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Jay Blasi reimagines Northern California’s Poppy Ridge

Fry/Straka break ground at Hong Kong’s Plover Cove; Hawaii’s Pearl at Kalauao opens its Golfplan-designed short course.

Design Notes

Beau Welling to restore luster to The King and Prince GC

John Fought revises his Players Course at Indian Wells; Carlisle Country Club retains Fry Straka to consult on renovations.

By The First Call Staff
Columns

The Starter: Could Keegan Bradley and Arnold Palmer have something in common?

Richard Bland's sad U.S. Senior Open situation; If you haven't noticed, Minjee Lee is really good ... really; What to make of the PGA Tour Champions.

By Mike Purkey
Features

How Gil Hanse merged Baltusrol's Upper past with the future

TFC contributor Bradley Klein examines Hanse's restoration of A.W. Tillinghast's classic design, revealing there was more than meets the eye in returning the Upper Course to its intended roots.

By Bradley S. Klein
Features

Baltusrol completes new chapter

For course architect Gil Hanse, the opportunity to restore the club's Upper Course to A.W. Tillinghast's original vision was too good to pass on.

By Tom Mackin

Design Notes

Kris Spence restores Donald Ross’ Dunedin ‘masterpiece’

Thad Layton touches up Colorado’s Fox Hollow; Singapore Island signs up for a Nelson & Haworth renovation

By The First Call Staff
Design Notes

Monterey Peninsula CC's Shore Course gets a Zinkand renovation

Love Golf Design re-bunkers Mountain Sky Guest Ranch's Rising Sun; Greg Norman opens the short course at Mexico’s Mandarina

By The First Call Staff
Features

Curating the curious career of Rory McIlroy

The First Call contributor Bradley Klein reviews an upcoming biography, 'Rory Land: The Up-and-Down World of Golf's Global Icon,' that picks at perceptions of the four-time major champion.

By Bradley S. Klein

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