“We could not be
more excited to work
with Andrew to make his vision
for the Blue course a reality.”
—Bev Lane,
VSGA member and Congressional Country Club president
The original architect in 1924 was the
great Devereaux Emmet, and Green said,
“We want it to feel as old as it really is, with
more rolling hills and uneven lies. We want to
give players a variety of golf shots; right now
a lot of the shots are pretty much the same.
“It was classic golf architecture, with all
the great things about that golden age. We
want to use that, but in a modern way.”
Green has a number of old photos of the
original course and also has been consulting
with the club and the PGA of America on
all his plans.
“It’s still a work in progress,” said Kerry
Haight, chief championships officer of The
PGA of America. “Andrew is still tweaking
and he’ll look at the history of what was
there and if it makes sense they’ll bring it up
to 2020 standards and for the next 50 years.
Hopefully it will be even more enjoyable
for the best players in the world, and the
membership as well.”
PERFECT FIT
Bev Lane, the president of Congressional,
said, “We could not be more excited to work
Green is overseeing
a major renovation of
Cape Fear Country Club
in Wilmington, N.C.
vsga.org
ANDREW GREEN
with Andrew to make his vision for the Blue
course a reality. … As you can imagine, there
was tremendous interest by many world-
class golf course architects to assist us with
the restoration of the Blue course.
“Andrew quickly rose to the top of the
list when we evaluated him based on our
selection criteria, which included quality
of work, focus on member experience,
restoration skills, hands-on construction
approach, passion for Congressional and
the project and experience with venues
that host majors.”
Green obv iously f it the bill on a ll
counts, particularly on his affection for
Congressional.
“Growing up in Roanoke, it was always
kind of my hometown major championship
venue, even though it’s a long way from
there,” he said. “I played high school golf
and just grew to love the game. Congres-
sional was a big part of it, especially after
I worked there in ’95 and ’97. That pretty
much clinched it.”
Green, 40, works out of an office in the
Baltimore suburbs. He spent 14 years with
McDonald & Sons, a course construction
firm, as a senior designer and was exposed
to a variety of renovation projects includ-
ing Merion, Shinnecock Hills, Pine Valley
and Oakmont. He went off on his own in
2012. His work in restoring the classic
Donald Ross Inverness Club in Toledo has
drawn universal praise and clearly raised
his professional profile.
“We’re designing multiple ways for
them to be successful on every hole,”
at Congressional, he said. “We want to
make it a great member experience, but
also allow the best players in the world to
explore all facets of the game, and be test-
ed. I think there’s great value in thought-
ful golf that also makes you hit a variety
of shots.”
Asked about the specific challenges
Congressional poses for the redesign, he
didn’t hesitate.
“It’s not a challenge,” Green said. “It’s
a joy.”
HOMETOWN:
Roanoke
AGE:
40
EDUCATION:
B.S. in Turfgrass Management
from Virginia Tech
POSITION:
President and Principal Architect, A.H.
Green Design/Green Golf & Turf, Inc.
RECENTLY COMPLETED
PROJECTS:
Restoration of Inverness Club in
Toledo, Ohio, in 2018.
UPCOMING/ONGOING
RESTORATION PROJECTS:
Congressional Country Club in
Bethesda, Md.; East Course at Oak
Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y.;
Scioto Country Club, Columbus,
Ohio; Wannamoisett Country Club in
Providence, R.I.
ACCOLADES:
Golfweek Restoration of the Year in
2018 (Inverness); No. 3 Renovation
Expert working (Golf Digest, 2018).
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
14 years with McDonald and Sons as a
Senior Designer; exposed to renovation
projects at Merion, Shinnecock Hills,
Pine Valley and Oakmont.
Green’s work on display: The
2015 renovation of Whitemarsh
Valley CC in Pennsylvania.
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