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Ran Morrissett

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Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« on: November 19, 2024, 03:58:37 PM »

Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie - Golf Club Atlas

As GolfClubAtlas turns 25 years old, Ben Cowan-Dewar, Joe Andriole and I realized that we needed fresh blood to modernize GolfClubAtlas and to drive new content. To that end, GolfClubAtlas.com has merged with the Canadian site Beyond the Contour, which was founded by Andrew Harvie in 2021. Andrew, age 26, is one year older than the web site and I first contacted him almost a year ago.

After numerous conversations, I became convinced that he was the right person to partner with on a go-forward basis. This month’s Feature Interview serves to introduce him and to talk about some of the changes coming to GolfClubAtlas in the near term. I am keeping this intro brief as crowing about all the future exciting things that will be happening is a sure way to jinx things. Nonetheless, I have every reason to believe that the content that GCA produces in the next 25 years will be even better/more influential than the first 25 years. Only time will tell but, in the meanwhile, please welcome Andrew on board.
 
Best,
 
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Will Thrasher

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2024, 04:30:36 PM »
Welcome Andrew! Enjoyed reading the interview and excited for the future while maintaining the ethos that has made this place what it is.
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Thomas Dai

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2024, 04:35:04 PM »
Thanks guys. Long live GCA. Looking forward to the future.
Atb
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Charlie Goerges

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2024, 04:41:31 PM »
Great choice, Andrew is young, energetic, and thoughtful!
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Michael Chadwick

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2024, 04:42:13 PM »
Wonderful! Congratulations, Drew.
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mike_malone

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2024, 04:58:51 PM »
Eh
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Marty Bonnar

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2024, 05:04:41 PM »
Oh, crap!
Some of us Old & Crusty’s are seriously going to have to up our games.
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Matt Schoolfield

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2024, 05:19:18 PM »
Kudos to everyone involved. It's an exciting series of changes!
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Niall C

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2024, 05:50:57 PM »
Quote from: Marty Bonnar on November 19, 2024, 05:04:41 PM
Oh, crap!
Some of us Old & Crusty’s are seriously going to have to up our games.


Surely that's not an issue for a hipster like you (see what I did there  ;D )


Niall
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MCirba

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #9 on: November 19, 2024, 06:14:43 PM »
Hey Andrew,


Looking forward to you and Zac here in more substantial roles.   Good on you guys!
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Mike Nuzzo

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2024, 06:41:35 PM »
Congratulations Andrew! ..... and Ran, Ben, & Joe
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Ira Fishman

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2024, 07:01:35 PM »
All well and good. And flattered to be quoted in the interview. But I read this as Ran stepping way back (he has earned it). I can read course reviews pretty much anywhere. Even as a relatively new poster, it is the DG that makes this place special. What are the plans for it?


Thanks.


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Andrew Harvie

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2024, 09:22:11 AM »

Thank you ALL for a warm welcome! I've been on GCA for four years, but paid attention to the website far longer than that. I'm excited to fully dive in and really immerse myself here. It's an exciting time!

Quote from: Ira Fishman on November 19, 2024, 07:01:35 PM
All well and good. And flattered to be quoted in the interview. But I read this as Ran stepping way back (he has earned it). I can read course reviews pretty much anywhere. Even as a relatively new poster, it is the DG that makes this place special. What are the plans for it?


Thanks.


Ira, you make some good points with the Discussion Group being what makes GCA special, and I agree. We're working through it and have been trying to make improvements and upgrades (which some have commented on in other threads) to the Discussion Group and website simultaneously while adding new content. All are important, and all are a focus group.


As for Ran, I don't want to speak on his behalf but he is not stepping away from GCA (especially not way back). I'm not here to take Ran's spot, I'm here to compliment what he's already built and round out the offerings. This is still Ran Morrissett's website, and it will always be.
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Ira Fishman

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2024, 10:04:43 AM »
Andrew,


Thank you for taking the time to respond. And as my post that you quoted indicates, I do think refreshing the articles, reviews, and interviews is a good development in large part because it might drive engagement on the DG. So I appreciate hearing that you plan on enhancing and focusing on the DG.


Ira
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Simon Barrington

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2024, 11:51:12 AM »
Andrew, or do you prefer Drew?

Best of luck and I'm sure it will be a great project for you.

One thing as a newbie I think the DB (Discussion Board) needs to have is ease of posting Photos.
So we don't have to leave our cosy place of safety and open debate (assuming that is what it is, as sometimes that can be questionable!  ::) ).

Cut & Paste or Drag & Drop don't mind, but I am (and from what I read others too) not a tech expert so the interface needs to be intuitive.

Sharing pictures is the key to great dialogue and debate, when we talk so much about visuals.

Cheers!
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PCCraig

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2024, 11:52:03 AM »
Welcome! GCA is a special place. Great to see the investment in the platform.


Just realizing that I've been reading GCA since nearly the beginning, and posting for about 20 years? Crazy how time flies.
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Will Thrasher

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2024, 11:59:46 AM »
Small suggestion, but in the redesign I noticed that the 147 Custodians no longer has its own place on the top banner. While I can see where it fits under "golf courses" I think it deserves its own category as the ethos that drives so much of what GCA is about.
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Matt Schoolfield

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #17 on: November 20, 2024, 01:08:42 PM »
I'm happy to go down the rabbit hole in the Simple Machines Forum docs if y'all need any assistance. Just give me a shout.
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Evan Fleisher

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #18 on: Yesterday at 08:45:15 AM »
It was great to meet you this week, Andrew...looking forward to great(er) things to come!
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John Mayhugh

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #19 on: Yesterday at 02:11:51 PM »
Ran,
Good to see that there is a robust plan for GCA continuing to influence future generations of golf course architecture enthusiasts. It's a great legacy to have. Looking forward to seeing what you and the team come up with next.

Best of luck to you, Drew.
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Jeff Schley

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #20 on: Yesterday at 03:25:44 PM »
Wow who knew there was a long range planning committee..... ;D


Whatever can be done on posting photos easily certainly would be a welcome enhancement.  Thanks Ran and welcome aboard Drew.
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Tim Martin

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #21 on: Yesterday at 04:13:13 PM »
Happy to have Drew on board going forward! Best of luck to everyone involved and a big thank you to Ran for providing a forum that continues to deliver so many compelling articles, opinions and discussion. Nothing compares to GCA as a resource for all things golf architecture related.
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archie_struthers

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Re: Feature Interview with Andrew Harvie
« Reply #22 on: Yesterday at 07:55:17 PM »
 ;D


Nice move Ran , welcome Andrew!


I thought the Hamilton article and the "genius of triangles" exceptionally good . Often have I mentioned this about my favorite Philly School architect William Flynn. It is all over the place in his work> notably Philly CC , Lehigh  and most assuredly at Indian Creek in Miami Beach Fla..


Surely if we look at some of these greens , Andrew's hypothesis really hits the mark!  More to come but for those who are fans of FLynn take heed.
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