Native Grasses Yield Water Savings
The Ambiente golf course at Camelback Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, was almost 35 years old and needed renovations. The management team wanted to improve the golfer experience and create a more sustainable golf course by reducing water use.
Less turf + better turf = better for golf
Los Robles Greens Golf Course in Thousand Oaks, Calif., is known for the mighty oak trees that line the fairways (“los robles” translates to “the oaks” in Spanish). But those out-of-play areas under the oaks were a stumbling block for course Superintendent Ron Kerley.
Innovations in golf course construction
Before a summer trip to Brazil to visit a client’s course, Jason Straka reflected on how much his job has changed in the past decade.
Fry/Straka talks golf course architecture and course maintenance with Turfes.com
Dana Fry and Jason Straka discuss their beginnings in the profession and expanding the game in Latin America.
Fore Golfers Network Episode 23: Dana Fry on Design, Distance, & More
On this week's show:
Our Featured Guest is the architect for Erin Hills, Dana Fry. Along with his artistry in crafting the US Open venue, Fry is also currently sculpting the new South Course at Arcadia Bluffs. He joins FGN's Bill Hobson to talk about his design approach, the distance factor, and much more!
2017 Interview Series: Dana Fry & Jason Straka
Dana Fry and Jason Straka have worked together for many years in the golf architecture business. Fry and Dr. Michael Hurdzan formed an extraordinarily successful partnership for a long time, before Hurdzan/Hurdzan and Fry/Straka became separate entities. 2017 will witness the debut of Erin Hills golf course, Wisconsin USA, as a US Open site. Comparisons with Chambers Bay (Washington State, USA), the other and heralded ingenue of a public-course-turned-USOpen-site will be inevitable. The truth is, the two are completely different courses, just as Fry and Straka are from other architects. On a whimsical, spur-of-the-moment type, Mr. Fry and Mr. Straka sat for an 11th-hour interview with BuffaloGolfer.Com. Grateful? You bet. Here goes.
The Making of a U.S. Open Course: Six Part Series
How this intoxicating patch of land came to be Erin Hills, site of golf’s prestigious U.S. Open next month, is a story filled with drama and conflict, triumph and tragedy. But it started with a small ad in the newspaper.
2017 U.S. Open preview: Erin Hills
Beautiful Erin Hills is ready to host Wisconsin’s first-ever U.S. Open. But once upon a time, it wasn’t the happiest place for turf.
Looking at it today, it’s hard to believe that back in 2008, Erin Hills, site of the 117th U.S. Open, didn’t look good.
Nature’s Gift to Golf
“Wow...” It’s a word uttered by many when they first set eyes on the golf course at Erin Hills. And 17 years ago, it was the word that quietly passed the lips of ASGCA Past President Michael Hurdzan, ASGCA Fellow, as he gazed across over 400 acres of pasture land in Erin, Wisconsin.
“The scale and setting is so grand it’s almost unbelievable when you see it,” says [Dana] Fry. “Your eyes can’t take it all in.”
Longer Hitters will have a BIG advantage
June is United States Open Championship month. Every year, future US Open sites are announced by the United States Golf Association (USGA) with much fanfare. In 2010, it was announced that Erin Hills would play host to the 117th US Open slated from June 15-18. USGA estimates a $130 million economic impact for Southern Wisconsin - including direct, indirect and induced spending leading to and during the championship. Golf Digest India spoke exclusively to Dana Fry, one of the three architects who were entrusted with the design and layout. Fry speaks on a variety of subjects related to golf architecture, including how the Erin Hills was built, and later selected to host the second Major of the year.
Jason Straka discusses Erin Hills and the US Open
Around the world and right in your back yard, Bunker to Bunker, THE Golf Show, covers the great game of golf!
Bunker to Bunker is hosted by Greg Ellis along with co-hosts Marty Monaghan and Jim Hill Saturday mornings from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM.
Gorgeous Designs You’ve Gotta See
An Overview of Erin Hills Golf Course in Wisconsin.
The 18 holes at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, were actually created in the Ice Age, it just took 10,000 years for them to be unearthed.
Beyond the spirit
A Southern California megacollaboration demonstrates how water conservation projects are being taken to the next level.
Inside the Ropes interview with Jason Straka
Inside the Ropes sits down with Jason Straka at the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation show to discuss golf course design and maintenance.
“Tee It Up with Nate Ditchfield” radio interview with Jason Straka
Jason Straka discusses the renovation of the Heron Course at The Oaks Club in Sarasota, Florida.
Fry/Straka begins renovation of the Heron Course at The Oaks Club
A year-long renovation project is underway at the Heron Course at The Oaks Club in Osprey, Florida.
Architect Jason Straka will lead the renovations and said the project aims to enhance playability and improve irrigation and drainage at the Heron Course, which was originally designed by Willard C. Byrd.
The Shape of Things to Come
As an architect, Jason Straka gets it.
He realizes that each project, whether a new build or a renovation, is under the microscope. Often, the eyes that closely monitor his work are those of golf club members who want the facility to be shaped according to their own vision.
As he embarks on a project in one of the fastest-growing complexes in the country, Straka is prepared to soothe their concerns.
On the Move Upwards!
Award winning golf course architects, Dana Fry and Jason Straka are powering on and maintaining a high profile in the challenged world of golf architecture.
Ambiente - New layout reshapes Camelback GC
The new Ambiente course at Camelback Golf Club has blossomed into a layout this Couple of Travelers love to play. It is a big step up from the former Indian Bend Course at Camelback, which was built on a flood plain that couldn’t drain the rain. That problem led to other problems, such as being expensive to maintain and having limited play.
Golf Course Design interview with Jason Straka
Jason Straka of the Fry Straka Global Golf Course Design company discusses Erin Hills, site of the 2017 US Open with DevotedGolfer Editor Biv Wadden.