The Art of Restraint in Golf Course Design
Sometimes the most impressive golf course design is knowing when to leave the landscape untouched. Drawing on lessons learned throughout his career, course designer Jason Straka shares the philosophy of restraint that helped shape Curracloe Links. Discover how thoughtful routing, minimal earthmoving and a respect for the natural terrain have created some of the course’s most dramatic holes, often in places where surprisingly little intervention was needed.
Recorded in October 2026, this video forms part of Beside the Green, a series of conversations with the designers behind Curracloe Links. Director of Golf Edward Doyle sits down with renowned course designer Jason Straka of Fry Straka Global Golf Design to explore the development of the course, the philosophy behind its design and what golfers can look forward to when play begins in 2027.