For years my gripe with golf in China, was that moderately talented designers were prolific in the country while the really gifted architects were unable to get their foot in the door. The worm has definitely started turning, with good architects winning plum jobs and the best new Chinese courses mu

I’m continually bemused by reports of young PGA Tour stars, in the prime of their playing careers, being paid exorbitant sums of money to apparently collaborate on the design of a golf course. Across Asia this is a regular occurrence, with developers often trying to hoodwink us into believing

The World’s largest golf club’ Mission Hills in China, has announced plans to offer armchair architects the opportunity to design three holes on its forthcoming Icon Course, which will be built in 2011 at the incredible new 5-star Mission Hills Resort on Hainan Island. Lead architect

For more than 20 years Bob Harrison was lead architect for Greg Norman Golf Course Design in Australia, working on projects like the Moonah Course at The National Golf Club, Ellerston, The Glades, Brookwater, The Grand, The Vintage, Stonecutters Ridge and Pelican Waters. Since departing Norman’

Earlier this year I was given the opportunity to interview Greg Norman one-on-one about his burgeoning design business, and philosophies on the game of golf. Our forthright and, at times, lively discussion covered issues such as the closure of his Australian design office, the health of the local i