Fry/Straka Trio Honored Among the 21st Century’s Best
At Fry/Straka, one of our core values is "Creative Distinction"—creating golf courses with their own distinct personality that respect the natural land while providing a world-class test of the game.
We are thrilled to see this vision recognized by Golf Digest as three of our designs have earned their place among the elite in their latest ranking of the The 50 Greatest Courses Built Since 2000.
Fry/Straka Courses Honored in The LINKS 100
We are incredibly proud to announce that three of our signature designs have been recognized by LINKS Magazine in the inaugural LINKS 100, a definitive ranking of the top golf courses in the United States and the World.
Earning a spot on this list is a distinct honor, as the rankings are determined exclusively by the votes of our peers—the professional members of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA), and the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA).
Erin Hills Honored with 2026 NGCOA Jemsek Public Course of the Year Award
The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) has honored Erin Hills Golf Course as the 2026 NGCOA Jemsek Public Course of the Year. Erin Hills will receive this award on Monday, January 19, at the NGCOA Golf Business Conference 2026 in Orlando.
The NGCOA Jemsek Public Course of the Year award, named after the late Joe Jemsek (widely regarded as the “Patriarch of Public Golf”), recognizes a privately owned, daily fee golf facility that exemplifies excellence in operations, community impact, and contributions to the game of golf.
Fry/Straka Lands Two of the Top 10 Private Short Courses per Golfweek
Welcome to the Golfweek’s Best 2025 ranking of the top par-3, short and non-traditional private golf courses in the United States. To acknowledge a recent and rapid rise in short courses, Golfweek’s Best introduced a ranking of these layouts in 2023. In 2024 we broke the category into two: public-access courses and private layouts.
Basically, they all fit the bill of not being a traditional-length, traditional-par course. And just like the best short courses, we threw out some of the rules used for rating traditional courses and asked our raters to submit one overall score for each course based on how much they enjoyed the design and the environment. Those individual ratings were then combined to form one average rating. Each course had to receive a minimum number of 10 votes.
Quail Ridge Renovation Receives Recognition from Golf Inc.
The Club at Quail Ridge in Boynton Beach, Florida was recognized for its dramatic renovation by Golf Inc. magazine as it was awarded Second Place for the 2025 Renovation of the Year in the Private category. Below is the text from the May 2025 article.
Calusa Pines Honored as a Top 100 Golf Course in the World
Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design is honored that Calusa Pines has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Golf Courses in the World (#52) according to The Links 100 rankings published by Links Magazine. What makes this honor special is the rankings were voted on by our peer golf course architects from across the globe.
Florida’s Best Golf Courses: There’s more to the Sunshine State than theme parks and beaches
Travelling to the sunshine state and planning a break from the theme parks and beaches? These are the best golf courses in Florida for you to get your golfing fix.
Despite being home to some of the best golf courses in the USA, the Sunshine State invariably gets a pretty bad rap for its golf courses as a large percentage of them exist only to sell houses. Couple that with Florida’s lack of elevation (its highest point – Britton Hill – if just 345ft above sea-level) and the fact outsiders tend to associate it with sweaty swampland and it’s no great surprise many won’t give its golf the time of day.
Read the article to see which Fry/Straka courses made the list.
Valencia Country Club Renovation Earns Accolades from Golf Inc.
Valencia Country Club has been awarded first place for “Renovation of the Year” in Golf Inc. magazine’s private club category.
The architectural firm of Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design worked closely with Arcis Golf’s construction and agronomy teams to restore Jones’s original intent and historic significance, reduce water use and enhance the strategic options that were the centerpiece of Jones’s vision.