Class Chats - Curracloe Golf Course designers Fry Straka
Welcome back to another Class Chat. In this episode Will had the great opportunity to chat with Dana Fry and Jason Straka who are well known golf course designers located in the US. They are also currently designing the new golf links in Curracloe, Co Wexford. This is an interesting listen as the 2 gentlemen talk through their favourite courses that they have designed and not designed. They also give Will an education on Links courses, set up and grasses. Finally they get around to discussing the new course in Curracloe. If you are a golf nerd then this will be right up your alley!!
Project Curracloe: A design in the works in South East Ireland
It is an incredible project, but what about the men behind the work going into Curracloe Beach?
Jason Straka and Dana Fry are the architects that are constructing a soon-to-be world class golf facility in and amongst the dunes and linksland of south east Ireland.
Straka, a former President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), had worked with Fry for two decades before the pair formed Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design in 2012.
The pair have an incredible body of work, which includes the venue for the 2017 US Open, Erin Hills.
I was fortunate enough to speak to Jason Straka about the project, one that he is very excited about bringing to the Irish public.
Curracloe Links: First Impressions
Golf course designer Jason Straka shares his first impressions of the land that would reveal itself to become Curracloe Links.
Fry/Straka to Design Curracloe Links in Ireland
Golf Architect, Jason Straka & Druids Glen Director of Golf, Marcus Doyle talk about the new Fry/Straka design Curracloe Links to open in 2026, located just a wee bit south of Dublin.
Jason Straka & Dana Fry Architects of Curracloe Links
A brand-new links golf course 28 years in the making is finally getting closer to fruition in southeast Ireland.
Shovels are breaking ground this week on Curracloe Links, a Dana Fry and Jason Straka design that will debut in 2026.
Dana and Jason joined Jonny on the podcast for a brief discussion around the inspiration behind the course, their ambition and love of Irish golf and plenty more.
Dana Fry, Jason Straka to design course alongside Irish beach used in 'Saving Private Ryan'
The American design team of Dana Fry and Jason Straka is headed to Ireland with plans to lay out a new course adjacent to Curracloe Beach in the southeast of the island.
Announcing Curracloe Links: Ireland’s next great golf course
The world’s next great seaside links is coming to Ireland. Curracloe Links, located adjacent to the white sands of Curracloe Beach, is designed by the renowned team of Dana Fry and Jason Straka and developed by the Neville Hotel Group. Ground breaking for the new golf links takes place in February, with an expected opening in 2026. The golf course is in the same location as Neville Hotels’ newest property, Ravenport Resort.