Golf Course Architecture Magazine January 2025 Edizione posteriore

The January 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now and features Golf Club Föhr, photographed by Stefan von Stengel, on the cover. Adam Lawrence reports on a visit to the far north of Germany where architect Christian Althaus has completely rebuilt the 27-hole course over the last 15 years.

For our main feature in this issue, we ask: is the aesthetic appeal of bunker design overshadowing functionality? Golf architects Bill Coore, Kyle Franz, Robin Hiseman, Jay Blasi, Mike Cocking, Ron Forse and Jeff Mingay share their insights on bunker design.

Adam Lawrence travels to Iceland’s Brautarholt Golf Club, long regarded as one of the world’s best 12-hole courses, to see the work being done by architect Tony Ristola to extend it to 18.

In one of two feature interviews we hear from Bob Harrison, who has had a long career as one of Australia’s top golf designers, and Richard Humphreys speaks with Cabot’s co-founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar about what makes a great site, selection of golf course architects, and more.

The issue also includes articles from Justin Olmstead of Profile Products, who talks about the relationships behind the renovation of Crooked Stick in Indiana, and Caspar Grauballe, who considers how Norway’s clubs can maximise the playing season.

We have reports on a 27-hole renovation at Florida’s Addison Reserve, the new Fazio Design course at Nauka Nayarit on Mexico’s Pacific coast, two new 18-hole courses by Golfplan at Vinpearl Golf Léman in Vietnam, the $21m redesign of the North course at The Club at Quail Ridge, the renovation of Black Diamond’s Ranch course, by Tripp Davis and the Phil Smith Design renovation of Seven Canyons in Sedona, Arizona.

Elsewhere, our Tee Box section includes Cabot Citrus Farms opening its four courses, the Curley-Wagner course growing-in at Chunn On Golf Resort in Cambodia and insight from Tim Lobb on the new course being built at Somabay on the east coast of Egypt.