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Some players at the KPMG Women's PGA complained that the course setup made them look silly. How did the architect think it looked?
We caught up with Gil Hanse following the U.S. Open at Oakmont, and we picked his brain on Baltusrol Golf Club's new Upper ...
FRISCO, Texas – It’s been a whirlwind stretch for architect Gil Hanse. From the renovations at Oakmont to his creation at PGA ...
Golf course designer Gil Hanse is one of the 5 most famous/revered names in the world of golf course architecture. He is the ...
GIL HANSE: You had a very interesting setup where you had a family, a father and a son [Henry and W.C. Fownes] who were here for 44 years, from 1903 to 1947, ...
But thanks to the good people at Rolex, I sat next to this era’s unofficial “Open Doctor” Gil Hanse, while enjoying an omelet. Hanse's handiwork is on Open venues past and present, such as Winged Foot ...
GIL HANSE: You had a very interesting setup where you had a family, a father and a son [Henry and W.C. Fownes] who were here for 44 years, from 1903 to 1947, ...
The PGA of America moved its headquarters to Frisco, Texas, for weeks like this one, writes Art Stricklin. And the PGA has ...
When the U.S. Open course needed a redesign, the question was how to make it a challenge for today’s big hitters. The answer ...
A former club president, known as Old Chainsaw, started the process in 1994 under cover of darkness. It transformed play.
Golf Course Architect Gil Hanse does a media interview during the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. What the land ...
Gil Hanse, the architect behind Oakmont's renovation, aimed to create the "best version" of each hole while maintaining its challenging nature. Changes to holes 2 and 14 encourage players to use ...