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Think Like An Owner

By Jeff Danner A Golf Course Architect is critical to the success of any golf course project. We are responsible for creating an aesthetically pleasing, strategic, functional project conducive to return on investment (ROI). Designing something that looks good on paper, glows at sunset, or plays firm and fast is not enough. We must spend the money as if it were our own to succeed. That last part is something I learned early on when Golf Course Architecture became more than just a hobby. The mantra to Think Like An Owner arose from and was fortified by: Working in over [...]

Think Like An Ownerfraadmin2023-03-14T16:33:30+00:00

The Scale of Design

Several years ago, a friend of mine, Michael Cronan, began a talk to a group of architects and designers by discussing what he referred to as the scale of design. Cronan began by asking the audience to imagine a horizontal scale where there is a far left end and a far right end. From this point, he began to describe the primary design disciplines and, in relation to the scale, how each is approached. “At the very left side of the scale,” he began, “you have fashion design, for it occurs mostly at the same scale of the finished product; [...]

The Scale of Designfraadmin2022-11-09T23:32:04+00:00

Forrest Richardson to Release The Sustainable Sport in 2023

Golf Course Architect Forrest Richardson, together with Design Partner Jeff Danner, have announced publication of their new co-authored book, The Sustainable Sport — How Golf’s Five Million Acres Benefit the Planet. The title, to be release in mid-2023, is an in-depth look at the game of golf with a perspective on sustainability.

Forrest Richardson to Release The Sustainable Sport in 2023fraadmin2022-11-09T20:28:07+00:00

Promontory Club Nears Completion of Long Awaited Forrest Richardson Short Course

Golf Course Architect Forrest Richardson has returned to Park City, Utah to fulfill his short course design for the acclaimed private community, Promontory Club, developed by Phoenix-based Pivotal Group and developer Francis Najafi. Originally conceived several years ago as part of Promontory’s private golf offerings, the new 18-hole, all par-3 course is planned to debut in Summer of 2023. It will take its place accompanying the Dye Canyon and Nicklaus Painted Valley Courses at the award-winning mile high community.

Promontory Club Nears Completion of Long Awaited Forrest Richardson Short Coursefraadmin2022-11-09T18:53:08+00:00

Richardson | Danner Prepares Anchorage GC for U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur Championship

Richardson | Danner has broken ground on bunker work at Anchorage Golf Club, Golfweek's top ranked course in Alaska. The work follows several years of master planning and greens work at the 30-year-old public facility, originally designed for the Municipality of Anchorage. Hole No. 3 Conceptual Image ANCHORAGE, Alaska (July 26, 2021) — Richardson | Danner has broken ground on bunker work at Anchorage Golf Club, Golfweek's top ranked course in Alaska. The work follows several years of master planning and greens work at the 30-year-old public facility, originally designed for the Municipality of Anchorage. In 2021 the USGA announced [...]

Richardson | Danner Prepares Anchorage GC for U.S. Women’s Senior Amateur Championshipfraadmin2022-11-04T23:18:21+00:00

India’s “Undiscovered” Hyderabad Selects Richardson | Danner for Major Renovation

March 29th, 2022 (Hyderabad, India) — Following a comprehensive selection process and, the Hyderabad Golf Association in Telangana, India has appointed U.S. based Richardson | Danner Golf Course Architects to take Hyderabad Golf Club forward in planning and implementing a full-course improvement program. Among the priorities are to design and integrate new state-of-the-art practice facilities and an academy that will help grow the game and provide opportunities to train golfers coming out of Hyderabad for competitive competition. “Our mission is to bring international exposure to the City of Hyderabad,” says Hyderabad Golf Association’s President, Dayakar Reddy. “We are looking to [...]

India’s “Undiscovered” Hyderabad Selects Richardson | Danner for Major Renovationfraadmin2022-11-04T23:12:05+00:00

Richardson | Danner Plan to Transform Druids Glen to a Modern Classic

Newly formed team of Forrest Richardson and Jeff Danner have been appointed to lead an ambitious renovation of Druids Glen Golf Club located just south of Seattle, Washington COVINGTON, Wash. - July 10, 2021 -- The newly formed Richardson | Danner Golf Course Architects have been appointed to lead an ambitious renovation of Druids Glen Golf Club located just south of Seattle, Washington. The project will focus on a bunker renovation, turf reduction, irrigation enhancements and the addition of forward tees. Parks Legacy Project, based in Phoenix, Arizona, acquired the course in 2019 as part of its growing portfolio of courses along [...]

Richardson | Danner Plan to Transform Druids Glen to a Modern Classicfraadmin2022-11-04T23:06:52+00:00

Richardson | Danner to Create Golf Entertainment Center for Shingle Springs Tribal Community

Planning underway for new California facility to introduce golf to new players and cater to the golf enthusiast El Dorado Hills, Calif. (July 18, 2022) — The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, through their Acorn Development Corporation, have selected Golf Course Architects Richardson | Danner to create a 9-hole par-3 course and golf entertainment center to serve the Shingle Springs Tribal Community and area visitors. The development is planned on 34 acres of trust land located on Highway 50 south of the Tribe's Red Hawk Casino, about 20 miles east of Sacramento, California. "It's an exciting site with great potential," says Jeff Danner, Senior [...]

Richardson | Danner to Create Golf Entertainment Center for Shingle Springs Tribal Communityfraadmin2022-11-09T23:59:21+00:00

Lessons Learned In Anchorage

By Jeff Danner Golf Course Architects get to work in some exciting and unique locations. I get asked all the time which are my favorite, or which are the most challenging. In the case of Anchorage Golf Course, both apply. Having worked in some remote locations, including India and parts of Southeast Asia, it is interesting how a place like Alaska can feel so remote but also make you feel at home. On every golf project, we try to maintain a certain level of quality control via our detailed drawings and specifications. But what happens when following the specifications becomes [...]

Lessons Learned In Anchoragefraadmin2023-01-09T17:06:03+00:00

Forrest Richardson and Jeff Danner Announce New Golf Design Firm (April 2021)

Two veteran designers have come together with a unique, shared vision for creating golf courses. PHOENIX, AZ - April 2021 After 32 years, Forrest Richardson has had enough. No, the current president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects isn’t giving up his design practice. He’s merely bidding adieu to life as a sole practitioner. Richardson is pleased to announce that Jeffrey A. Danner, ASGCA, MEIGCA, ASLA has joined the firm and will serve as Senior Golf Course Architect. Known for decades as Forrest Richardson & Associates, the firm will transition to Richardson | Danner Golf Course Architects. The [...]

Forrest Richardson and Jeff Danner Announce New Golf Design Firm (April 2021)fraadmin2021-03-30T23:26:23+00:00

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