Golf architect Rees Jones has knack for improving elite courses (The Desert Sun)

Picturesque Golf In Herefordshire

by Sarah Webb The county of Herefordshire situated in the West Midlands of England is famous for its hilly landscape, scenic views and picturesque market towns. Bordering Wales it has a heritage filled with Cider production and cattle rearing that is renowned throughout the world. It is less[...]

Robert Trent Jones and freedom of choice

Still smarting a little from Dean Barnett’s dismissal of Robert Trent Jones’ contribution to golf, I’ve been hitting the textbooks to try and find out if it really was a case of my-way-or-the-highway whenever Jones visualised the route by which a hole should be negotiated. I’ve mentioned before[...]

Keeping up with Jones - Exhibit 7 for the defence

In my ongoing quest to defend Robert Trent Jones Snr against charges of being unstrategic, I have unearthed another hole in rebuttal: the 18th at Adare Golf Club in Co. Limerick, Rep. of Ireland. “Our Signature hole is described as one of the finest finishing pars 5’s in golf Keeping[...]

Darul Ehsan Golf Club

The Darul Ehsan golf course is one of the elite clubs in Malaysia. It was designed by golf course architect Ronald Fream of the Design Group of California. For a nine-hole course, The Darul Ehsan golf course presents a daring challenge even to the stout-hearted. Mounds and swales abound,[...]

Texas golf architect now stars online

Architect Roy Bechtol’s new website makes its debut this week and shows a nice, understated look to his courses that I find instantly appealing. Comments like this don’t do him any harm, either: “If you route a golf course properly, when you are finished and you haven’t moved[...]