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Trees and Golf — 10 Thoughts

by Forrest Richardson, ASGCA, Golf Course Architect ——— There is no dispute that sometime during the 1990s we began hearing that “the true version of the game was conceived without trees.” As someone who studied links golf and the origins of the game during my formal education, I know this to be partially untrue. Throughout the famous examples of links golf — Carnoustie as one example — we find trees in clusters, the lone specimen and even thickets of low varieties. Trees are not absent in our earliest form of the game. Besides, the opinions of the 1990s — or [...]

Trees and Golf — 10 Thoughtsfraadmin2025-01-30T00:04:44+00:00

Who was Robert Hunter?

Adapted from writings by Allan Brawley, Forrest Richardson and Mark Fine ———Robert Hunter (Wiles Robert Hunter) was born in 1874 in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he grew up the son of a factory owner who served as a colonel under Ulysses S. Grant in the American Civil War. His father’s stature in the community introduced Hunter to politics at an early age. When a serious economic recession descended over the industrial economy of the U.S. in 1893, Hunter found his first calling — social work. In 1896 Hunter undertook a project that would radically change his life and, indirectly, [...]

Who was Robert Hunter?fraadmin2024-10-21T14:26:31+00:00

Golf Course Architect Forrest Richardson – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 165

Golf Course Architect Forrest Richardson – LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 165fraadmin2024-09-29T20:53:22+00:00

The Pursuit of “Classic” – Has the value of golf course architecture become stuck in the past?

by Forrest Richardson, Golf Course Architect Originally appeared in The Golf, the Journal of the Golf Heritage Society and the Society of Hickory Golfers (2021) One of my fondest memories visiting Disneyland as a kid was the “Great Carousel of Progress” — a revolving stage originally created by General Electric and Disney for the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Each audience remained in one of six theatres as the show rotated to scenes with animatronic characters showcasing a family enjoying their homelife. The scenes began from the beginning of the industrial revolution to a futuristic rendition of what life might be like [...]

The Pursuit of “Classic” – Has the value of golf course architecture become stuck in the past?fraadmin2023-03-28T19:57:20+00:00

The Scale of Design

Several years ago, a friend of mine, Michael Cronan, began a talk to a group of architects and designers by discussing what he referred to as the scale of design. Cronan began by asking the audience to imagine a horizontal scale where there is a far left end and a far right end. From this point, he began to describe the primary design disciplines and, in relation to the scale, how each is approached. “At the very left side of the scale,” he began, “you have fashion design, for it occurs mostly at the same scale of the finished product; [...]

The Scale of Designfraadmin2022-11-09T23:32:04+00:00

Forrest Richardson to Release The Sustainable Sport in 2023

Golf Course Architect Forrest Richardson, together with Design Partner Jeff Danner, have announced publication of their new co-authored book, The Sustainable Sport — How Golf’s Five Million Acres Benefit the Planet. The title, to be release in mid-2023, is an in-depth look at the game of golf with a perspective on sustainability.

Forrest Richardson to Release The Sustainable Sport in 2023fraadmin2023-07-17T19:27:04+00:00

Promontory Club Nears Completion of Long Awaited Forrest Richardson Short Course

Golf Course Architect Forrest Richardson has returned to Park City, Utah to fulfill his short course design for the acclaimed private community, Promontory Club, developed by Phoenix-based Pivotal Group and developer Francis Najafi. Originally conceived several years ago as part of Promontory’s private golf offerings, the new 18-hole, all par-3 course is planned to debut in Summer of 2023. It will take its place accompanying the Dye Canyon and Nicklaus Painted Valley Courses at the award-winning mile high community.

Promontory Club Nears Completion of Long Awaited Forrest Richardson Short Coursefraadmin2023-07-17T19:13:52+00:00

Richardson | Danner Prepares Anchorage GC for U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur Championship

Richardson | Danner has broken ground on bunker work at Anchorage Golf Club, Golfweek's top ranked course in Alaska. The work follows several years of master planning and greens work at the 30-year-old public facility, originally designed for the Municipality of Anchorage. Hole No. 3 Conceptual Image ANCHORAGE, Alaska (July 26, 2021) — Richardson | Danner has broken ground on bunker work at Anchorage Golf Club, Golfweek's top ranked course in Alaska. The work follows several years of master planning and greens work at the 30-year-old public facility, originally designed for the Municipality of Anchorage. In 2021 the USGA announced [...]

Richardson | Danner Prepares Anchorage GC for U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur Championshipfraadmin2022-11-04T23:18:21+00:00

India’s “Undiscovered” Hyderabad Selects Golf Group Ltd. for Major Renovation

March 29th, 2022 (Hyderabad, India) — Following a comprehensive selection process and, the Hyderabad Golf Association in Telangana, India has appointed U.S. based Golf Group Ltd. to take Hyderabad Golf Club forward in planning and implementing a full-course improvement program. Among the priorities are to design and integrate new state-of-the-art practice facilities and an academy that will help grow the game and provide opportunities to train golfers coming out of Hyderabad for competitive competition. “Our mission is to bring international exposure to the City of Hyderabad,” says Hyderabad Golf Association’s President, Dayakar Reddy. “We are looking to the future to [...]

India’s “Undiscovered” Hyderabad Selects Golf Group Ltd. for Major Renovationfraadmin2023-07-18T14:15:47+00:00

Richardson | Danner Plan to Transform Druids Glen to a Modern Classic

Newly formed team of Forrest Richardson and Jeff Danner have been appointed to lead an ambitious renovation of Druids Glen Golf Club located just south of Seattle, Washington COVINGTON, Wash. - July 10, 2021 -- The newly formed Richardson | Danner Golf Course Architects have been appointed to lead an ambitious renovation of Druids Glen Golf Club located just south of Seattle, Washington. The project will focus on a bunker renovation, turf reduction, irrigation enhancements and the addition of forward tees. Parks Legacy Project, based in Phoenix, Arizona, acquired the course in 2019 as part of its growing portfolio of courses along [...]

Richardson | Danner Plan to Transform Druids Glen to a Modern Classicfraadmin2022-11-04T23:06:52+00:00

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