J Drew Rogers

Golf & Golf Course Design

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…

Scenes from a Build: Chapter 1

Every golf course begins with a vision, but bringing that vision to the ground requires countless decisions along the way.

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.

Garbedian on Golf

I joined the host Chuck Garbedian, Rex Hoggard and Ryan Brown.

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.”

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 […]

A Lengthy Discussion

  Long has been the debate over the perceived push for longer courses or the accommodation thereof in the game.  Frankly, this turns into a much broader topic than should be attempted in one post, but let’s take a shot and see where this goes.   Where are we now on the whole issue of […]

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