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The article reports that a roster of Georgia golf courses are defying the national trend--of golf course closings exceeding openings. Popular courses like Durham Lakes and Eagle's Brooke, serve as centerpiece to growing residential communities, the predominant trend among Georgia's new golf course crop. Information is offered on several other courses and their designers including Fairways of Canton, Callahan Golf LinksCrystal Lake and Cateechee Golf Club.

This article discusses golf course architect Alister MacKenzie, who built the Augusta National course in Augusta, Georgia, during the United States Depression. Mackenzie died of a heart attack less than four months before the first Masters tournament was played on his design. Mackenzie's ashes were scattered over other golf courses that he designed including Royal Melbourne, Cypress Point, the Jockey Club, and Pasatiempo in Santa Cruz, California. INSETS: THE FACTS ABOUT MAC;The Alister MacKenzie Dream 18.

Presents an interview with Robert Trent Jones, Jr., golf course architect of Woodmont Golf and Country Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Impression of Jones to the Woodmont property; Challenges in designing the golf course; Explanations of Jones on his golf course design. INSET: About Robert Trent Jones, Jr...

How do you lengthen a par-4 when there's almost no room to push back the tee? That is the dilemma Georgia's Augusta National golf course and its consulting architect Tom Fazio faced at the 5th hole. They are redesigning the course in preparation for the Masters. The property boundary at Berckmans Road behind the 5th tee limited the club's options. But Fazio added 20 yards while moving the tee back only a few. The new path of the hole now measures 455 yards. The bunkers were moved 80 yards forward, requiring a 315-yard carry over the second one.

An interview with golf course designer Gil Hanse about design, Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia and what to watch for during the Masters tournament is presented. He describes how it felt to be selected as the architect of the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He talks about the type of course he has considered for the games. He also offers an explanation of the difference between a redesign and a renovation.

The article focuses on golf course architect Bob Cupp in Atlanta, Georgia. He reveals that his father loved photography and golf. His father offered his dealership from Ford Motor Co. to his brother David and him in college but David became a photographer for National Geographic while Bob ended up in golf. Cupp has an undergraduate degree in commercial art and advanced art degree from the U.S. Army after he developed an exhibit for the Alaskan Centennial.

The article discusses the views of Bill Coore, golf course architect of Arizona, over building a good golf course. It suggests that golf architects should turn every piece of land into something which can raise the physical beauty of that place and people's attraction for this game. It states that it is difficult to win Masters Championship for a golf player who is playing first time at Augusta green because every course is different in texture, speed and firmness.

The article reports on the designer of Augusta National Golf Club (GC) located in Augusta, Georgia, Alister Mackenzie, who was not paid his fees by the GC. Author David Owen says that, although the GC did come close to meeting its budget, it came nowhere near paying its bills and one of the biggest creditors ended up being Mackenzie himself. As reported, although Mackenzie was to be paid 5,000 dollars for his service, by the time the GC opened in January 1933 he was paid just 2,000 dollars.

The article focuses on the public golf courses and golf services offered by Reynolds Plantation Realty LLC in Georgia. It covers the Great Waters by Jack Nicklaus, the Oconee Course by Rees Jones, and the Creek Club by Jim Engh. It offers three-night stay at the Ritz-Carlton Lodge, dining, full-swing and short-game instruction, and a tour bag. It also provides fitting options with motion-capture technology.

This article reports on changes made to the Augusta National, the site of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. The course is being lengthened by an additional 155 yards. The additional yardage will come at the fourth hole, the first hole, the seventh hole, the eleventh hole, the seventeenth hole and the fifteenth hole.

How do you lengthen a par-4 when there's almost no room to push back the tee? That is the dilemma Georgia's Augusta National golf course and its consulting architect Tom Fazio faced at the 5th hole. They are redesigning the course in preparation for the Masters. The property boundary at Berckmans Road behind the 5th tee limited the club's options. But Fazio added 20 yards while moving the tee back only a few. The new path of the hole now measures 455 yards. The bunkers were moved 80 yards forward, requiring a 315-yard carry over the second one.

The article reports on the plan of the owners of East Lake Golf Course to renovate the country club in Atlanta, Georgia. It is stated that the new owner has wanted to return the links to the 1913 design of golf course architect Donald Ross. Accordingly, it points out that the golf course has been substantially reworked when it hosts the 1963 Ryder Cup matches.