Jason Straka, a senior design associate at Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design in Columbus, Ohio, has been elected an associate member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Elected by his peers, Straka becomes the fifth member of the Hurdzan/Fry staff to become a member of the society, comprised of golf course architects in the United States and Canada.
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Jason Straka
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Straka’s designs in the United States include several high profile names and co-designers. He worked closely with PGA Tour professional Tom Lehman at Troy Burne in Hudson, Wis., home of the Nationwide Tour’s Scholarship America Showdown. He also worked with PGA Tour professional Joey Sindelar at En-Joie Golf Club, home of the PGA Tour’s B.C. Open. Straka is currently working with Lehman on The Vineyard Golf Club in Yakima, Wash. In Canada, Straka’s work includes Dundarave on Prince Edward Island; Le Diable at Mont Tremblant Resort in Quebec; The Georgian Bay Club in Collingwood, Ontario; and The Club at Bond Head near Newmarket, Ontario.
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Jason Straka, left, with Mike Hurdzan of Hurdzan/Fry Design.
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“Jason is the epitome of the bright, young superstars of golf course design,” says Mike Hurdzan, president of Hurdzan/Fry Design. “He is not only artistic, creative and techno savvy, he is also a fabulous communicator and teacher. He can do it all, but most of all his work has a timeless quality to it.”
Straka teaches a 5-hour class on golf course design at The Ohio State University. He has lectured on golf course design at Purdue, Guelph, Cornell and the University of Idaho. This summer he has been invited to Korea for two weeks to teach golf course design to Korean landscape architects.
Complete information on ASGCA members may be obtained by visiting the organization’s Web site at
www.asgca.org.
