When does a renovation require that the architect of record is the one who did the renovation? I believe this topic has been discussed before.
I raise this as Northeast Golf lists Owl’s Head in New Hampshire as one of the top 10 Jack Nicklaus value courses.
https://www.northeast.golf/golf-courses/owls-nest-resort-course-in-thornton-new-hampshire-jack-nicklaus-designed-course-ranked-6-in-design-by-value-worldwide/While I have never played Owl’s Nest, this caught my attention. I always thought of it as a Mark Mungeam design. Indeed it is listed as such on his web site.
https://golfdesignconsultant.com/Yet Nicklaus Design also listed as one of their designs.
https://www.nicklausdesign.com/2016/02/24/owls-nest-resort-to-be-nicklaus-designs-first-course-in-nh/Perhaps in this case, the answer to the question is a matter of prestige. This first comment about Owl’s Nest sums it up well:
https://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/nh/campton/owl-s-nest-resort-golf-clubNoteworthy is that Golflink states it is a Mungeam design. Many other golf sites likewise give Mungeam credit and not Nicklaus for the design.
From my perspective to be credited as the designer the renovation needs to be very significant. Perhaps not to the point that the course would be unrecognizable but very significantly changed. Connecticut National comes to mind. Ironically a Mungeam design. He utilized the routing that was there but otherwise the course bears little resemblance to the original.
TPC Boston also comes to mind. Originally an Arnold Palmer design, with Gil Hanse doing a renovation. It is now listed as a Palmer and Hanse design although the website only talks about Hanse’s work on the course.
https://tpc.com/boston/architect/As I recall Palmer did not want his name associated any longer with the course after it was renovated. Giving dual credit therefore makes sense.
So when is a renovation enough that the renovator gets credit for the design? It would seem that prestige is certainly a big element. When a Tillinghast course, for example, is renovated you don’t see the name Tillinghast removed. At most, credit is given for the renovations but it is still considered a Tillinghast design.