AE Golf Journal

Designed by Donald Ross, who served as the club’s professional from 1909 to 1913, Essex County Club was the sixth member of the @USGA . As Ross’s yellow house is to the left of the second green, the third green is believed to be the oldest green in continuous existence in America. One of, if not the best back nine in the country, the 18th is a downhill Par-4, shaped like an S around two hills. 📸: Seb Giudice

I’ve yet to speak with someone who hasn’t been blown away by Gil Hanse’s restoration of @LakeMercedGolf . No. 12 and No. 13 are two of my favorite holes, but what might not receive enough recognition are the little details brought to the club by Head Golf Professional Pat Steffes: wooden flagsticks, cloth pin flags, wooden rakes, and more. 📸: Seb Giudice

Excited to play in December!

As @TylerRaeDesign is leading the restoration of Mountain Lake—one of my favorite golf courses—I couldn’t help but share a few photos of a past project of his: @WakondaClub “Tyler Rae’s thoughtful restoration of Wakonda Club in 2023 improved infrastructure and reclaimed the architectural brilliance of William Langford & Theodore Moreau. Langford & Moreau built bold features around Wakonda’s rolling topography and Rae’s work reclaimed those more than 100 years later. As a result, the course improved in every aspect and offers golfers everything they’d want out of a Golden Age layout,” said Aaron Krueger, General Manager / Director of Golf at Wakonda Club. 📸: Dylan Bloch

First played September 30-October 2, 2022, The Farrell honors the legacy of longtime Stanwich Head Golf Professional Billy Farrell. The Farrell consists of 18 holes of on-site Stroke Play qualifying, from which the low 16 competitors advance to Match Play in divisions for men, women, and seniors. 📸: Ryan Rodriguez

Originally designed in 1959 by Ellis Maples—a protégé of Donald Ross—Country Club of Whispering Pines: The Pines Course recently underwent a renovation by Kyle Franz. Link in bio to read. @KyleFranzGolf 📸: @ChasingFowl 📸: @carolina_pines_ 📸: @carolina_pines_

Great piece by @GabbyHerzig . Highly recommend reading.

Very few brands have caught more golfers’ attention than @CharlieGolf_Co in the past few years. Link in bio to read. 📸: @CharlieGolf_Co

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Click the link below to read about Sunken Prairie 🔗: aegolfjournal.com/home/sunke…

Candyroot’s double-pennant pin flags play off the fact that the property’s first course is triangular. Also, the pennant-style flag is very coastal in nature, which is a nod to the fact that the Carolina Sandhills are an ancient coastline of the U.S. @candyrootlodge 📸: @Barnttmedia

Designed by @HoffmanSl , the 7-hole short course named “Track Iron 7,” tucked into the southwestern edge of the property, features three double greens, “more severe than the 18-hole golf course.” “The name ‘Track Iron 7’ comes from the golf club developed in the late 1800s used to hit balls out of cart-wheel ruts in Scotland. Young Tom Morris actually was the first to use the Track Iron (also called a Rut Iron) as we currently use wedges,” said Hoffman. “We thought it was a neat way to honor that history with our ‘wedge’ course. It also has a double meaning with the words ‘track’ and ‘iron’ and their train meanings.” @LostRailGolf 📸: @LinksGems

Designed by @HoffmanSl , a Nebraska native who spent 13 years as a senior design associate for renowned architect Tom Fazio, contributing to nearly 40 high-profile projects, including Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club, Martis Camp, and Pronghorn Golf Club, before collaborating with Jackson Kahn Design on Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes) and Scottsdale National Golf Club, Hoffman drew on his previous experience in designing @LostRailGolf . 📸: @patrickjkoenig