2026 Golf Course Openings We're Excited About

About this episode

The episode discusses upcoming golf course openings in 2026 and the state of modern golf architecture.

It’s a new year, so we’re looking ahead. First, Garrett talks about whether modern golf architecture is running low on fresh ideas. Then he is joined by his Fried Egg Golf colleague Matt Rouches to discuss six (or, by the end of their conversation, seven) course openings they’re excited about in 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Garrett

Guest: Matt Rouches

Topics covered

• golf course openings
• modern golf architecture
• future of golf

Keywords

• golf
• course openings
• architecture
• 2026
• Fried Egg Golf

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