Golf Sustainability Episode 2 - Sustainable Golf Insights from Jason Straka
In this episode of the Golf Sustainability Podcast, John Failla welcomes Jason Straka, principal of Fry Straka Global Golf Course Design, a leading global authority on sustainable golf course design. Jason shares his journey into the world of golf and how his passion for the environment led him to merge golf and environmental aspects of design.
A look at Florida's first golf course, right here in the Tampa Bay area
The Belleair Country Club is located in Clearwater and sports a long history that is connected to the very start of the Tampa Bay area.
WTSP takes a ride around Belleair Country Club and the restoration work designed by Fry/Straka.
Fry/Straka and Paul Azinger to design new course in southwest Florida
Golf architecture firm Fry/Straka has partnered with former PGA Tour player and Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger on the design of an eighteen-hole course for the new Miakka Golf Club in Myakka City, Florida.
TalkinGolf History Episode 100 - The History & Restoration of Belleair CC
Today we dive into the History and Restoration of Belleair CC, which happens to be my home club. Belleair has not only a fascinating golf history, but has just been restored to one of the best Donald Ross' courses in the United States.
Staying the Course with Dana Fry
Who is Dana Fry you ask? A quick google search conjures entries that read like the curriculum vitae of a very accomplished man. We meet for lunch on the clubhouse patio at Naples National Golf Club on a picture-perfect day. After talking for two and a half hours, I conclude that the first entry that answers my query proves to be a fitting description of the affable gentleman: “Fry is one of the most creative and successful golf course architects in the world.”
Fry/Straka studies classics for renovation at Valencia
The private course, located north of Los Angeles, was originally designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr and opened in 1965. The purpose of this year’s project, led by Jason Straka, was to restore Jones’s original design intent and classic features and enhance strategic options, while turf replacement, on all areas except greens, has reduced irrigation needs by 30 percent.
Donald Ross uncovered: Jason Straka finds original Belleair CC layout in the Florida ground and in the history books
Architect Jason Straka in June was midway through a major face-lift of Belleair Country Club’s West Course, with a reopening slated for November. In order to save the original Donald Ross layout, which the private club says is the oldest continually operating course in Florida, Straka first was tasked with erasing decades’ worth of alterations that dampened the intent of the original design, often burying Ross’s sublime work beneath good intentions.
Nothing like it
The Hickory Course at Hamilton Farm Golf Club blends a big challenge and significant par-3 footprint with high-level maintenance.
Architects pledge commitment to climate action
The three largest societies of golf course architects have jointly pledged to strengthen their commitment to climate action, within a wider framework of sustainable development as set out in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Fry/Straka restores Ross design on Belleair’s West course
Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design is progressing with a restoration of the Donald Ross-designed West course at Florida’s Belleair Country Club, which celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.
Fry/Straka to renovate Cabo Del Sol’s Desert course
Cabo Del Sol, a resort community in Los Cabos, Mexico, has appointed Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design to carry out a $15 million renovation of its Desert course, a Tom Weiskopf design from 2001.
Fry/Straka going big at Union League National
Any discussion of Union League National begins with The Big Fill, a large-scale earthmoving effort — more than 1.6 million cubic yards in scope — that Fry/Straka created at the center of the 268-acre parcel. It rises to 78 feet above sea level, 56 feet above the original grade. However, its tendrils spread out hundreds of yards in half a dozen directions. The man-made ridgelines slowly but elegantly taper down, only to rise again and form new, smaller plateaus, from which other distinct ridge networks splinter off into the landscape.
On Course: Four Architects You'll Be Hearing More About
In a new monthly column, Morning Read's Joe Passov identifies Jeff Danner, Agustin Piza, Jason Straka and Richard Mandell as course designers to put on your radar in 2022, plus other news and reviews.
22 notable golf course renovations to be unveiled in 2022
Creative approaches to golf course remodeling and authentic restoration efforts continue apace.
Tartan Talks No. 65
We move soundwaves with somebody who has effectively moved dirt in southern New Jersey and numerous other places across the world [Dana Fry].
Interview with Jason A. Straka
Principal, Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design, President, American Society of Golf Course Architects
Golf is in a Good Place!
Shortly after he took over the reigns of the ASGCA, ASIAN GOLF had a sit-down session with Straka which covered a wide range of topics on the future pathway for golf.
Fry/Straka opening nine in Abu Dhabi
Yas Acres complements Yas Links and marks what could be a decade of development in the Middle East.
The World-Class Golf Course Where Greenskeepers Go to Sample New Products
The Experience at Farmlinks is a destination course like no other
Play a Round
The Eco-Friendly Golf Course Designed to be Both Beautiful and Sustainable [Ambiente Course at Camelback Resort].