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Schoeder-Richardson Collaboration Restores Historic New Mexico Course

by Forrest Richardson Rediscovered with the 2024 Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, the Los Alamos National Laboratory sits high among the southern reaches of the Rocky Mountains in the State of New Mexico. In was 1947 when the Atomic Energy Commission constructed an 18-hole course to help attract workers to this remote outpost operated by the U.S. Government. Today, the Los Alamos National Laboratory remains a scientific and engineering hub for nuclear innovation and stability. Its WWII origins are now aligned with “non-proliferation” — an initiative to ensure nuclear capabilities for America and its allies, yet without increasing world supplies. (1960s [...]

Schoeder-Richardson Collaboration Restores Historic New Mexico Course2026-02-11T21:20:46+00:00

Tribute to Arthur Jack Snyder 1917-2005

Arthur Jack Snyder, ASGCA was a golf course architect and past president of the ASGCA. Early in his career as a golf greenkeeper he served as Director of Grounds at Oakmont Country Club. He graduated from Penn State with a degree in landscape architecture and later entered the field of golf course design. He moved to Arizona and began designing courses in the late 1950s. Among his projects are Wailea Blue (Maui, Hawaii); The Hideout (Monticello, Utah, with Forrest Richardson); Arroyo del Oso (Albuquerque, New Mexico); and the original Phoenician Resort (Scottsdale, Arizona).

Tribute to Arthur Jack Snyder 1917-20052026-02-03T01:16:20+00:00

The Domino Effect — What to Consider During Renovation and Remodeling

by Forrest Richardson It was U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower who made “The Domino Effect” a part of popular language. In 1954, Eisenhower reasoned that allowing even one country to fall to communism would open the door to others. He likened the threat to dominos falling — set one in motion, and the others will follow. Considering Eisenhower was an avid golfer, the metaphor of falling dominos as it relates to golf improvement projects is well suited. In golf renovation and remodeling the ‘threat’ of a domino effect obviously doesn’t rise to the level of world peace and stability. [...]

The Domino Effect — What to Consider During Renovation and Remodeling2025-10-23T18:58:57+00:00

The Fascinating Par-3

by Forrest Richardson The par-3 golf hole, quite simply, is the design where every player is expected to have an opportunity to make a hole-in-one. At each crack taken, that thrill — even if realized just once out of 10,000 or so attempts — creates fun and intrigue that cannot be duplicated on the longer holes. The anatomy of a par-3 begins with one basic theme: Players begin from just one point — a tee. That point, regardless of the number of alternative tees, is determined by the golf course architect. He or she decides on the basic premise. Then, [...]

The Fascinating Par-32025-08-18T21:27:49+00:00

“The Score” Hits a Positive Note with 20 New Holes for Arizona

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.

“The Score” Hits a Positive Note with 20 New Holes for Arizona2025-08-18T19:43:38+00:00