Why golf courses shouldn’t be designed to punish you – National Club Golfer

admin — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:02:58 +0000

A bit of a late bloomer to the game of golf, Max fell in love with the sport when he attended Saturday coaching sessions down at his local golf club after being inspired by friends and family members.

Max has remained a member of Eden Golf Club in Carlisle for a number of years now as he looks to get his handicap down into single figures. Most of his golfing career has been spent battling a permanent slice off the tee, which has led to some ugly rounds.

Having studied at the University of Sunderland, Max is starting out his dream career in sports journalism. During his time at university, he picked up valuable work experience at Reach PLC, BBC Radio Cumbria and GiveMeSport, whilst also getting work published in the Teesside Live. He also spent time working at a local weekly newspaper, Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser, as a general news reporter partially covering some local sport just north of the border in Langholm.

Max has just started his journey with the NCG working as the assistant equipment editor. He looks forwarded to reviewing the latest golf equipment, taking up an interest in reviews when buying his first golf club, a Cleveland RTX wedge.

With his bag not going under too many changes throughout the last few years, Max carries an M3 driver, Titleist GT3 Fairway Wood, M2 hybrid, a set of M2 irons, Callaway Jaws wedges and a TaylorMade Spider putter. And yes, Max is a bit of a self-proclaimed TaylorMade fan boy.

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New golf course designed by U.S. firm to open soon in Indonesia

admin — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:28:40 +0000

The U.S.-based architecture firm of Curley-Wagner Golf Design has completed construction of the course at Dhoho Golf Club in Kediri in Indonesia’s East Java province, and the layout is slated to open fully in the second quarter of 2026. The front nine had opened in the fall of 2025.

The new course is set in the foothills of Gunung Liman mountain and features prominent ridgelines with plenty of elevation changes and a network of streams in play. Holes feature wide corridors with bold shaping and large hazards meant to emphasize the property’s giant scale.

“This property offers substantially varied terrain and backdrops,” Brian Curley, principal architect of Curley-Wagner, said in a media release announcing completion of the build. “The result is a design with wildly different and unique holes that create a great memorability. … The grand scale of the property demands a combination of fairway width and massive bunkering at times, punctuated with Bahia grass islands. The streams dominate many holes and the overall landscape, as they can be seen from many angles due to the elevation change.”

Curley described the course’s greens as among the most dynamic he has built. “These may be some of the largest, most varied and wild green surfaces I have ever done on 18 holes, and they create a unique ground-game experience,” he said.

The course is part of the larger Surya Dhoho destination development. A clubhouse is under construction and is scheduled to open in 2027. Course construction was managed by Flagstick, led by Martin Moore.

Curley-Wagner Golf Design was founded n 1997, then as Schmidt-Curley Golf Design. The firm has designed courses in 25 countries including the U.S., China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Egypt, Mexico and Sweden.

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Why golf courses shouldn’t be designed to punish you – National Club Golfer

New golf course designed by U.S. firm to open soon in Indonesia