We’re proud to have golf course designer Joe T. Jemsek spend some time talking with us for our latest Golf Talk Interview. Besides being a dashingly handsome and very cool guy (check out those shades!), Joe has worked on over a hundred golf courses both here in the United States and also overseas. His insights into golf course design were enlightening and made for a great interview.
The interview took place at Pine Meadow Golf Course in Mundelien, Illinois and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Pine Meadow for there assistance and hospitality in making this interview possible.
In part 4, Joe talks about what his personal philosophy of golf course design is and what he tries to achieve on all of his projects.
We’re proud to have golf course designer Joe T. Jemsek spend some time talking with us for our latest Golf Talk Interview. Besides being a dashingly handsome and very cool guy (check out those shades!), Joe has worked on over a hundred golf courses both here in the United States and also overseas. His insights into golf course design were enlightening and made for a great interview.
The interview took place at Pine Meadow Golf Course in Mundelien, Illinois and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Pine Meadow for there assistance and hospitality in making this interview possible.
In part 3, Joe talks about what are the greatest challenges he’s faced on the over 100 golf course projects he’s worked on, the art of balancing playability and challenge, his favorite type of hazard, the teamwork involved in any project, advice to beginning course designers, his second favorite sport and his current projects.
We’re proud to have golf course designer Joe T. Jemsek spend some time talking with us for our latest Golf Talk Interview. Besides being a dashingly handsome and very cool guy (check out those shades!), Joe has worked on over a hundred golf courses both here in the United States and also overseas. His insights into golf course design were enlightening and made for a great interview.
The interview took place at Pine Meadow Golf Course in Mundelien, Illinois and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Pine Meadow for there assistance and hospitality in making this interview possible.
In part 2, Joe talks about what to consider when designing or renovating a course, the importance and conservation of water, climate’s effect on golf course design, where the next generation of great golf courses will be, his favorite courses and the experience of playing the Old Course at Ballybunion.
We’re proud to have golf course designer Joe T. Jemsek spend some time talking with us for our latest Golf Talk Interview. Besides being a dashingly handsome and very cool guy (check out those shades!), Joe has worked on over a hundred golf courses both here in the United States and also overseas. His insights into golf course design were enlightening and made for a great interview.
The interview took place at Pine Meadow Golf Course in Mundelien, Illinois and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Pine Meadow for there assistance and hospitality in making this interview possible.
In this part, Joe talks about what originally inspired him to become a designer, his apprenticeship to golf course architect Joe Lee. the difference between renovation and restoration, where he gets his inspiration from and the effect of landscape and site on designing a golf course.
Another in the Look Around Golf “Golf Talk” video interview series. In this video, Bert Coghill, Director of Golf at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park, Illinois discusses the history and development of the course, the challenges facing golf courses today and his love for hickory golf clubs and vintage golf.
This is part 4 of a 4 part interview:
In the conclusion of the interview Bert talks about some of his favorite moments in golf. Including a trip to Ireland…enjoying some of the great golf Ireland has to offer. He talks about how he has recently started playing with hickory clubs for more of a challenge(I wish I had that problem in my golf game). Furthermore, Bert does a fantastic job of summing up some of the great reasons golf has such an appeal. The challenge, variety and thrill of this great sport we all love.
Another in the Look Around Golf “Golf Talk” video interview series. In this video, Bert Coghill, Director of Golf at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park, Illinois discusses the history and development of the course, the challenges facing golf courses today and his love for hickory golf clubs and vintage golf.
This is part 3 of a 4 part interview:
In this section Bert talks about some of the challenges facing the golfing industry. Such as the difference between younger and older golfers and the changes in family dynamics over the years. As well as some of the parallels between current times and the great depression in the industry. Bert also tells us about some of the more recent updates that have come to Silverlake Country Club. Including green conditions and his favorite hole on the property.
Another in the Look Around Golf “Golf Talk” video interview series. In this video, Bert Coghill, Director of Golf at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park, Illinois discusses the history and development of the course, the challenges facing golf courses today and his love for hickory golf clubs and vintage golf.
This is part 2 of a 4 part interview:
Bert talks about some of the fantastic features of Silverlake Country Club, including the fantastic (voted #1) executive 9 hole course Rolling Hills. The fantastic staff and team at Silverlake Country Club, and the great effort they put into making every guests experience extraordinary be it a shotgun start or single round. Bert also tells us about his personal roots in golf and how he came to take up the business of golf. As well as some of the changes that have occurred over the years.
“Its a terrific game based on tradition and honesty”
Another in the Look Around Golf “Golf Talk” video interview series. In this video, Bert Coghill, Director of Golf at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park, Illinois discusses the history and development of the course, the challenges facing golf courses today and his love for hickory golf clubs and vintage golf.
This is part 1 of a 4 part interview:
In this section, Bert talks about how his family originally became involved in golf as the owners of Cog Hill Golf and Country Club. After selling to the Jemseks, Berts family bought what would become Silverlake Country Club. The addition of Euclid Hills in Orland Park, IL into the property and some of the great features of the course are also mentioned.
Rees Jones. What can one possibly say about the man they call “The Open Doctor” for all his work on tournament courses? Well, probably not a lot, which is why we’re very excited to let Rees Jones speak for himself in our upcoming “Golf Talk” video interview.
We are lucky enough to be talking with the fabled Mr. Jones for our next “Golf Talk” interview at the upcoming BMW Championship at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, Illinois. For those of you who don’t know, Rees Jones is the man who renovated the Dick Wilson designed Dubsdread before last year’s BMW. And it was a complete renovation. All the greens were remodeled and Sub-Air Systems were added along with redesigning and repositioning sand bunkers to create more penal possibilities for today’s modern tour player.
The 18th green at Dubsdread is now sitting tightly against a large pond and Hole #7 had a pond added to it.
Dubsdread was rated #16 in Golf magazine’s Top 100 Courses You Can Play and #1 in Illinois in the September 2010 issue.
We’ll be talking to Rees Jones about his extensive work at Dubsdread along with his work on the 7 U.S. Open, 6 PGA Championship, 4 Ryder Cup, 2 Walker Cup and 1 President’s Cup courses he has been called upon to renovate. Truly a most impressive resume and that isn’t counting the over 100 courses he’s either designed or redesigned in his illustrious career.
We are certainly looking forward with great anticipation to bringing you the Rees Jones Golf Talk interview. It’s a rare opportunity to talk with one of the most influential men in the game of golf at the peak of his career. Are we excited? Yeah… just a little.
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Part 2 of the Golf Talk interview with Frank Jemsek of Cog Hill.
Some of the highlights Frank talks about in this section are…
In this segment Frank Jemsek talks about the history and development of Dubsdread, Course #4.
We hear some interesting aspects of some of the newer challenges facing the new golf technology of today. We hear about aiming bunkers, and a little about the original ideas and design under Dick Wilson and Joe Lee.
Mr. Jemsek also talks about Rees Jones‘ recent renovation of the Dubsdread for the BMW Championship.
Mr. Jemsek also gives some great tips and explains some interesting stuff about the speed of greens and how a fast green can actually make you a better golfer. In addition to how the “Sub Air” systems has improved playing conditions at Dubsdread.
Also in this segment, we hear how Dubsdread got it’s name.
For the rest of the interview check out these links:
As well as the BMW Championship tournament set up from the players perspective, get a feel for the course like you were standing beneath the white tents!
