Harry Colt: Golf’s Greatest Architect?
Whether the greatest of all-time or not, Harry Colt and his works are perhaps the most influential to study. Let’s dig into the reasons why…
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Scenes from a Build: Introduction
Scenes From a Build takes you behind the scenes of building a golf course, following J. Drew Rogers and the team as Olde Eight takes shape in Greenwood, South Carolina.
New Vision for Olde Eight
ASGCA’s By Design publication recenty profiled JDR’s course transformation project in South Carolina, Olde Eight. But unlike so many other similar placements, this article touches on how ownership and the team members working alongside JDR to deliver a golf product that has to be uniquely “Olde Eight” and not like anything else.
JDR Shines up Ross’ Kenosha Country Club
Rogers’ renovation work at Kenosha Country Club in Wisconsin enters a tenth year as he continues to lead a vision to reengage the original 1922 details employed by architect Donald Ross and his foreman, Walter Hatch.
Behind the Architectural Curtain
Ever wonder what golf course architects think about in producing a worthy test for the world’s best golfers?
Tartan Talks No. 111: JDR and Jordan Join Forces to Build Olde Eight
As they prepare to debut Olde Eight Golf Club in South Carolina, architect Drew Rogers and superintendent Chris Jordan describe the collaborative process required to meet high expectations and an accelerated schedule.
Drew’s List of Inspirational Courses
One of the great things about golf courses is that there are so many different expressions to experience – they’re literally ALL different and hopefully unique in some way, not a one-size-fits-all. As a result, we as golfers are inspired by certain golf courses in one way or another.
One Bearded Golfer Podcast
“Drew has been in the industry long enough to have lived through a time that big design firms rose to their zenith and then fell somewhat out of favor, as the Design-Build business model began disrupting traditional notions of how courses were conceived and brought to life.”
Drew Rogers Begins JDR Primed to Guide Wisconsin’s “Sleeper” – Pine Hills
So few probably know of Pine Hills, but hopefully soon more will. JDR selected to direct fine-tuning of one of Wisconsin’s absolute golfing gems.
Feed. The. Ball. Podcast
Drew joins Derek to talk about the need to adapt to a social media world, the potential pitfalls of working in the Macdonald-Raynor mold, imagining doing historical restoration work in the pre-information age, and lots more.
My Time with Jackie Burke, Jr.
Each year, the American Society of Golf Course Architects conducts our annual meetings – always at a different venue. In April, we held our event at The Woodlands in Houston. Each day is a mixture of business meetings, continuing education, formal dinners and….golf. Golf is always a welcomed activity by our members – imagine that! Some are very […]