13 Golf Course Renovations to Watch in 2026
By Tim Gavrich.
From adjustments in the Home of Golf to restorative work at Golden Age classics and transformative projects at midcentury and modern courses, these golf courses are getting a glow-up this year.
Slowly but surely, the face of golf is changing.
Thousands of golf courses have come in for some level of renovation in recent years, from subtle but important nip-and-tuck adjustments to wholesale redesigns. Sometimes, these latter transformations are so significant that we’ll consider them new courses – usually, at least half of the holes must be rerouted for this to be the case. All other renovation projects are fodder for this annual piece.
Several renovations we mentioned last year – Harbour Town Golf Links at Sea Pines Resort, Teeth of the Dog at Casa De Campo, Great Dunes at Jekyll Island – will really start to wow golfers this year. And architect Tyler Rae’s restorative renovation project at Detroit Golf Club’s North Course will debut in front of the PGA Tour when the 2026 Rocket Mortgage Classic rolls around in June.
This year, several other hotly anticipated renovation projects are taking center-stage.