Golf Course Architects Discuss Firestone CC South
By Tony Dear The South Course at Firestone CC in Akron, Ohio, has hosted big-time golf since the mid-1950s. First came the Rubber City Open whose winners included Tommy Bolt, Ed Furgol, and Arnold Palmer. It staged three PGA Championships—1960, ’66, and ’75. From 1962 to ’98, it was the venue for the World […]
Golf Course Architects Discuss Firestone CC South
By Tony Dear The South Course at Firestone CC in Akron, Ohio, has hosted big-time golf since the mid-1950s. First came the Rubber City Open whose winners included Tommy Bolt, Ed Furgol, and Arnold Palmer. It staged three PGA Championships—1960, ’66, and ’75. From 1962 to ’98, it was the venue for the World […]
What’s Next for Course Architect Tom Doak
Tom Doak’s design firm is called Renaissance Golf Design and it not only describes his thought-provoking, minimalist designs with their rugged beauty, but it also describes the man himself. He’s a real iconoclast whose course reviews are must reads for any architecture aficionado. (See his unvarnished critiques in The Confidential Guide to Golf Courses, the […]
What’s Next for Golf Course Architect Kyle Phillips
This May will mark the 20th anniversary since Kyle Phillips started his own design firm after 16 years working for Robert Trent Jones Jr. Phillips was the European point man for RTJ II and much of his own work over the last two decades—he has about 50 courses to his credit—has been there as well, […]
All You Need to Know About Jack Nicklaus Courses
Golf’s greatest player has become one of its most prolific, and influential, designers
Kyle Phillips: More Than Kingsbarns
His name may not be etched in your mind, but his courses are unforgettable
Bunker Mentality: An Interview with a Golf Bunker
Why are bunkers where they are? What purpose do they serve? Are they even fair? To answer these pressing questions and more, there’s only one place to go: Directly to the sandy source
Tom Simpson: The Best Architect You’ve Never Heard Of
The eccentric Englishman was one of golf’s true artists
Your Responses to Tom Doak’s How to Rate Your Home Course
We asked for your comments on Tom Doak’s How to Rate Your Home Course, and we were flooded with responses! We have selected the best comments and George Peper, Jim Frank, and Graylyn Loomis from the LINKS Editorial Staff have responded. Do you agree with their points? Do you agree with Tom Doak’s original premise? […]
Golf Course Architecture’s Most Important Courses
Eight designs that influenced the evolution of golf course architecture
