Olympia Fields with Golf Architect Andy Staples | Digging into Design

In the first installment of our new golf course architecture-focused video series, Andy Johnson sits down with Andy Staples to discuss Olympia Fields, the site of this week's BMW Championship on the PGA Tour. Staples is the new consulting architect at Olympia Fields, and he offers insights into the North Course's routing, green designs, and potential as a championship venue. He also gives some background on the course's original architect, Willie Park Jr.
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[@jonschmissrauter9819]

Love this format. Would love to see more of this style content.

[@nyandmu]

Andy thanks for creating all the content you have. Fulfills my course design geekery!

[@gtaylor9218]

this is fantastic andy. im excited for the series, and can only hope you break down a number of my favorite tour stops going forward

[@nathansingleton7518]

Bravo, Andy! Another great video. Love the format!!

[@jamesroth6285]

Great video! however, you forgot one fo the great Willie Park designs in the US on your list. Woodway Country Club in Darien Ct is a phenomenal Willie Park design... Park highlighted three courses in his advertisements, Woodway, Mt Bruno and Sunningdale... Maidstone, Olympia Fields, Battle Creek, Berkshire et al were listed as "others"... Very telling as to how he felt about the course. Mark Mungeam did good work there 12 years ago to start its revival and now Bruce Hepner is doing more work to get it truly back to its original intent..

[@BassLn.HutBand]

andy get the new pga game and design ur own course

[@br5448]

originally a highly racist club that continued with that legacy well into the 1980's. That's why I didn't play it.