Taking time to recapture character. Inwood’s Daniel Friedman talks about how the New York club has spent the last 20 years trying to make up for the previous 80 years of change that had slowly eroded the character of its Herbert Strong-designed course

Oct 22, 2024 · Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington, will open its new David McLay Kidd-designed course, Scarecrow, in August 2025. The new 6,900-yard layout will join the resort’s 7,200-yard Sands course, which opened for play in 2014, and the 14-hole QuickSands short course, which opened in 2021, both designed by Kidd.. Scarecrow is located near apple and cherry orchards that Gamble Sands owners, the ...

Dec 19, 2024 · The new ‘Cliffhangers’ 18-hole par-three golf course at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri, USA, is expected to open for play in summer 2025. Big Cedar Lodge opened in 1996 and already has two par-three courses: the 13-hole Gary Player-designed Mountain Top and the nine-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed Top of the Rock, which was the first par-three course to host an officially sanctioned PGA Tour ...

Dec 19, 2024 · Inwood Country Club has a storied background, dating back to its founding in 1901. Located on the south shore of Long Island, New York, Inwood sits along the tidal estuary of Jamaica Bay with views of the Manhattan skyline. Today, Inwood is primarily known for its Golden Age golf tournament history, which includes Bobby Jones’ first major victory at the 1923 US Open and Walter Hagen’s ...

Nov 7, 2024 · The new $47m Alabama Intercollegiate Athletics Golf Facility in Tuscaloosa, USA, has opened for the University of Alabama’s (UA) men’s and women’s golf teams. The facility includes a nine-hole course, 16-acre training facility, 410-yard driving range and 25,000-square-foot team building. The facilities have been built on a 176-acre site on Kicker Road and will be used solely by UA’s ...

Dec 16, 2024 · Construction is set to begin on the redesign of Wildcreek Golf Course in Washoe County, Nevada. With funding in place, Curley-Wagner Golf Design has the go-ahead to move forward with the plan it developed in 2022. The project will see the existing nine-hole layout completely redesigned and will be used by First Tee’s Northern Nevada chapter. In 2022, Curley said: “Apart from three ...

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Dec 16, 2024 · Mike Cirba recalls a moment, early in 2010, walking the Cobbs Creek property with Jim Wagner. The Friends of Cobbs Creek – which includes Cirba, Joe Bausch and Geoff Walsh – were detailing their research on the history of the layout and preservation efforts. Reaching the end of their walkabout, they turned to Wagner and asked: “Are we nuts?” “Restoring a masterpiece is never a bad ...

Nov 18, 2024 · While the Goodwood Estate in England’s South Downs National Park may be more famous for its horse racing and motor circuit, golf has been played there since the 6th Duke of Richmond’s first round 110 years ago. Golf At Goodwood now has two 18-hole layouts – the Downs and Park courses – and, from 2024, a new practice facility, The Copse. Designed by James Edwards of EDI-Golf, The Copse ...