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Why Municipal Golf Courses Are Important
By Ray Hearn, ASGCA According to recent statistics golf has been growing rapidly over the past four years. Women and juniors have seen the biggest jump in participation and golf courses everywhere have experienced increased play. Many of the golfers you see competing on the PGA, or LPGA Tours today got their start at […]
Ohio Native Brit Stenson Elected President of ASGCA
Brit Stenson from Shaker Heights was elected president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at their 76th Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island. Stenson, originally from Illinois, captained the golf team at Virginia and graduated in 1973 from the School of Architecture. He first worked as a land planner and landscape architect […]
Ohio’s Jason Straka Elected President of ASGCA
Jason Straka of Dublin, was elected president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organization’s recent 75th Annual Meeting in Cleveland. He is a partner in Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design and is devoted to environmental golf-course design. The firm’s projects have won several environmental accolades. A native of northeastern […]