George Clifton, ASGCA Fellow, dies at 72
George Clifton, ASGCA Fellow, died Nov. 4, 2025, in his hometown of Deland, Florida. He was age 72. Clifton studied Horticulture & Architectural Drawing at the University of Florida, just as his father, Lloyd Clifton, ASGCA, had done. George spent time...
Mark Mungeam, ASGCA, elected president of American Society of Golf Course Architects
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Mark A. Mungeam, ASGCA, (Mungeam Golf Design) of Douglas, Massachusetts, was elected president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organization’s recent 79th Annual Meeting on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. A native of...
Curley, ASGCA, to renovate two Pelican Hill (Calif.) courses
Pelican Hill Golf Club, Newport Coast, California, will embark this fall on an extensive renovation of its North and South Courses under the direction of Brian Curley, ASGCA (Curley-Wagner Golf Design). Designed by Tom Fazio and opened in the early 1990s, both courses...
Historic Camden (S.C.) Country Club being restored by Sherman, ASGCA
Scot Sherman, ASGCA (Love Golf Design), has begun a restoration of the golf course at Camden (S.C.) Country Club. “The course is one of a handful where both Walter Travis and Donald Ross have worked - beginning over 100 years ago,” said Sherman. Originally known as...
Mungeam, ASGCA, helps Farm Neck reestablish a sand-and-scrub identity
Mark Mungeam, ASGCA (Mungeam Golf Design), has been working at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, since 2005, but it would be between 2023 and 2025 where his most substantial work would take place. Golf Course Architecture reports: Farm Neck is a...
Algie M. Pulley, Jr., ASGCA Fellow, dies at 85
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Algie M. Pulley, Jr., ASGCA Fellow, died Sept. 21, 2025, near his home in Georgetown, Texas. He was age 85. A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Pulley earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia, where he captained...
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