min read
June 24, 2025
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Design Notebook
Chocolate Drops: Old Barnwell Adds a Second 18
5 min read
June 17, 2025
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Design Notebook
Chocolate Drops: How Oakmont Is Different This Time
7 min read
June 9, 2025
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Design Notebook
Chocolate Drops: Gil Hanse Presents a Plan for Sunningdale
5 min read
June 2, 2025
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Design Notebook
Chocolate Drops: Dissecting Golf Digest’s New Top 100 Courses
5 min read
May 26, 2025
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Design Notebook
Design Notebook: What Makes a Great Set of Major Championship Greens
10 min read
May 20, 2025
Courses
Design Notebook
Chocolate Drops: Kings Collins Dormer Presents a Plan for Royal Dornoch
5 min read
May 13, 2025
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