Notes from the Course Whisperer: the most notable design trends of 2018-19

A view of a hole at The Sandbox from Sand Valley Golf Resort.

Here are three significant design trends I witnessed in 2018 and that you will be sure to see more of in the coming years.Par-3 CoursesAt the May opening of The Sandbox, Coore-Crenshaw’s 17-hole par-3 at Sand Valley in Wisconsin, Bill Coore was asked why only 17 holes. “Because we didn’t have room f

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Veteran golf travel, history and architecture journalist, Bradley S. Klein has written more than 1,500 feature articles on course architecture, resort travel, golf course development, golf history and the media for such other publications as Golfweek, Golf Digest, Financial Times, New York Times and Sports Illustrated. He has published seven books on golf architecture and history, including Discovering Donald Ross, winner of the USGA 2001 International Book Award. In 2015, Klein won the Donald Ross Award for lifetime achievement from the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Follow Brad on Twitter
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Notes from the Course Whisperer: the most notable design trends of 2018-19