GREEN PAGES 2015 Since 2009 Spogard&VanderVaart Golf Course Architects has been among the most award winning golf course design companies in the world, winning awards such as ‘Worldwide Development of the Year’ (Golf Inc. Magazine 2011), ‘Renovation of the Year Award Winner’ (Golf Inc. Magazine 2012) amongst others. We are actively working on projects in 6 European countries – including 4 European Tour Status golf courses and a number of courses ranking in the Top 100 courses in Europe. Currently we are renovating County Louth GC in Ireland, which ranks among the Top 75 golf courses in the world.
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Appealing to a wider audience
Striking the balance between fair yet challenging playing conditions for players of all abilities is by no means an easy feat. But this is what golf facilities must offer if they are to attract new players and appeal to a wider audience – both key to ensuring longevity and sustainability across the industry.
In the seventh edition of Golf Course Architecture Green Pages, some of our key partners share their observations on the state of the industry today, providing insight into the role architects can play in helping courses to improve playability and grow the number of participants in the sport. We also hear from a range of golf businesses about some of their latest projects and developments.
You can find out more about the range of services these companies offer in the GCA Green Pages Supplier Directory. This section provides a comprehensive overview of some of the major players active across the golf industry, from architects and construction service providers, to turfgrass specialists and irrigation service providers, plus much more.
We hope you find this guide a valuable and informative resource, helping you to make positive investment decisions for your golf facility in the coming months.
All the best for a successful 2015.
Sean Dudley Editor
Since 2009 Spogard&VanderVaart Golf Course Architects has been among the most award winning golf course design companies in the world, winning awards such as ‘Worldwide Development of the Year’ (Golf Inc. Magazine 2011), ON THE COVER GREEN PAGES 2015 ‘Renovation of the Year Award Winner’ (Golf Inc. Magazine 2012) amongst others. We are actively working on projects in 6 European countries – including 4 European Tour Status golf courses and a number of courses ranking in the Top 100 courses in Europe. Currently we are renovating County Louth GC in Ireland, The front cover of GCA Green Pages features the Old Course which ranks among the Top 75 golf courses in the world. at St Andrews, Scotland. The cover image for our Supplier Directory (page 25) is Royal County Down in Northern Ireland. Both were photographed by Mark Alexander – for more details, see page 47. w w w . s p o g a r d v a n d e r v a a r t . c o m i n f o @ s p o g a r d v a n d e r v a a r t . c o m p h o n e : + 4 5 5 3 6 5 3 1 3 0 | D a l v e j 1 4 - 2 8 2 0 G e n t o f t e - D e n m a r k 1 BENEDETTI-GUELPA: INTERNATIONAL GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION
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CONTENTS
07 Martin Design is helping to keep the interaction between man and nature a remarkable one 09 Spogárd & VanderVaart reflects on a successful project at the Himmerland Gold & Spa Resort 11 How members of the EIGCA are helping to raise the profile of golf and attract new players to the game 13 The popularity of golf in Spain continues to grow and is providing a range of opportunities for service and equipment providers 15 MJ Abbott’s managing director Jonathan Abbott on the company’s golfing heritage as it reaches the 50th anniversary of its inception 17 Benedetti-Guelpa Golf International looks back on a recent project on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia 19 A new golf simulator is enabling users to experience playing the world’s best courses and create to their own 21 Whitemoss Eco Supplies’ Bunkermat product is helping clubs maintain steeper bunkers 23 The ASGCA’s Marc Whitney explains the variety of skills necessary to make golf project concepts a reality 24 Sol Golf reflects on a successful year that has seen the Irish firm involved in a number of high profile projects 25 The GCA Green Pages Supplier Directory
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MJ Abbott are the UK’s leading golf construction experts. Whether re-shaping a bunker, reconstructing a green, or building a new 18 hole golf course, our expertise, experience and depth of resources is second to none. Our extensive client portfolio includes the R&A,Wentworth Club,
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MJ Abbott are the UK’s leading golf construction experts. Whether re-shaping a bunker, reconstructing a green, or building subtle and a new 18 hole golf course, our expertise, experience and satisfying depth of resources is second to none. Golf is about the interaction between man and nature. Our extensive client portfolio includes the R&A,Wentworth Club, Martin Design explains how it makes that interaction remarkable Celtic Manor Resort, hundreds of private and proprietary clubs, and a number of major resort venues. s stewards of the environment and caretakers of water quality and flood control, and a new 7,000-yard golf golf, we are privileged to develop golf courses course that is more resistant to the flooding and inundations that will be recognised as classic tests of golf of Salt Creek.
that benefit the environment and community. Our portfolio is filled with examples of how we endeavour WeA have projects that are award winning and have received to better the environment while systematically allowing the critical acclaim. But, more importantly, our work is golfer to appreciate these extraordinary places. The result is environmentally beneficial, economically successful and more authentic and satisfying golf experiences. operationally efficient. Whether new or renovation, on expansive rolling prairies, The game of golf is played on distinct and unique playing through scattered woodlands or stands of hardwoods, on fields – architectural variety is what makes the game so rocky terrain or municipal facilities in urban settings, we grand. We appreciate the challenges that come with today’s have been successful at delivering exceptional golf course environmental issues and use golf to better a community. experiences for public, private, resort and residential golf Golf courses can solve regional issues while establishing a course communities. wonderful asset that can provide stormwater management, water quality improvement, wetland enhancement, habitat For more on Martin Design, see page 48 or visit expansion or, simply, a beautiful retreat. www.martindesigngolf.com These demands inspire us to be more thoughtful and creative to solve functional, strategic, aesthetic and environmental requirements. The result is more playable, challenging, unique, authentic and engaging golf experiences. Simply put, our work produces beautiful, distinguished, subtle and satisfying golf experiences. We attempt to create golf courses that offer simple strategic principles while providing a satisfying golf experience. They aim to be both fair and tough, beautiful and subtle, authentic and nuanced so that charm and timelessness are revealed slowly and evenly. The course should grow as a friendship, with characteristics that are at the same time polite and puzzling. Golf construction experts At Wilmette Golf Club we gently improved the drainage and revitalised the golf course features while integrating expanded wetlands, water quality buffer swales and stormwater management into the 6,300-yard redesign. At Oak Meadows, in Addison, Illinois, a 288 acre, 27-hole golf course will be fully reinvented to accommodate wetland The course at Millwood Golf Club in Missouri is among the expansion, stormwater management, improved downstream most celebrated on the Martin Design portfolio +44 (0) 1722 716361 • [email protected] www.mjabbott.co.uk 7
Spogárd & VanderVaart Building iconicholes Spogárd & VanderVaart’s redesign of the Himmerland Gold & Spa Resort received high praise during the 2014 European Tour
fter an absence of 11 years, the European Tour differences in height. If a shot is missed, only the lone player returned to the Himmerland Gold & Spa Resort can save his par. in Denmark in 2014. Prior to the Made in The length of the hole also means that spectators can sit Denmark tournament, Michiel van der Vaart, close to the green. Each day, thousands of spectators arrived fromA Spogárd & VanderVaart Golf Course Architects, and at the hole hours before the players, eager to watch their his Danish affiliate Philip Spogárd renovated and completely heroes perform to their highest level. redesigned the Backtee course of the Himmerland Gold & “We situated the green complex in such a way that the Spa Resort, including the 16th hole. steep bank on three sides formed a natural amphitheatre,” According to van der Vaart, what initially started as says van der Vaart. “The steep slopes ensure that no one an ordinary tournament week quickly turned into an distorts the spectators’ view of the game.” unprecedented success as players lost their inhibitions, By the Thursday night, the first video shots and ‘selfies’ of the around 82,000 visitors watched in euphoria and the players on the 16th hole had appeared on social media sites, organisation experienced many highlights. while professional golfers Nicolas Colsaerts and Thomas Björn By the Wednesday, it was clear that it would not be an compared the atmosphere to the ‘Masters or the Ryder Cup’. ordinary week as thousands had already watched the flight Spogard & VanderVaart’s work to change the 16th hole from of the ‘four Danish kings’ – Thomas Bjorn; His Royal an impossible, blind, uphill par-three hole (180 metre), into a Highness Crown Prince Frederik; Tom Kristensen, who has spectacular short hole that is fun and enjoyable for everyone to won multiple 24-hour Le Mans races; and Lars Larssen, the play. It truly deserves its new nickname of ‘Himmerland Hill’. owner of Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort. “Being the architects, we are pleasantly surprised with One popular topic of conversation that week was the 16th this overwhelming success and incredibly proud of our hole, which had a par three of only 125 yards. While this contribution,” says van der Vaart, explaining that he felt may not seem difficult, everything changes when 4,000 noisy privileged to witness a hole being accredited with such an people are watching a golfer from the second they walk iconic status. “It gives us the confidence and inspiration to towards the tee until they’ve holed it out. build many other great golf holes in the future.” The 128-yard 16th hole has been designed like an island green and even if the player is the only one on the green, For more on Spogárd & VanderVaart, see page 55 or visit there is no guarantee of making par because of the dramatic www.spogardvandervaart.com
Spogárd and VanderVaart helped Himmerland host a successful and popular European Tour tournament
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European Institute of Golf Course Architects Raising thegame EIGCA members have a key role to play in raising the profile of golf and helping clubs attract more new players
“ he laying out of a golf course is by no means a expected to uphold a high level of ethical and responsible simple task,” said two-time Open Champion professional behaviour, in accordance with the EIGCA’s and golf course designer Willie Park Jnr. Code of Conduct. That statement remains true to this day. Golf One area where an experienced member of the EIGCA Tcourse developers creating new courses, or extending can be of particular help to golf clubs is to assess the and renovating established layouts, require exciting and playability of the golf course and develop long-term original ideas, cost-effective design, technical excellence improvement programmes to prevent ad-hoc alterations and environmental sensitivity, and the single most being made without due consideration. In particular, the important decision determining the ultimate quality of recent need for golf clubs to reassess their priorities in the golf course is their choice of golf course architect. order to encourage new members has led to a change of The European Institute of Golf Course Architects thinking in the way that golf courses need to be set up (EIGCA) is a qualifying organisation for golf course and played. designers. Membership is only granted to those who have A decline in player numbers in Europe has seen the shown through their skill, experience and training, and industry look more carefully at addressing the historic are able to design and supervise the construction of golf gender imbalance in golf. In Europe only 21% of golfers courses to the highest standards throughout the world. are women. This is even lower in the UK at 14%. As When a golf course architect applies to become such, there are clearly opportunities available to grow the a member of EIGCA, they are subjected to a strict number of participants in the sport by attracting more and rigorous examination of their qualifications and women to the game. experience, and once they are a member they are Similarly, encouraging more juniors to learn and, importantly, to continue to play golf is vital to ensuring the long-term viability of many golf clubs. There are many strategies to making golf more attractive to new players. Recent research presented by Syngenta highlighted the need to make golf clubs friendlier and less intimidating, but also showed that one of the most important issues was the need to create shorter courses which are fun but do not take up too much time to play. An EIGCA member will be able to recommend ways that golf clubs can make their courses more playable for all standards of golfer. Making the game more accessible and enjoyable to all genders and age groups will be vital to ensuring the long-term success of golf clubs, and golf course architects will need to play their part in this important process. The EIGCA is playing an important role in educating the next generation of golf architects For more on the EIGCA see page 37, or visit www.eigca.org
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hen Michael John Abbott started his across the UK and Europe, including six of the courses on business in 1965, he could not have the current Open rota and more than a quarter of the top imagined in his wildest dreams that it 100 courses in Britain and Ireland. Irrigation systems have would grow into one of Europe’s leading become increasingly sophisticated over the years, and MJ golfW contractors fifty years hence. Nonetheless the company, Abbott has a team of service engineers to ensure customers which employs more than a hundred staff, now has an always get the water they need to maintain their golf enviable reputation and a rich golfing heritage to back it up. course in optimum condition. The early years were mainly about agriculture and And what of the future? After a relatively fallow drainage. It was not until the start of the 1990s before period for new golf construction since the start of the the company ventured into golf, carrying out drainage recession in 2008, MJ Abbott has seen a strong upturn work for the esteemed golf architect the late Dave in the market in the past year, and all the signs indicate Thomas at Bowood in Wiltshire and Donnington Grove that 2015 will be a very busy year for golf construction. in Berkshire. Further projects followed, including early Michael Abbott can be very proud of what his company ventures into Europe to carry out irrigation at Killarney has achieved in its first fifty years, and its success looks in the Irish Republic and drainage at Gut Lärchenhof in well set to continue into the future. Germany, eventually leading to a major golf construction project to complete the PGA Course at The Belfry – again For more on MJ Abbott, see page 49 or visit for Dave Thomas. www.mjabbott.co.uk Rain Bird is the Official Turf Irrigation Supplier for Pebble Beach Resorts®. With a Ryder Cup venue on its CV, MJ Abbott was well placed to bid for more high-profile projects, and a string of major construction projects followed throughout the next You are investing, Rain Bird Europe commits: two decades, including Burhill New (Simon Gidman), The Grove (Kyle Phillips), The Carrick on Loch Lomond (Doug - High quality products, best in class services and lowest Total Cost of Ownership. Carrick), The Twenty Ten at Celtic Manor (European Golf Design), Rockliffe Hall (Hawtree) and Close House (Scott - Unique solutions for consumption management and water resources optimization. RAIN BIRD EUROPE SNC Macpherson). Significant remodelling and renovation - The sole player in water management from pump station to rotors. 900 rue Ampère - B.P. 72000 projects completed during the same period include the 13792 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 3 Duke’s at St Andrews (Tim Liddy), the Torrance Course - Perpetuate and increase the value of your assets. FRANCE at Fairmont St Andrews (Gary Stephenson), Les Aisses - Develop your golf course’s attraction. [email protected] near Orleans in France (Hawtree) and the West Course at Wentworth (Ernie Els Design). - Train your field employees. www.rainbird.eu MJ Abbott is also renowned for carrying out smaller projects for private and proprietary golf clubs, including bunker renovation, greens and tees reconstruction, and associated services such as drainage, water management and landscaping. The company has unsurpassed expertise in golf irrigation MJ Abbott was involved in the construction of The Twenty too, and has now installed well over 100 irrigation systems Ten course at Celtic Manor
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uilding an international golf course to five- for irrigation and finishing was shipped out from France – • A proven solution to the construction of bunkers star standards is always a challenge. However, a journey of almost three months. on golf courses and is the perfect complement for when the golf course in question is on a The conditions – heavy rain coupled with excessive Whitemoss Eco bunker sands secluded island in the South Pacific where high temperatures – resulted in an obvious impact on the temperaturesB and tropical storms are run of the mill, it growing-in phase of the construction. To surmount this • A 3-dimensional sand retention and drainage becomes a challenge that many constructors would shy difficulty, Benedetti-Guelpa Golf International did not matting, BunkerMat® traps the sand within the open away from. hesitate to call upon its subsidiary company Quality Golf, structure of the fibres, enabling sand to be held on Benedetti-Guelpa Golf International, formerly also founded by JB Benedetti, to assist in the establishment steeper bunker slopes, whilst still allowing internal Benedetti Golf International, chose to brave these and ongoing maintenance of the course. The result is a golf difficulties and is proud to have completed the course that exceeds the client’s expectations and will soon water movement construction of the new golf course for the Sheraton be enthralling golfers from all over the world. Hotel in Gouaro Deva, New Caledonia in June 2014. The The recent union between Benedetti – a long-standing • Acts as an effective barrier, limiting the migration company’s brief has now been extended to the ongoing figure in public and environment work, and golf construction of fines from the subsoil rising to the base of the maintenance of the golf course for the next three years. – and Guelpa – a civil engineering company also located in bunker and contaminating bunker sands, making This turnkey project, the latest in a long line of the Alps – has resulted in the creation of Benedetti-Guelpa. them unplayable. successful endeavours for Benedetti-Guelpa Golf The significant increase in available resources and qualified International, is precisely the type of challenge it enjoys. personnel afforded by this merger will allow Benedetti-Guelpa It provides the company with the opportunity to put into Golf International to successfully complete many more Golf course architects want to create bunkers with action not only the expertise that makes up its workforce, projects that are equally as challenging as the Sheraton Hotel more dramatic shapes and structures that are both but also the values of quality and reliability that it at Gouaro Deva golf course. aesthetically pleasing and a greater challenge to promotes. These values have been a fundamental part of players. At the same time, greenkeepers need to the company since its founding in 1933 by JB Benedetti, For more on Benedetti-Guelpa Golf International, see page keep bunkers playable throughout the year. and the teams strive to ensure that they are reflected in 31 or visit www.benedetti-golf.fr their everyday work. Even for Benedetti-Guelpa Golf International, some of the difficulties at Gouaro Deva proved more challenging than originally expected. For example, while New Caledonia benefits from a tropical climate, this same climate also makes the island subject to intense cyclones. The construction period witnessed record-breaking rainfall www.whitemosseco.org.uk and flooding, forcing the constructor to reschedule and www.bunkermat.com adapt the work methods in order to remain on target. This [email protected] involved using extensive resources and working closely with the local contractors under the constant supervision of the company’s site management team. Despite the Tel: +44 (0)1260 299920 distance, all shaping machinery and specialist equipment The ninth hole at Gouaro Deva in New Caledonia Fax: +44 (0)1260 278047 “One of the many advantages of Sunlit House, Unit 5, The Courtyard BM is that it can be easily installed Greenfield Farm, Industrial Estate, Congleton by your own green staff” Jamie Cuthbert Cheshire, CW12 4TR Course Manager, Grange Park GC 17 Traditional Golf Course Design is Anything but Old.
18022 Cowan, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92614 U.S.A. Telephone: 949-476-6878, Fax: 949-476-6875, Cell: 949-285-2658 www.originsgolfdesign.com ProTee United Creating a virtualexperience The ProTee Golf Simulator 2.0 allows users to play the world’s best courses and create their own
roTee United is a golf simulator manufacturer Players can also play thousands of courses on the game, based in the Netherlands. The company has and play online with friends or in online tournaments. been in business since 2001. “We are so excited about how good the game is and Thanks to a unique partnership with HB the software development kit will allow golf simulator PStudios, golfers can now simulate playing the world’s users worldwide to immerse themselves further than greatest courses from the comfort of their own homes. ever before into one of the most technically advanced HB Studios is a Canada-based company that specialises golf games ever created,” said Dennis van Drie of in electronic entertainment and the creation of games. ProTee United. “Not only will we enable ProTee users The company is behind The Golf Club Game, which was to play The Golf Club on ProTee simulators, we will released in August 2014 and runs on Windows PC, Xbox also release a software development kit for other golf Traditional One and PlayStation 4. simulator manufacturers to play The Golf Club with ProTee United’s Golf Simulator 2.0 is regarded as real clubs and balls in online play and tournaments.” a leading product in the field, and thanks to the new Golf Course Design is partnership and the release of a ‘simulator version’ of The For more on ProTee United, see page 52 or visit Golf Game, golf enthusiasts from around the world can www.protee-united.com play the game using their own club and a real golf ball all Anything but Old. year round. Using their own clubs, players set up to hit the shot just as they would on a real course. The ProTee Golf Simulator 2.0 allows users to drive off the tee, hit fairway shots, pitch, chip and putt the ball into the hole, and experience draws and slices just as they would in the real world. Not only will players be able to play virtual versions of some of the leading global courses, but users can also create their own designs using the course creator application. Users can create and play their own designs, as well as those created by other players. Soon, a feature will also be introduced that will enable players to play real courses ProTee's partnership with The Golf Game is that are currently under construction. enabling users to experience the best global courses 18022 Cowan, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92614 U.S.A. Telephone: 949-476-6878, Fax: 949-476-6875, Cell: 949-285-2658 www.originsgolfdesign.com 19
Whitemoss Eco Supplies Revolutionising bunker maintenance BunkerMat from Whitemoss Eco Supplies helps club maintain steeper bunkers and reduce installation costs
he BunkerMat solution from Whitemoss Eco implementation of the BunkerMat line is now underway Supplies provides an effective and reliable on the course’s fairway bunkers. bunker liner, helping golf course maintenance “We trialled different bunker liners before starting the teams prevent their bunkers from suffering refurb, and the BunkerMat fulfilled our requirements contaminationT and washdown. perfectly,” said Jamie Cuthbert, course manager at Grange The solution complements the company’s Whitemoss Eco Park. “We have had very positive comments from visitors bunker sands, and is designed to retain sand on steep bunker and members alike. One of the big advantages with this faces and restrict the migration of rocks and fine-grained liner system, is the reduced sand required on steep faces, soil particles from the underlying soil into the bunker sand. therefore the ball finds its way to the bottom of the bunker The bunker sand settles into the fibres of the liner, more readily, which makes the golfer a lot happier.” becoming trapped within the open structure of the BunkerMat has successfully proven itself on both mat profile. Once this has occurred there is little or no championship and public courses around the world as the downward movement of the sand. This results in the sand golfing world discovers the advantages it brings. To date, being able to be held on steeper bunker faces, creating over 1,000 bunkers have been rebuilt in the UK using the impressive looking bunkering. liner since December 2010, with more orders in the pipeline. Due to the high tensile strength and flexibility of BunkerMat installation, costs –including the fixing For more on Whitemoss Eco Supplies, see page 60 or visit of pins – are greatly reduced. Tensile strength is an www.whitemosseco.org.uk important factor with bunker liners as it allows the product to withstand the weight of heavy wet sand without tearing or slumping. The highly UV stabilised fibres of BunkerMat ensures that no degradation of the product occurs from exposure to sunlight. As a result, BunkerMat requires only a 20mm covering of sand, creating an almost maintenance free bunker face. Royal Liverpool Golf Club, in Hoylake, UK, has been using BunkerMat since December 2010 with fantastic results. “The reduction in revetment damage has been very noticeable, which then significantly reduces the rebuild and maintenance costs,” said the club’s links manager, Craig Gilholm. Another club to benefit from BunkerMat is Grange Park Golf Club in St Helens, UK. The club started the rebuild of all greenside bunkers and installed BunkerMat in 2011. With the greenside bunkers now completed, the
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American Society of Golf Course Architects Design excellence A variety of skills and expertise are required to take golf projects from concept to reality. Marc Whitney from the American Society of Golf Course Architects explains more
electing a golf course architect is often the most In 2012, ASGCA began shining a light on some important decision for any project, whether examples of the breadth and depth of member knowledge it is a small remodelling, a practice facility or with the creation of the Design Excellence Recognition new 18-hole design. Since its founding in 1946, Program. The programme illustrates the innovation and ASGCAS members have shown how they consult with problem-solving skills required of today’s golf course owners and developers to reach the best possible outcome. designs on projects large and small. ASGCA members have specialised experience and skills All programme nominations are reviewed by a panel that encompass the many challenges of taking golf course of golf industry leaders, including representatives of the projects from concept to reality. These skills include: Club Managers Association of America, Golf Course · A thorough knowledge of the game, its history, players Superintendents Association of America, Golf Course and design strategy Builders Association of America and National Golf · Expertise with financing and permitting Course Owners Association. · Familiarity with heavy construction, agronomy, The 2014 projects which achieved ‘recognition’ status hydraulic engineering, soil science, geology and were cited for their work with ASGCA members in civil engineering addressing unique design challenges leading to improved · An understanding of landscape architecture to help social, economic and environmental benefits. create a golf course plan that highlights and preserves the natural environment Download the Winter 2014 issue of By Design · Training and experience in creating both a master plan via www.asgca.org/by-design to read about and the routing plan the projects recognised in the 2013 Design · Specifications covering all phases needed to build Excellence Recognition Program. For more on a golf course. the ASGCA see page 28 or visit www.asgca.org
Projects at Stevens Park GC in Texas (left) and the Glenlaurel resort in Ohio were among those highlighted in the latest Design Excellence Recognition Program
23 SOL Golf SOL Golf celebratesbusy year Irish construction firm completed a number of construction and remodelling projects across Europe in 2014
OL Golf International continued its strong a new Nicklaus course in Denmark. Due to be completed in business relationship with Donald Trump in 2014 2015, the project is being overseen by Dirk Bouts. by starting work at his two latest acquisitions, the SOL has also continued to work on projects in its native Doonbeg Golf Resort in Ireland and the Trump Ireland, adding a practice facility at Dooks Golf Club, which TurnberryS resort in Scotland. will open for play in summer 2016. In October, SOL also The company began remodelling works on the started construction of an entirely new ninth hole at Tralee Doonbeg Golf Resort, which has been redesigned Golf Club, which will open in April 2015. Working with by Martin Hawtree, in early 2014. By May, SOL had Brandon Johnson from Arnold Palmer Architects, SOL also completed the first phase of the project, which included finished a new practice area in spring 2014. the construction of a new fourteenth hole and coastline In keeping with its strong Links Construction history, fortification. Phase two of the project started in late SOL was contracted to construct three new holes at Royal October and is due to finish in early March 2015, when County Down Golf Club in Northern Ireland in June. more than half of the course will have been redesigned Overseen by Martin Ebert, the project started in July and and handed over. was completed on schedule by early October. Work at Trump Turnberry began last November and is being overseen by Martin Ebert. For more on SOL Golf International, see page 54 or visit In July 2014, SOL Golf started construction work on www.solgolfconst.com a new 18-hole championship course, which has been designed by renowned Australian architect Bob Harrison on the remote island of Jura in Scotland. By early October, SOL had shaped ten holes at the cliff-top course. Both the construction and the growing-in phases are expected to be completed next year, and open for play by summer 2016. Elsewhere in Scotland, SOL constructed four new greens at the Royal Aberdeen Golf club, which recently hosted the Scottish Open. The project, which started in October, finished well ahead of schedule. SOL also finished landscaping the clubhouse surrounds at Sunningdale Golf Club in England, adding new paths and a patio. All work was completed in time for the Sunningdale foursomes. The company also added new tees on the old course. Meanwhile, SOL carried out a couple of projects in Belgium. Not only has the company finished the second phase of works at The Royal Latem Golf Club in Ghent, it also constructed seven new greens at the Royal Waterloo Sol Golf is working with Martin Ebert at Turnberry, which Golf club. A full team of shapers and finishers also headed to was recently acquired by Donald Trump’s company
24 GCA Green Pages 2015 Supplier Directory
Welcome to the supplier directory section of GCA Green Pages 2015. In the following pages you’ll find contact and company information for suppliers of a wide range of products and services related to golf design and maintenance. For the most comprehensive, up-to-date catalogue of companies listed in GCA Green Pages, visit our online supplier directory at www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/greenpages. Companies by category
3D Mapping and Visualisation Course Design Services, Products and Systems ProTee United Bouman Golf Club and Course Carousel Golfing Management Systems Carrick Design Create Golf Faldo Design Creative Golf Design golfindustria.es David Williams Golf Design Heron Golf Management Group Edwin Roald Golf Course Design Whitemoss Eco supplies European Golf Design Faldo Design Construction Services, Golden Age Golf Architecture Products and Materials Golf Design Group - Ron Kern golfindustria.es Active Leisure Contracts Golfplan - Dale & Ramsey Astral SNG Harradine Golf Benedetti-Guelpa Golf International Harrison Minchew Golf Course Architecture Bouman Golf JMP Golf Design Capillary Concrete John Fought Design European Turfgrass Laboratories Karl F. Grohs Golf Course Architecture Faldo Design Mark Alexander Photography Gartell & Son Martin Design Golden Age Golf Architecture MasterGolf International golfindustria.es Mingay Golf Course Design John Greasley MJ Abbott Mark Alexander Photography Multigolfe Mingay Golf Course Design OutsourcePlans MJ Abbott ProTee United Multigolfe Rees Jones, Inc Robert Trent Jones II Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects SOL Golf International Simon Gidman, Golf Course Architects Southwest Greens Construction Spogárd & VanderVaart Golf Course Architects Whitemoss Eco Supplies Steiner & Partner Landscape Architecture Steve Smyers Golf Course Architects Swan Golf Designs Consultants and Advisors Thomson Perrett & Lobb Tilander Golf Design Capillary Concrete Todd Eckenrode - Origins Golf Design golfindustria.es Heron Golf Management Group Environmental Services and Products
Course and Range Equipment Steiner & Partner Landscape Architecture Steve Smyers Golf Course Architects Active Leisure Contracts Todd Eckenrode - Origins Golf Design Capillary Concrete Waste2Water Carousel Golfing Casey O’Callaghan Golf Designs golfindustria.es Golf Carts and Related Services Huxley Golf MJ Abbott Garia Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects golfindustria.es Southwest Greens Construction
26 GCA Green Pages 2015 Greenkeeping Products Topturf Irrigation Materials and Related Services Waste2Water Whitemoss Eco Supplies Astral SNG Everris golfindustria.es Legal and Financial Services MJ Abbott Whitemoss Eco Supplies Golden Age Golf Architecture Heron Golf Management Group Land Planning Services Systems and KPMG Golf Advisory Real Estate Related Items
American Society of Golf Course Architects Photographic Services Arden Lea Irrigation Astral SNG golfindustria.es Atlas Turf International Mark Alexander Photography Carousel Golfing Carrick Design Turfgrasses Related Products Create Golf and Services Creative Golf Design DLF Trifolium Active Leisure Contracts Edwin Roald Golf Course Design DLF Trifolium European Golf Course Owners Association Everris European Golf Design golfindustria.es European Institute of Golf Course Architects Greenacres Artificial Grass Faldo Design MJ Abbott Garia Gartell & Son Water Management Golden Age Golf Architecture Products and Services golfindustria.es Golfplan - Dale & Ramsey Active Leisure Contracts Harradine Golf Arden Lea Irrigation Harrison Minchew Golf Course Architecture Astral SNG JMP Golf Design Group Bailoy Products John Fought Design Bouman Golf John Greasley Capillary Concrete Karl F. Grohs Golf Course Architecture Creative Golf Design KPMG Golf Advisory golfindustria.es Mark Alexander Photography Perrot-Regnerbau MasterGolf International Rain Bird Europe Mingay Golf Course Design Topturf Irrigation MJ Abbott Whitemoss Eco Supplies Multigolfe Perrot-Regnerbau Professional Golfers’ Association Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects SOL Golf International Southwest Greens Construction Spogárd & VanderVaart Golf Course Architects Steiner & Partner Landscape Architecture Swan Golf Designs Thomson Perrett & Lobb Tilander Golf Design Todd Eckenrode - Origins Golf Design
27 Companies A-Z
Active Leisure Contracts American Society of Harts Hill Nursery Golf Course Architects Thong Lane 125 N. Executive Dr. Gravesend Suite 302 Kent Brookfield DA12 4AD WI 53005 UK US
Tel: +44 1474 364320 Contact: Chad Ritterbusch Fax: +44 1474 321587 Tel: +1 262 7865960 [email protected] Fax: +1 262 7865919 www.activeleisurecontracts.co.uk [email protected] www.asgca.org Active Leisure Contracts supplies and installs a number of products and services for golf courses and driving Founded in 1946 by Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones ranges. These include: and 12 other leading architects, the • Teeturf NF – a proven all-weather non-filled nylon, American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) artificial grass tee system. Exceptionally hard-wearing is a non-profit organisation comprised of experienced and easy to maintain with no infill to go hard or top golf course designers located throughout the United up. Blends naturally into surroundings avoiding the States and Canada. Members have completed a rigorous need for unpopular and unsightly winter tee mats. two-year long application process that includes the Suitable for tee lines and is able to take full tee pegs peer review of its representative golf courses. ASGCA or shots played directly off the surface. Popular with members are experienced golf course architects, able players for comfort and flexibility. to counsel in all aspects of golf course design and • Pathgrass – natural looking artificial grass spike remodeling and comprise many of the great talents resistant paths available in a range of colours, throughout the golf industry. thicknesses and densities • Rubaflex – in-situ laid spike resistant paths or driving range flooring in attractive, hard wearing rubber • Actigrass golf – a range of artificial grass surfaces for putting greens, miniature golf, driving range outfields and target greens.
28 GCA Green Pages 2015 Arden Lea Irrigation Astral SNG 160 Moss Lane 16-2, Krasnoproletarskaya str., Hesketh Bank Moscow Preston 127473 PR4 6AE Russia UK Contact: Carlo Fontana Tel: +44 1772 812433 Tel: +7 495 6454551 Fax: +44 1772 815371 [email protected] [email protected] www.astralpool.ru / www.fluidra.ru www.ardenleairrigation.co.uk International group Fluidra, which develops applications For more than 40 years, Arden Lea has built a solid for the sustainable use of water, recently acquired reputation for providing and installing quality golf Russian company Akva-Landschaft, one of Russia’s course irrigation systems. Our reputation has been Rain Bird distributor. The acquisition has strengthened earned through our unparalleled expertise in irrigation Fluidra’s irrigation business units. technology and back-up service, our commitment While Fluidra focuses on providing solutions for the to high standards of installation and our association pool segment in Europe, it aims to become the world’s with leading irrigation equipment manufacturers. As a leading group devoted to applications for the sustainable completely self-contained company, we rely on our own use of water. well-maintained plant and equipment, rather than using The company’s significant expansion in Asia-Pacific, subcontractors or hired in plant. America and the Middle East has placed it as one of We are based in the north west of England and the global leaders in sustainable water treatment, pools, in our early years, we installed golf course irrigation fluid handling and irrigation systems. systems at courses such as Royal Birkdale, one of the Astral SNG – Fluidra’s Russian subsidiary – designs, Open Championship courses, Formby and Lytham supplies and installs full irrigation systems for golf and Green Drive. As our reputation spread, we undertook large turf projects. It also provides ponds and lakes installations further afield and now cover all of the UK aeration systems, water treatment solutions, fountains and Ireland. and other solutions for water-related issues. We are the main irrigation contractors at the world- The coverage of the Russian market is provided by renowned Wentworth Club and have installed irrigation a large warehouse in Moscow, two subsidiaries with systems at a number of premier links courses including warehouse in Krasnodar for the south of Russia, in St. Southport and Ainsdale, West Lancashire and North Petersburg for the north-west, and two representative Berwick, which are all used for final Open qualification. offices in Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. The company We have also worked on the west coast of Ireland at expects to expand further in 2014. leading clubs such as Ballybunion, Lahinch and Tralee. The team has completed several golf projects in We have also worked on European PGA courses such as Russia and Commonwealth of Independence States, as Forest of Arden. well as many large turf projects for private, commercial and municipal customers.
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Atlas Turf International Bailoy Products P.O. Box 4731 The Old Forge LaGrange High Street Georgia Harmondsworth 30241 Middlesex US UB7 0AQ UK Contact: John Holmes Tel: +1 706 881 2430 Contact: Frank Beks/Adam Lovejoy [email protected] Tel: +44 20 88970125 www.atlasturf.com www.bailoy.com
Atlas Turf International provides turf on a global scale as Bailoy Products has designed and manufactured various a worldwide distributor of the highest quality turfgrasses ranges of decoder based irrigation control systems for for golf courses and sports fields. Atlas Turf offers the over 35 years. most sought-after genetically pure, licensed and certified The current Gemini-Trident Irrigation (GTI) range warm season turfgrasses including paspalum, ultra is comprised of innovative systems that are available dwarf bermudagrass, bermudagrass, and zoysia. as computerised central control systems or standalone Partnering with Pure Seed Testing and Tee-2-Green, wall mount systems. All use decoder field hardware for Atlas Turf now offers superior cool season turfgrasses, effective and economic irrigation. The Gemini 2 wire including bentgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, ryegrass, and range and Trident 3 wire range are suitable for both fescue. More than a supplier, Atlas Turf collaborates new build and retrofit golf projects, as well as sports with clients to provide complete grassing solutions from and amenity turf applications, and ensures today’s selection stages through to grow-in phases. greenkeepers and groundsmen can make optimum use Extensive experience in the golf industry, knowledge of every last drop of this precious resource. of worldwide distribution channels, relationships with Promising to make programming and operating GTI the leading turf experts, and alliances with the world’s systems even simpler, quicker and more cost-effective, premier golf associations give Atlas Turf an unparalleled GTI V3.00 software was launched – a next-generation position in the global turfgrass market. For greens, tees, software that paves the way towards greater user control fairways, and roughs, and sports fields of every kind, Atlas over more sprinkler stations from fewer CSG cables, plus Turf is the global choice for the finest turfgrasses available. it is Microsoft Windows Vista and 7 compatible. With over 1,000 controllers installed worldwide at many prestigious sites, the new V3.00 software, along with new controller designs, hardware options and enhancements, will keep the GTI range at the forefront of decoder based irrigation technology. Thus enabling new and existing customers to tailor their water usage efficiently and economically.
30 GCA Green Pages 2015 Benedetti-Guelpa Golf International Bouman Golf Villa Corbin No 3 S.K Illugbekhai Street 620 Ave Du Mont Blanc Ebute Bogije, Ibeju Lekki Passy Lagos 74190 Nigeria France Postnet Suite 501 Contact: Dave Young, Director Private bag X 0001 Tel: +33 4 50474958 Ifafi Fax: +33 4 50936399 0260 [email protected] South Africa www.benedetti-golf.fr Contact: Guy Bouman Benedetti-Guelpa Golf International is part of Tel: +27 83 3815186 Benedetti-Guelpa, originally founded by JB Benedetti [email protected] in 1933. Benedetti-Guelpa is able to compete on the www.boumangolf.com world stage and offer unrivalled services to its clients, supported by its extensive experience and in-house Bouman Golf is a golf course design and construction resources. The company’s staff is now in excess of 600 company that designs and builds golf courses and encompasses all disciplines of construction and worldwide. The company specialises in the construction maintenance, and their machinery park consists of of new golf course and the modification and remodeling over 350 machines of all sizes. These resources enable of existing courses. Benedetti-Guelpa to react unilaterally to control all The company has an experienced team of highly situations that may develop. professional specialists and a reputation of delivering The company is ISO:2001 version 2008 accredited and high quality work on schedule and in accordance with certified to participate in public government tenders in specifications and budget. construction and environmental projects. The core group Bouman Golf offers a full array of services, including consists of the civil engineering, environment works, and turn key solutions; full design development; build and golf construction departments, all sharing resources and construction; driving ranges; ponds and lakes; bunker working closely together to provide specialist knowledge renovations; bulk earth works including moving and in the various fields within which it works. shaping; civil construction and hard landscaping; and Behind the company’s golf construction division is an tee and green remodeling. army of experienced personnel and specialist machinery The company also covers irrigation, landscaping, ready to carry out successful projects. The company offers draining, topographical surveying, aerial photography, genuine turnkey solutions to those who seek them. erosion control, and gabion construction. Benedetti-Guelpa still operates to family values, with a key focus on quality and teamwork.
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Capillary Concrete Carousel Golfing Alveredsvägen 2 Tivoli Court C/o Torrekulla GK Tivoli Road Mölndal Cheltenham 43190 Gloucestershire Sweden GL50 2TD UK Contact: Bo Silverspjuth Tel: +46 737 490300 Contact: Mike Waldron [email protected] Tel: +44 1242 702967 www.capillaryconcrete.com Fax: +44 1242 702967 [email protected] 1400 Celebration ave #304 www.carouselgolfing.com Celebration, FL 347 47 USA Contact: Ted Fist Carousel Golfing has supplied golf clubs and resorts Tel: +1 847 3370808 with golf bag lockers and storage racking for the past [email protected] 15 years. As more demands have been put on clubs to provide members with locker facilities, battery Capillary Concrete is the only bunker liner material that charging and electric trolley storage, the efficient use of moves water in two directions and is strong enough to valuable space has become more important. Carousel form an edge. Golfing provides a solution to this problem with its This is the secret behind Capillary Concrete’s unique rotating carousel lockers and racking. Not only does the ability to keep bunkers in great shape regardless of company provide space efficient units, but customers weather conditions. Capillary Concrete will virtually also gain from benefits, such as complying with health eliminate washouts, soil contamination, plugged ball lies and safety requirements with easy bag handling. and other bunker maintenance problems. Capillary Concrete is porous and will freely drain gravitational water on every inch of the bunker floor. Rain events are quickly drained through Capillary Concrete at hundreds of inches per hour. To resolve even the most challenging bunker faces, the patented Capillary Concrete system utilises a revolutionary technique of subsurface drip irrigation. Turf managers can achieve total moisture control of their bunkers and have the ability to keep almost vertical bunker faces covered in sand and firm while avoiding wash-outs and plugged golf balls, without having to manually apply water from the top.
32 GCA Green Pages 2015 Carrick Design Casey O’Callaghan Golf Designs 255 Duncan Mill Road, Suite 302 462 East 18th Street Don Mills Costa Mesa Ontario California M3B 3H9 92627 Canada US
Contact: Doug Carrick Contact: Casey O’Callaghan, President Tel: +1 416 4476295 Tel: +1 949 6755650 Fax: +1 416 4476334 [email protected] [email protected] www.golfcoursedesign.net www.carrickdesign.com Casey O’Callaghan currently serves as president, chief Carrick Design’s clients have benefited from the executive and lead designer of Casey O’Callaghan Golf specialised knowledge the company has gained as an Course Design. In this capacity, Casey has focused on award-winning, international provider of golf course new golf course design, master planning design, golf design services since 1985. course restoration, and various resort development Its experience encompasses the design of a wide range projects throughout North America, Asia, Europe, of projects from golf/residential communities and golf and Latin America since 1990. Casey O’Callaghan is a resorts to public golf courses and exclusive private clubs. graduate of the University of California Berkeley School The Carrick Design team’s history of managing of Environmental Design. mountainous settings, flat sites, rocky terrain, poorly Casey is intimately involved with all aspects of drained soils, environmentally sensitive sites and the design process, including preliminary design, irregularly shaped properties is demonstrative of its construction document production, construction technical excellence. It has built its reputation on observation, scheduling, budgets, and meetings. The turning challenging terrain into extraordinary features. company’s approach is to focus on a few select projects to provide its clients with superior service and design. The company works closely with clients and project teams to create beautiful, environmentally sensitive, strategically sound and enjoyable golf courses that are challenging yet playable for golfers of all skill levels. Over the past twenty years, the firm has concentrated on fewer choice projects where it has provided individual attention to meet and exceed the goals of its clients. This attention to detail has garnered attention within the golf course community and numerous national and international awards.
33 Companies A-Z
Create Golf Creative Golf Design Zahradnicka 60 6 Barony Way Bratislava Chester 82108 CH4 7NP Slovakia UK
Contact: Jonathan Davison Contact: Ken Moodie Tel: +421 908 358497 Tel: +44 1244 659 265 [email protected] Fax: +44 1244 659 265 www.creategolf.com [email protected] www.creativegolfdesign.com Create Golf is an experienced golf course design company specialising in the design and creation of new This award-winning practice is run by Scottish golf facilities and the renovation of existing traditional golf course architect Ken Moodie, who has 25 years golf courses. experience in golf course design and development and The company believes that a truly great golf course makes his personal commitment to every project the is discovered and created in the ground and it is Create company undertakes. In addition to a broad range of Golf’s philosophy to spend more time working direct new golf course design services, the company provides with the landscape at every stage of the project. Working specialist skills for remodeling established golf courses closely with the shaper and the construction team, the and has won prestigious Renovation of the Year awards company enhances the details and delivers the finest from both Golf World magazine, in 2005, and Golf Inc possible product to the client. Create Golf takes each magazine in 2014 for the course-wide improvement project as an individual entity and strives to bring back projects at Coombe Hill in London and Moortown tradition and fun into modern golf course design. in Leeds. The company is currently working on the The company is currently working on a number of renovation of historic Royal Blackheath Golf Club interesting projects throughout Europe. in London and Dortmunder Golf Club in Germany, among others. With experience of working in more than 15 countries throughout Europe, and further afield, Creative Golf Design has developed a network of consultants – including Ken Brown, PGA professional and BBC TV commentator – to provide a holistic design and consultancy service.
34 GCA Green Pages 2015 David Williams Golf Design DLF-TRIFOLIUM 18 Francis Avenue Ny Oestergade 9 Rhos-on-Sea Roskilde Colwyn Bay DK 4000 North Wales Denmark LL28 4DW UK Contact: Mogens Toft Jensen Tel: +45 46 330368 Contact: David Williams Fax: +45 46 320830 Tel: +44 1492 512 070 [email protected] [email protected] www.dlf.com www.williamsgolf.co.uk DLF-TRIFOLIUM offers a complete top quality As golf course architects, clubhouse architects and portfolio of grass seed for golf. All the offered grass seed masterplanners, David Williams Golf Design (DWGD) varieties are ranked highly on the recommended lists in has been responsible for more than 30 new courses in Europe. The top varieties include: the UK and Europe over the last 20 years. DWGD takes • Agrostis stolonifera: Cobra Nova, Independence 1 and CY2 projects from inception through to construction and • Agrostis capilaris: Arrowtown and Greenspeed completion. The consistent high quality of the courses • Agrostis canina: Villa 1 and Legendary has led to many inclusions within ‘best new course of • Perennial ryegrass: Clementine, Monroe, Dickens 1, the year’ designations. Chardin, Dylan and Mercitwo As a former consultant to the PGA European Tour, • Chewings fescue: Humbolt, Greensleeves, Troville, David Williams was responsible for the design of many Brahms and Greenmile new tournament courses throughout Europe. Along • Slender creeping red fescue: Cezanne, Turner 1, with Neil Coles and Angel Gallardo, David Williams Beudin, Amarone and Albertine designed the highly acclaimed Stadium Course at PGA Golf Catalunya in northern Spain, which was voted As part of our Professional Seed Technology package, No.1 course in Spain. It was also included in the top five we also offer seeds treated with the patented iSeed courses in Europe in recent publications. or Promicro. Both treatments contain nutrients for By providing detailed drawings and specifications, improved establishment and growth. DWGD designs quality courses at affordable costs. The DLF-TRIFOLIUM provides the best solutions for company’s philosophy that the information provided tees, fairways and greens. should equal that in architectural and engineering fields, ensures courses are built to budget and on time. This has resulted in many repeat orders from major clients. DWGD is also particularly active in the re-modelling and appraisal of existing golf courses throughout the UK and mainland Europe. Current projects include Real Golf de Pedreña in Spain and Golf Club de Lausanne in Switzerland.
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Edwin Roald Golf Course Design European Golf Course Lundur 92 Owners Association Kopavogur Danzigerkade 8 200 Amsterdam Iceland 1013AP Netherlands Contact: Edwin Roald Tel: +354 693 0075 Contact: Lodewijk Klootwijk [email protected] Tel: +31 203 306103 www.edwinroald.com Fax: +31 203 306105 [email protected] Based in Reykjavík, a convenient central location www.egcoa.eu between Europe and North America, Edwin Roald has run an independent golf course design practice since The European Golf Course Owners Association 2002, designing or consulting in five countries. He is (EGCOA) provides services to support golf course an Associate Member of the European Institute of Golf owners in their aims, represent their interests and Course Architects, and a member of the Institute’s improve the golf business on a European level. The Environment Committee. EGCOA supports more than 950 golf course owners by Edwin Roald has published a website – spreading and sharing knowledge. www.why18holes.com – around one of his core beliefs, Established in 2004, the EGCOA is headquartered in stating that the industry needs to abandon the principle Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Owners and operators of that a ‘full’ round of golf consists of eighteen holes and golf courses throughout Europe, from owners of nine-hole adapt to the thought that a golf course may have any facilities to multiple course owning companies, are united number of holes to suit its particular environment. in the EGCOA to protect their interests. With the growing Roald feels this will help reverse a trend that has role of the European Union and the shift of decision- seen the number of active golfers and rounds played go making from a national to a European level, the role of the down in recent years. He believes that this new way of EGCOA as Europe’s leading authority on the business of thinking could help many struggling golf clubs make golf course ownership is continually increasing. quick and relatively easy changes to adapt to the needs The annual European Golf Business Conference, of today’s golfer, allow them to co-exist with other organised by the EGCOA, is the place where golf course existing courses that wish to stick to their current model, owners, golf managers, directors of golf, suppliers, open new dimensions in the design of new courses and representatives of national and European golf bodies, give golf greater flexibility to work hand in hand with golf course architects and industry partners gather. The the environment. aim of the conference is to bring the European golf business together in order to improve the operation of golf courses, to share ideas, exchange information about matters of mutual concern and to network.
36 GCA Green Pages 2015 European Golf Design European Institute of The Studio Golf Course Architects 37-39 Chobham Road Meadow View House Sunningdale Tannery Lane Berkshire Bramley SL5 0DS Surrey UK GU5 0AJ UK Contact: Jeremy Slessor, Managing Director Tel: +44 1344 870300 Contact: Julia Green Fax: +44 1344 870301 Tel: +44 1483 891831 [email protected] Fax: +44 1483 891846 www.egd.com [email protected] www.eigca.org European Golf Design is the joint venture design company of The European Tour and IMG. Established The European Institute of Golf Course Architects in 1992, European Golf Design has won design (EIGCA) represents Europe’s most qualified golf course commissions throughout Europe and beyond to Africa, designers and has over 80 senior and associate members the Middle East, the Caribbean and Asia. in 20 countries. Through their skill, experience and Each of the design teams currently employed by training, EIGCA members have shown that they are able European Golf Design has been handpicked for its skill to design and supervise the construction of golf courses and ability to create great golf courses. The teams have a to the highest standards. EIGCA’s main objectives are: collective experience of creating more than 150 projects • To advance the study of golf course architecture, spread throughout the world. planning and development We have completed more than 50 projects since • To promote the technical and artistic development of inception and while we are proud of each project, some golf courses and to encourage the highest standards of have received notable international recognition. Three design and construction of our courses have been named Best New Course in • To define and demand ethical and responsible Europe, four are ranked in the Top 100 Courses in professional conduct among its members and Europe, two are ranked in the Top 100 in the World and to qualify those members through education, we are involved in four of the courses included within examination and practical experience Golf World’s recent listing of the 20 most exciting new • To teach any subjects relating to golf course courses in the World. We also designed the Twenty Ten architecture, to assist in the education of future Course at Celtic Manor Resort, the host venue for the golf course architects and to provide continuing 2010 Ryder Cup. professional training for its members.
EIGCA believes that stewardship of the environment through sensitive design is a cornerstone of the golf profession and its code of conduct commits its members to protect, conserve and enhance the quality of the environment wherever possible.
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European Turfgrass Laboratories Everris International Unit 58 PO Box 40 Stirling Enterprise Park Geldermalsen Stirling 4190 CA FK7 7RP Netherlands Scotland Tel: +31 418 655700 Contact: Sharon Singleton-Bruce Fax: +31 418 655705 Tel: +44 1786 449 195 [email protected] Fax: +44 1786 449 688 www.everris.com [email protected] www.etl-ltd.com Everris is synonymous with innovation, providing the turf industry with an integrated turf solutions package European Turfgrass Laboratories (ETL), formed in 1997, known as iTurf. We know and understand the changing provides an independent and unbiased service for the demands of modern turf management. The Everris analysis of soils, sand, peat, gravel, rootzone and other approach enables turf managers to obtain the maximum materials specifically for the turfgrass industry. performance from their turf. Based in Scotland, ETL aims to supply an invaluable and As part of the ICL Group, we strive to provide turf essential tool to golf course architects, agronomists, golf managers the most technically advanced nutritional superintendents, golf course contractors and suppliers. It programmes, turf seeds and plant protection products issues prompt, accurate and reliable results – ensuring that to help them meet the demands of modern day turf and its clients have as much information about their samples to amenity management. enable them to make an informed decision. We take great pride in the integrity and value of As an A2LA-accredited laboratory since 1997 in the our dynamic world-class product portfolios and in the field of geotechnical/putting green materials (Certificate provision of dedicated technical support. Our market- 0903.01), ETL is on the USGA approved list of physical leading fertiliser brands – including Proturf, Sierrablen soil testing laboratories. Plus, SierraformGT and Greenmaster – and the wealth Testing at ETL can provide data to help with selecting of knowledge in both our turf and amenity technical materials for new construction projects, identifying teams and our network of distributors, helps specifiers problems with rootzones or topdressings, establishing and golf course managers create the perfect course from soil nutrient levels, ensuring materials are compatible, tee to green. choosing suitable bunker sand, determining appropriate Through our product technologies, our ongoing construction depths for different materials and ensuring support of end-user education, and through iTurf, our irrigation water is fit for use. integrated turf management programme, we continue Accreditation and constant monitoring of the to advocate best practice in turf management and sound laboratory’s management and quality system ensures environmental stewardship that ETL remains one of the leading testing centres for golf course construction materials in the world.
38 GCA Green Pages 2015 Faldo Design Garia Faldo Headquarters Lunikvej 44 19 Russell Street 2670 Greve Windsor Denmark Berkshire SL4 1HQ Tel: +45 465 70580/ +44 7772 147883 UK [email protected] www.garia.com Contact: Andrew Haggar Tel: +44 1753 829711 Garia golf carts are fundamentally different from Fax: +44 1753 829712 traditional golf carts and represent a paradigm shift [email protected] in the industry with unrivalled build quality, ride and www.nickfaldodesign.com comfort features. Give your members the ultimate golf experience while Faldo Design is Sir Nick Faldo’s award winning increasing revenue. Add a mini fleet of Garia Golf Cars to international golf course design firm. With offices in the your club. Attractive leasing deals are available, and Garia UK, Asia-Pacific and the US, Sir Nick and his team are has a proven record of increasing club’s cart revenue. dedicated to the design and redesign of outstanding golf With Garia, you can expect a unique combination facilities on every continent. of luxury details, including: Award-winning design, Each site we work on is unique. Working closely optional built-in refrigerator, optional Samsung Lithium with our clients, we identify solutions that meet batteries for extended range and fast charging, unique their aspirations and deliver high quality facilities and unlimited customisation in collaboration with that are economically, socially and environmentally Mansory Design. sustainable. From championship and Par three courses A fleet of Garia Golf Cars is the ultimate way to care to world-class practice facilities, two fundamental for your members, and will help set your club apart. design principles define our work – the provision of memorable and strategic golf and respect of the natural environment to create a seamless experience. An instinctive and strategic appreciation of natural terrain has been a key element in Sir Nick’s success both as a player and as a course designer. By understanding the physical characteristics of a site and identifying its inherent golfing strategy, Faldo Design creates golf holes that respond, compliment and merge into the local environment and natural flow of the landscape. We believe it is this emphasis on strategy and the land itself that provides interest and inspiration for players, and offers golf in its most basic and enjoyable form. Other Faldo Enterprises opportunities include Faldo Club Residences, Faldo Golf Centres and the Faldo Series.
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Gartell & Son Golden Age Golf Architecture Common Lane Church Meadow House Yenston Stratford sub Castle, Salisbury Templecombe SP1 3LL Somerset UK BA8 0NB UK Contact: Guy Hockley, principal architect and MD Tel: +44 7968 952846 Contact: Andrew Gartell [email protected] Tel: +44 1963 370752 www.goldenagegolfarchitecture.com Fax: +44 1963 373915 [email protected] Golden Age Golf Architecture (GAGA) specialises in golf www.gartell.co.uk course design and related master planning, site analysis and physical feasibility analysis for projects in the UK, Established in 1950, golf construction company Gartell Europe, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Americas. & Son has grown to encompass many disciplines, The GAGA studio is especially focused on design enabling the company to provide high quality solutions in challenging climates and is noted for specialised services for all aspects of construction to a combining innovation with classicism to create wide range of clients. ecologically, commercially and operationally successful While it has expanded and developed, Gartell & Son and pioneering golf courses. continues to offer the benefits of a family-run business GAGA is also leading the concept and creation of and, as such, provides a personalised service based on time-saving golf courses for the future growth of golf. high quality standards, ensuring complete satisfaction. Principal architect Guy Hockley (EIGCA) has 24 Our dedicated team is formed of certified employees years worldwide experience designing and planning and experienced managers, which ensures each project is award-winning resort, championship, public and private completely successfully on time and within budget. golf courses. Prior to founding GAGA in 2007, he was Customers gain a range of benefits from using Gartell lead architect for Hawtree, Gary Player and Sir Nick & Son to carry out construction operations. It removes Faldo, establishing design studios for the latter two. He the requirement to manage the interface between also continues to design select projects for Faldo Design. multiple contractors, ensuring that the conflicts which GAGA’s services cover golf course architecture, including inevitably arise when employing several contractors are new build designs and historic course renovations. The avoided, resulting in a smooth project. company also covers golf master planning, including At Gartell & Son, we have a large range of modern site analysis, spatial planning and estate zoning. GAGA excavation plants and equipment for any project and the also carries out golf feasibility studies, including physical, latest Trimble 3D technology fitted to our Komatsu dozer. commercial and logistical evaluations. We can design and install effective drainage GAGA maintains a global network of leading systems. Whether as part of a construction project or specialists in related disciplines such as resort master as a operating independently scheme, we can design planning; clubhouse design; environmental study; and install an effective drainage system to suit the agronomy; irrigation; landscape architecture; hydro and requirements of the existing ground conditions. civil engineering; development marketing; real estate sales; financial analysis; and project management.
40 GCA Green Pages 2015 Golf Design Group - Ron Kern golfindustria.es 12716 Wembly Road c/ Madrazo 21 Carmel Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Indiana Islas Canarias 46033 35017 US Spain
Contact: Ron Kern Contact: Alejandro Nagy Tel: +1 317 507 7888 Tel: +34 636 123952 [email protected] [email protected] ronkerngolfarch.com golfindustria.es
Ron Kern entered the profession of golf course architecture The main goal of golfindustria.es is to help create a in 1986. Essentially he is a third generation golf course communication channel between international golf architect as he grew up watching William Diddel and his industry colleagues and Spanish golf course owners, golf father, Gary, develop and construct projects. club managers, head greenkeepers and superintendents Ron has played the game of golf since age of four, and directors of golf. golfindustria.es is an excellent way excelled on high school and college golf teams and to promote your products or services, as the company is still enjoys playing the game on a regular basis. Ron in touch with a number of the golf industry operators graduated from Purdue University with a BSCE in 1980. in Spain. The company’s marketing and communication Ron is a student of classic golf course architecture. activities, which include web banners, mailing He believes in the spirit of the design philosophies of the lists, biweekly newsletter and special advertisement golden age golf course architects. His major influences campaigns, can be used to increase company visibility are Donald Ross, James Braid, George Thomas, Dr. within the Spanish market. The company’s website Alister Mackenzie, A.W. Tillinghast and William Diddel. includes a business directory where golf companies Ron specialises in new golf course design, restoration can include an entry about themselves (basic entry is and remodeling. free), as well as news, interviews, opinion and technical Ron’s design objectives include: articles, job offers and much more. • Respect the existing character of the land and create an end product that emphasises its features. • Provide a comprehensive design package from a conceptual studies to detailed construction documents. • Generate a design specifically tailored to meet the client’s needs and budget requirements. • Present a final product that exceeds the client’s expectations. • Provide the client with a design that meets the needs of the market thereby ensuring a successful golf operation.
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Golfplan – Dale & Ramsey Greenacres Artificial Grass PO Box 1823 Springfield Business Park Santa Rosa Grantham California NG31 7BG 95403 UK US Contact: Peter Johnston, Director Contact: Kevin Ramsey Tel: +44 1476 593050 Tel: +1 707 5267190 [email protected] Fax: +1 707 5761823 www.atindustries.co.uk [email protected] www.golfplan.com GREENACRES, the leading supplier of artificial grass for sports and landscaping, are introducing a new range of Golfplan – Dale & Ramsey has been providing golf GOLF TEE Mats in 2015 for golf course construction, course planning and design services in North America winter-tees and driving ranges. and Asia since 1972, and in Europe, the Caribbean and The COURSE MAT range has a thick-brush pile Africa since 1973. surface that replicates a natural tee and will take normal Services have been provided in more than 60 tee-pegs. The mats are approx. 12 feet wide and allow countries, under almost every imaginable climatic players to position their ball anywhere across the tee, in and ecological situation. This wide environmental order to target the appropriate flag or fairway position. experience allows the company to complete projects to The RANGE MAT collection includes new lusher- an exceptionally high quality that often gain worldwide pile surfaces for “natural fairway feel” with tee & iron attention. Golfplan’s courses include the Club at Nine play in a larger mat size, which gives more freedom to Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea, voted No.45 in Golf the player and a longer life over traditional range mats magazine’s Top 100 golf courses in 2013; the Serapong Also new for 2015 are two new qualities in synthetic Course at Sentosa Golf Club, host of the Singapore greens. Developed and tested to closely replicate a Open since 2005; Pezula Golf Course, in Knysna, South natural green surface, these 4-metre wide carpets can Africa, named the ‘Most Outstanding Golf Resort be installed as winter greens or golf-course & domestic Worldwide’ in the 2006 VIP International Traveler putting greens, using a variety of base constructions, Reader’s Travel Award; and Krakow Valley Golf and partial sanding and synthetic underlays as required. Country Club, voted as Poland’s No.1 course in 2009 by PARK & LAWN are lush 30 & 40mm carpets with a Planet Golf. reputation as the most realistic synthetic landscaping Golfplan’s goal is to help clients achieve a market- grasses on the market. GREENACRES supply a wide oriented and financially successful design solution, range of carpets ideal for landscaping, and particularly with a design approach that is innovative, user-friendly, suitable for heavy traffic areas, pathways & where wear environmentally attuned and marketable. Golfplan’s or erosion are a problem. designs are always superior and site-specific courses, never duplications of previous projects. If there is a theme, it is that each course is of high quality, naturalistic and is distinctly individual.
42 GCA Green Pages 2015 Harradine Golf Harrison Minchew PO Box 10581 Golf Course Architecture Al Najoum Bldg 208 Charlemagne Circle Deira Ponte Vedra Beach Dubai Florida UAE 32082 US Contact: Peter Harradine, Senior Architect Tel: +971 4 2653543 Contact: Harrison Minchew, President Fax: +971 4 2681682 Tel: +1 904 2852831 [email protected] [email protected] www.harradine-golf.com www.hmgca.com
Albert Hockey, Peter’s step-grandfather, remodelled his first Harrison Minchew Golf Course Architecture (HMGCA) course in 1920. Don Harradine, Peter’s father, designed his is led by award-winning golf architect Harrison first layout in 1929 and pursued an illustrious career until his Minchew, who has personally designed or remodeled retirement in the late 1980s. Peter Harradine represents the nearly 100 golf courses worldwide – most notably the third generation of golf course architects. Kildare Hotel and Country Club, the Irish venue for the Harradine Golf’s services include: general zoning plans 2006 Ryder Cup. In total, Minchew has designed ten golf and golf course layouts that consider environmental, courses that have hosted US and European PGA Tour, ecological and commercial sustainability; 3D visualisations Japanese PGA Tour and LPGA Tour events. and fly-throughs; tender documents; detailed designs; For nearly three decades, Harrison worked with construction drawings, specifications and permits; bills Arnold Palmer and his partner Ed Seay – past president of of quantities; and budget pricing for new layouts and/or the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA). upgrading of existing courses including the supervision of Through this partnership, Harrison – who has been a construction and maintenance. member of the ASGCA since 1984 – has been exposed Harradine Golf has designed, constructed, remodelled to the highest disciplines of golf course development and supervised the construction of more than 200 golf practiced by renowned residential and resort developers, courses in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. These leading environmental experts and planners. courses are situated in every type of terrain from arid, rocky, HMGCA’s services are customised to meet each dry, hot and saline deserts, to wet, humid, temperate and client’s needs. In addition to standard golf design cold grasslands, wetlands, swamps, mountains, waste tips, services, project management and on-site construction agricultural fields, coastal regions and altitudes of 1,850 inspections, the firm offers development master metres. Many of those courses have won numerous awards planning, project feasibility, golf course shaping and and some of them even host yearly PGA tournaments. construction management. Harradine Golf always finds sustainable ecological HMGCA blends each hole within the given solutions and creates courses for golfers, not unplayable topography of the site while making every course unique monuments to ecology. The integration of a golf course and natural in appearance, yet traditional. Each course within a site is like a heart transplant – the site must not is designed to offer creative shots, while remaining reject it. accessible for all levels of players.
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Heron Golf Management Group Huxley Golf European Quarter The Dean Schuman, Rue de la Loi, Wetstraat 227 New Alresford Brussels Hampshire B-1040 SO24 9BL Belgium UK
Contact: Piet Vandenbussche, CEO Tel: +44 1962 733222 Tel: +32 475 747368 Fax: +44 1962 734702 [email protected] [email protected] www.herongolf.com www.huxleygolf.com
With more than 35 years of experience in the golf Huxley Golf is an official supplier to the PGA, the industry and even more in relating competencies, English Golf Union’s National Golf Centre at Woodhall Heron Golf Management Group offers services and Spa, the Golf Union of Wales and the Scottish Golf know-how for public and private golf projects and Union. Huxley Golf all-weather surfaces are used by accommodations. many of the world’s top golfers and golf courses and the The company’s basic value is its common passion Huxley user list features many Major Championship and for golf. Nowadays, a golf business is more than just a Ryder Cup venues. A division of the Huxley company passion – there are many challenges faced by for golf founded in 1946, Huxley Golf aims to provide the best clubs related to projects. Heron Golf Management possible products, the highest installation standards Group is here to help customers and to support them in and the best customer care from advice on product running their golf facility. The company has in-house suitability to post installation maintenance. Huxley experience in all relevant domains, including golf, Golf have a growing network of appointed distributor finance, maintenance and administration. installers in the United Kingdom and overseas. In the first phase, Heron Golf analyses each customer’s unique situation, strengths and opportunities. Together with customers, the company helps define a new mission and vision for projects. This vision is then translated into clear and well-defined objectives. First and foremost however, the company makes sure that project goals are achieved. The company takes full responsibility over customers’ mission and identity and respects the history of each project. This makes Heron Golf Management Group a perfect partner for member-based clubs.
44 GCA Green Pages 2015 JMP Golf Design Group John Fought Design 1513 Folger Drive 5010 E Shea Belmont Suite A-217 San Mateo County, California Scottsdale 94002 AZ 85254 US US
Contact: Brian Costello, ASGCA Contact: John Fought Tel: +1 650 678 4034 Tel: +1 480 991 9858 Fax: +1 650 620 9707 Fax: +1 480 991 5244 [email protected] [email protected] www.jmpgolf.com www.foughtdesign.com
Founded in 1985, JMP Golf Design Group is a John Fought Design is a specialised golf course design professional golf course design company providing firm that has been in business for more than 25 years services exclusively in the field of golf course architecture. and has been involved with 60 projects across North Our extensive portfolio includes world-class designs in America. Original designs include The Gallery (36 the US, as well as award-winning private, public and holes) located in Tucson, Arizona; Windsong Farm in resort golf courses on five continents around the world. Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Sand Hollow located in The firm is led by three partners – Brian Costello, Southern Utah. Many of John Fought’s courses have won Mark Hollinger and Bob Moore – all of whom are recognition including Best New Course by Golf Digest. members of the prestigious American Society of Golf John Fought has also been very active in restoring Course Architects. The partners, with over 75 years of or renovating existing golf courses. His recent projects collective experience in golf course architecture, are include The Player’s Course at Indian Wells Golf Resort committed to creating exciting and creative golf designs. in California, Pine Needles an original Donald Ross This vision focuses on a commitment to environmental design located in the Pinehurst area and Glaze Meadow responsibility and designs that are responsive to site in Central Oregon, which was recently named Renovation conditions and existing landforms, while meeting the of the Year by Golf, Inc. His philosophy of classic design requirements of the client’s market and budget. JMP is strategies and his attention to detail has made Fought’s committed to creating memorable golf courses that are work standout in the renovation business. often described as ‘modern classics’. John Fought’s courses have also been the host venues JMP’s services are carefully tailored to each client and to more than 50 national championships including the project. In addition to the standard services of design, Women’s US Open, the US Men’s and Women’s national construction documentation, and on-site construction amateur and World Golf Championship events on the review, JMP also provides project feasibility and site PGA Tour. Many of the courses have been featured on assessment, land planning, construction administration the cover of prominent golf magazines. Whether a new and project management. For all international projects, or renovation, Fought courses have a classic motif and JMP offers the services of construction supervision and are profitable and sustainable. golf shaping specialists. JMP has long been recognised as one of the world’s top tier golf course design firms with extensive experience that spans the globe.
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John Greasley Karl F. Grohs - Golf Architecture Ashfield House Rosenstraße 26 1154 Melton Road Düsseldorf-Pempelfort Syston, Leicester 40479 Leicestershire Germany LE7 2HB UK Contact: Karl Ferdinand Grohs, Director Tel: +49 211 4925159 Contact: John Greasley [email protected] Tel: +44 116 269 6766 www.karlfgrohs.de Fax: +44 116 269 6866 [email protected] Karl Ferdinand Grohs started working as a landscape www.johngreasleyltd.co.uk architect 41 years ago, and five years later founded Deutsche Golf Consult (DGC) with his long-time John Greasley is one of Europe’s leading golf course partner R. Preissmann. Grohs & Preissmann worked as constructors. The company has unrivalled experience in the first professional golf course architects in Germany completing new build and alteration works. We have a and were pioneers in bringing technical and ecological broad and comprehensive understanding of all course styles standards to the development of golf courses. and designs. Our experience of undertaking a range of The DGC firm designed 260 golf course concepts and projects throughout Europe allows us to fulfil the demands completed over 100 projects between 1978 and 2004, of architects and clients. Our own experienced, directly meaning Karl F. Grohs has experience of around 280 employed teams of shapers, operators and finishers are golf course projects. engaged in every operation, from earthworks through to Since setting up his new firm, Karl F. Grohs has the final finishing works. This ensures that every part of dedicated himself to high standard redesign work, and won construction is under the direct control of the company. The for example an international award for his redesign of the company owns and operates an extensive fleet of modern course at Pichlarn Castle Spa and Golf Resort in Austria. specialist low ground pressure machinery and equipment. Karl F. Grohs has gained a reputation for designing In 2013, the company started a major reconstruction of prestigious golf courses, including Gut Kaden, Mülheim/ Fureso Golfklub at Birkerod in Denmark, rebuilding 11 of Ruhr, Lübeck-Travemünde, and Bad Zwischenahn. Karl the course’s 27 holes this summer. The remaining 16 holes F. Grohs has also led innovative redesign projects of at will be completed next year. several of Germany’s leading golf courses, including Other projects in 2013 included the final phase of Baden-Baden, Niederreutin, Konstanz, Ulm, Bad Tandridge Golf Club bunker renovations and a 12-hole, Neuenahr and Würzburg. Hyline bunker refurbishment at the Worsley Marriott Hotel in Manchester, UK. In autumn 2012, the company continued to work on the reconstruction of all 18 holes on Les Pins, Hardelot in Northern France. Work began on the first phases of bunker reconstruction at Veralum Golf Club, St Albans using Hyline and also Cuddington Golf Club, Banstead. The fourth hole was also rebuilt at Hankley Common Golf Club, Surrey.
46 GCA Green Pages 2015 KPMG Advisory Mark Alexander Photography Váci út 31 The Laich Budapest Lathrisk Road 1134 Newton of Falkland Hungary Fife KY15 7QZ Contact: Andrea Sartori Scotland Tel: +36 1 8877215 Fax: +36 1 8876656 Contact: Mark Alexander [email protected] Tel: +44 1337 858 807 www.golfbenchmark.com [email protected] www.markalexanderphotography.co.uk KPMG’s Golf Advisory possesses in-depth knowledge and experience of the commercial side of the golf Mark is an award-winning golf course photographer industry. International professionals with a diverse and established journalist. experience of the golf industry provide services to Brought up in St Andrews, it seemed inevitable that developers, investors, owners, operators, associations, Mark would work in the golf industry. After studying at tourism bodies and governmental organisations Aberdeen and St Andrews universities, his first steps into KPMG Golf Advisory was established 15 years ago journalism took him to the busy streets of London and and has a clear understanding of the opportunities the likes of the CBI and Janes. Sometime later, a return to and constraints faced by stakeholders within the golf Fife provided him with the perfect opportunity to enter industry. The team works to maximise owner returns the world of golf from which he has never looked back. through deep market understanding and best practice His work has appeared in various magazines, implementation. including Golf Digest, Golf Illustrated, Golf World, Golf The group assists its clients in financial feasibility Monthly, Golf International and, of course, Golf Course studies and business plan development; project Architecture, not to mention a host of websites and conceptualisation; market studies and competitor corporate literature. analysis; project management; valuations; economic Most recently, Mark has photographed Royal Lytham impact assessments; transaction services (buy and & St Annes for the 2012 Open Championship, shot sell side); operational reviews; and development and three courses at La Manga for its 40th anniversary expansion strategies. and partnered up with St Andrews Links Trust to In addition to offering a wide range of professional create a sell-out Home of Golf calendar for 2013 services, KPMG Golf Advisory is also involved in several (over 80 courses are listed on his website – www. industry leading initiatives, including high profile markalexanderphotography.co.uk). thought leadership and research, which is available He balances his photographic work with journalism through its web portal – www.golfbenchmark.com. and occasionally has time for a round of golf – with a camera never too far away.
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Martin Design MasterGolf International 335 N. River Street Suite 201, Kastanjelaan 4 Batavia, Illinois Alken 60510 3570 US Belgium
Contact: Gregory E Martin, President Contact: Bruno Steensels Tel: +1 630 4822532 Tel: +32 475 814081 [email protected] [email protected] www.martindesigngolf.com www.mastergolfinternational.com
As stewards of the environment and caretakers of golf, MasterGolf International is an international golf course Martin Design feels privileged to develop golf courses design practice known for creating more than 75 high that will be recognised as classic tests of golf that benefit quality golf courses over the last 25 years. the environment and community. Not only is Martin The company is directed by founder and principal Design involved in projects that have received critical architect Bruno Steensels, who is an OAB-chartered civil acclaim, but more importantly, the company’s work is architect and an EICGA-certified golf course architect. environmentally beneficial, economically successful and As a former member of the Belgian National Team operationally efficient. and national champion, Steensels has played golf for The golf industry has witnessed remarkable growth more than 40 years in both national and international and transformation, but little has changed in the game amateur tournaments. itself. Golf is about golfers and the wondrous places they The practice takes pride in its commitment, play – the simple interaction of man and nature with professionalism, attention to detail and its pursuit friends, family or competitors. Martin Design’s goal is to of excellence. It aims to design and create strategic make that interaction remarkable. golf links, which work in harmony with the existing The demands of golfers and challenges from the natural surroundings. golf industry inspire the firm to be more thoughtful MasterGolf International also works in close and creative to solve functional, strategic, aesthetic collaboration with signature designers such as Ian and environmental requirements. The result is more Woosnam, who worked with the company on The playable, more challenging, more unique, more International golf course in Amsterdam. The course, authentic and more engaging golf experiences. Martin which was credited as the country’s best golf course in Design’s work produces beautiful, distinguished, subtle 2012, will host the Ladies and Seniors Dutch Open from and satisfying golf experiences. 2013 to 2015. Whether new or renovation, on expansive rolling prairies, through scattered woodlands or stands of hardwoods, on rocky terrain or municipal facilities in urban settings, Martin Design has successfully delivered exceptional golf course experiences for public, private, resort or residential golf course communities.
48 GCA Green Pages 2015 Mingay Golf Course Design MJ Abbott 87 East Liberty Street Bratch Lane Toronto Dinton Ontario Salisbury M6K 0A2 Wiltshire Canada SP3 5EB UK Contact: Jeff Mingay Tel: +1 519 564 3225 Contact: Steve Briggs, Contracts Director [email protected] Tel: +44 1722 716361 www.jeffmingay.com Fax: +44 1722 716828 [email protected] Jeff Mingay established Mingay Golf Course Design in www.mjabbott.co.uk 2008 after nearly a decade working with fellow Canadian golf architect Rod Whitman. MJ Abbott, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015, is Working with Whitman at places like Blackhawk Golf one of the golf industry’s leading contractors, offering Club, Sagebrush Golf and Sporting Club, and Cabot a wide range of construction and support services Links, Mingay learned: “It’s the guys with dirt under throughout the UK and Europe. The company works in their nails who will never build the worst courses and partnership with all kinds of clients and their architects have a better chance to build the best”. and consultants on a huge variety of projects from golf Mingay realises that the world’s great courses were course construction and renovation to the design and not created in two-dimensions on paper. They were installation of irrigation and drainage systems, as well as created in the field using a fluid construction process, water management solutions. which allows initial ideas to evolve as a course takes The company’s specialist golf contracting team is shape. Mingay spends an extraordinary amount of time renowned for its high standards of work, commitment on-site during the realisation of his golf course designs. to quality and first-class customer care. MJ Abbott This method is the only way to capitalise on previously has significant resources available to its clients, with unforeseen opportunities and to consistently achieve the more than 100 highly trained members of staff and an very best and most economic result. extensive, privately-owned fleet of specialist machinery. Whether creating a new course or remodeling MJ Abbott’s reputation is evident by its client list, an existing layout, Jeff Mingay aims to work with including the R&A, hundreds of private and proprietary clients who share a deep passion for golf and course golf clubs, and a number of major resort venues. The architecture, and to create golf courses of true quality company reconstructed the iconic West Course at the and distinction. Wentworth Club for the BMW PGA Championship, constructed the Twenty Ten Ryder Cup Course at the Celtic Manor Resort, built one of the longest courses in Europe at Rockliffe Hall, and carried out major remodelling of the Torrance Course at Fairmont St. Andrews, Scotland. The company has also completed renovation projects for an extensive list of clients.
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Multigolfe Outsource Plans Estrada Nacional 675 Warwick 125 Quatro Estradas, 1º andar Baie D’urfe Selões Quebec Algarve H9X 2P4 8100-321 Loulé Canada Portugal Contact: James Huxham Tel: +351 289 352 590 Tel: +1 514 6973638 Fax: +351 289 352 599 [email protected] [email protected] www.outsourceplans.com www.multigolfe.com Outsourceplans.com is a fully diversified planning Multigolfe was established in 1993 and since then, development firm that specialises in the preparation of creativity, innovation, a skilled team of professionals and digital plans and fully rendered digital drawings for a hard work have been the prime essence of the company. variety of professional disciplines. Dedication, commitment and vision inspires With the ongoing changes in the golf industry many Multigolfe’s participation in the construction, design and construction firms have had to downsize. renovation and maintenance of golf courses. The With this in mind, Outsourceplans.com recognises the company’s projects have been completed on time and need to provide golf course planners with a viable, cost- within budget, and today Multigolfe operates in four effective alternative when it comes to preparing their countries: Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Angola and construction drawings. Egypt. The company’s passion and artistic approach to Unlike other planning firms, Outsourceplans.com everything it does enables it to help achieve the visions is based in North America and has the experience of golf course architects by taking golf construction to and technical expertise to fully understand the client’s another level. planning requirements and presentational vision. Multigolfe is proud of its contribution to the golf All plans can be prepared in AutoCAD (DWG) and/ course construction industry. The company always or PDF formats and in any imperial or metric scale. intends to develop quality partnerships with its Grading plans can include earth moving models and employees, suppliers, clients, architects and the green volume calculations. All plans can also be rendered in community in which it operates. The company aims to color and detailed to meet each client’s specific and continually set personal and professional standards of individual presentational structures. excellence, which exemplifies its dedication to its goals The process is very simple and can be done via the and the passion it shares with the global golf community. internet throughout the world. Join the industry trend today and let Outsourceplans. com handle all your planning requirements. The company can be contacted for a free estimate.
50 GCA Green Pages 2015 Perrot-Regnerbau Professional Golfers’ Association Industriestrasse 19-29 Centenary House Althengstett The Belfry 75382 Sutton Coldfield Germany West Midlands B76 9PT Contact: Alexander Fleig UK Tel: +49 7051 1620 Fax: +49 7051 162133 Contact: Guy Moran [email protected] Tel: +44 1675 470333 www.perrot.de Fax: +44 1675 477888 [email protected] As turf irrigation specialists, Perrot has dedicated all www.pga.info activities to irrigation since 1926. It provides the most comprehensive range to irrigate golf courses, soccer and The Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) works with hockey fields, as well as race tracks. developers and existing owners to license the PGA brand Only Perrot offers the choice of pop-up sprinklers to a broad range of quality golf facilities, providing a clear driven by gear, impact lever or piston. The Perrot gear alignment between the facility and the biggest brand in golf. drive sprinklers in the Hydra series use less energy and Formed in 1901, the PGA brand is internationally have higher performance data than any other pop-up and immediately recognised and respected. Beyond sprinkler of their class. Other features include easily leveraging the PGA brand itself, branded facilities increase accessible parts (including solenoid); adjustable left their revenue through premium pricing driven by a clear and right arcs and integrated decoders for direct head competitor advantage and decrease their costs in ancillary control. Perrot’s decoder control systems can operate areas such as recruitment and training where the PGA more than 2,000 stations and the company also offers provides continuous and tangible support throughout. customised solutions to achieve better irrigation results Types of PGA branded facilities include: on any golf course. 1. ‘PGA National’: only one per country, e.g. PGA National at The Belfry; 2. ‘PGA Golf Course’: e.g. PGA Centenary Course, Gleneagles: 2014 Ryder Cup venue; 3. ‘PGA Golf Academy’: coaching, education and practice focused, e.g. PGA Golf Academy, Mission Hills, China; 4. ‘PGA Village’: a residential estate incorporating PGA branded golf courses and academies.
From marketing to the PGA’s 7,500+ members in over 60 countries worldwide, enjoying preferential terms from PGA partners and official suppliers and exploiting the PGA’s network of other contacts, a PGA branded facility can benefit from the fact that the PGA is the heart of golf.
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ProTee United Rain Bird Europe Zekeringstraat 17 900 rue Ampere Amsterdam Aix en Provence NH BP72000-13792 1014 BM France Netherlands Contact: Ingrid Olive Chahinian, Commercial Product Contact: Dennis J. van Drie Manager Tel: +31 844 300 440 Tel: +33 442 248403 [email protected] [email protected] www.protee-united.com www.rainbird.eu
ProTee United is a Dutch golf company specialising Since 1933, developing and manufacturing innovative in the development, manufacturing and worldwide irrigation products has been Rain Bird Europe’s sole focus. distribution of indoor golf simulator products for The company now maintains a physical presence entertainment, commercial, professional and private use. worldwide, with fully owned local companies. Since 1972, ProTee’s latest software addition – The Golf Club Rain Bird Europe offers total field coverage and insures Simulator – has been created by game developer HB logistic flexibility thanks to a large distribution platform. Studios and is currently the only golf simulator software Rain Bird Europe’s service team’s sole focus is with a sophisticated course design feature. The software irrigation and water conservation. The company calls it allows for immediate modifications throughout the the ‘intelligent use of water’, and Rain Bird Europe’s repair design process and provides the opportunity to virtually department and field technicians can provide a variety play golf holes on a golf simulator while the project is of services to ensure systems are intelligently designed still in the design phase and construction is yet to start. and managed for maximum water savings, optimum The course designer tools allows designers and performance, and outstanding reliability year after year. players to build an unlimited number of golf courses, Today, over 2,000 golf courses in Europe are relying which can then be shared and played with friends on Rain Bird Central Control systems. Rain Bird Europe online. New courses can be generated in a matter of is the only company to offer integrated systems from seconds by selecting a theme, terrain features, number reservoir to rotors, enabling real-time communication of holes and difficulty. Designers can enjoy a full suite of between all components of the system. editing tools from changing the time of day to placing Rain Bird Europe’s sales, field service and technical hazards, objects and sculpting terrain. personnel take an active role in their communities. The company works with and for a vast network of professional distributor and contractor-partners. Rain Bird Europe is a global company, with resources throughout the world ready to help customers through whatever challenges they encounter.
52 GCA Green Pages 2015 Rees Jones, Inc Robert Trent Jones II 55 South Park Street Golf Course Architects Montclair 465 Fairchild Drive Suite 221 NJ 07042 Mountain View, California US 94043 US Contact: Rees Jones Tel: +1 973 7444031 Contact: Sara Davis, Chief Operating Officer Fax: +1 973 7441044 Tel: +1 408 8235741 [email protected] [email protected] www.reesjonesinc.com www.rtj2.com
Rees Jones, Inc., founded in 1974, is internationally With headquarters in Palo Alto, California, Robert Trent recognised for its customized design and construction Jones II Golf Course Architects (RTJ II) is a global golf supervision of new courses for private clubs, resorts, design firm that has created more than 275 courses in real estate communities and public facilities, as well as over 40 countries on six continents. renovating, restoring and updating existing courses for RTJ II is committed to working in harmony with everyday play and major championships. The company nature to craft the best golf course for each unique site. Its offers a full range of services to help each client achieve design team has experience in every aspect of golf course its goals by providing an outstanding final product that development and the ability to provide support and expertise is completed on schedule and within the client’s budget. from conception through to completion of any project. The We strive to create courses that are fair, challenging, firm’s courses include those hosting championships, such continually interesting to play and visually exciting. We as the 2015 US Open at Chambers Bay, to local municipal get the feel for the land, listen to the client, and create a courses designed to encourage junior golf. course with integrity and lasting value. The firm employs innovative concepts for ‘green Rees Jones, along with his talented team of architects building’. It is at the forefront of water conservation are all members of the American Society of Golf Course efforts, recently completing a renovation at Poppy Architects (ASGCA) and have a proven record of Hills that vastly reduces water usage while increasing designing award winning golf courses that are known playability, lowering power requirements and reducing for their beauty and playability, as well as hosting many operating expenditures. of the world’s most prestigious tournaments. RTJ II uses the newest techniques, technologies, Our current projects include a redesign in the and even laws – from creating photo simulations of Dominican Republic, a new course located on the undeveloped sites, to applying carbon credits and beautiful shores of Danzante Bay in Mexico, and a making development more affordable. The firm’s team recently completed renovation in New Zealand. will continue to abide by environmental principles that help protect the planet while creating exciting, memorable, challenging and natural golf experiences.
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Simon Gidman, SOL Golf International Golf Course Architects Ballinahulla Wychwood House Ballydesmond 43 Shipton Road Cork Ascott-under-Wychwood Ireland Oxfordshire OX7 6AG Contact: Michael O’Leary UK Tel: +353 647 751 006 Fax: +353 64 7 750 172 Contact: Simon Gidman [email protected] Tel: +44 1993 830441 www.solgolfconst.com [email protected] www.gidmangolf.co.uk SOL Golf is a contracting firm specialising in golf course construction in Ireland, Britain and around the world. Simon Gidman, Golf Course Architects (SGGCA) was We offer comprehensive golf course development and founded in 1991 to provide specialised golf course renovations to championship standard, thus affording architectural and planning services. The company has our clients the best value for their money. developed a number of prestigious private and public We have a reputation for producing high quality courses throughout the UK and Europe, most notably work and we manage contracts efficiently, on time and the recently completed Centurion Course at St. Albans, at competitive prices. It is an expert process and we UK. The course has now opened and has been hailed as have a wealth of experience backed up by the specialist a ‘modern classic with a superb layout’. skills of our staff. This philosophy has enabled SOL The Centurion was created using imported inert to win many prestigious contracts combined with an materials and the company has been involved in the impressive client portfolio. design and planning of similar projects at the 18-hole We offer clients all-inclusive projects ranging Hart Common Golf Club near Bolton, UK, and the from layout, plant, drainage and irrigation, to final 9-hole Stonebridge Golf Club, near Coventry, UK. preparation and seeding; including turf harvesting, The company is also involved in a number of major relaying and a growing in service. SOL has invested in a projects in the UK and abroad, and advises a number of modern and well maintained fleet which include heavy existing golf clubs. plant machinery, shaping equipment, drainage and Further afield, Simon Gidman has visited and specialised finishing equipment and the specialised and advised on all but one of the golf courses in Ecuador professional skills of our staff. and wrote about his experiences in Golf Course “A lot of our work is awarded on the basis of Architecture magazine. With a background in both recommendations as to our ability to bring projects landscape architecture and golf, Gidman has an within budget and to a very high standard. We also in-depth knowledge of the game, as well as a ‘feel’ for secure a high level of repeat business which speaks natural design, which translates itself into creative and volumes for our quality of workmanship and our sustainable solutions. working relationship with our clients,” says Michael O’Leary, the company’s managing director.
54 GCA Green Pages 2015 Southwest Greens Construction Spogárd & VanderVaart Utrechtseweg 13 Golf Course Architects Heelsum Driehoekslaan 23 6866 CG Maarssen Netherlands 3601HN Netherlands Contact: Kevin Holinaty Tel: +34 616 582 787 Contact: Philip Christian Spogárd [email protected] Tel: +45 5365 3130 www.southwestgreens.com [email protected] www.spogardvandervaart.com Southwest Greens International is a global leader in the sales, design, installation and maintenance of synthetic We believe... golf solutions. Since 1996 the company has installed 1. ...in designing world class golf courses, which are as more than 20,000 projects around the world in different challenging and fun to play for all golfers as they are climates. It has a worldwide sales and installation memorable and beautiful to behold. presence and offers a variety of concepts for golf courses 2. ...in teamwork where the exchange of knowledge and and the leisure industry. expertise help exceed even the highest ambitions. Southwest Greens Construction is the global 3. ...in environmentally sustainable* design and construction arm of Southwest Greens International, which beautiful natural* golf courses. is responsible for all major commercial construction works 4. ...the land dictates the layout and that you shouldn’t for the Southwest Greens organisation. move mountains just to create others. The Southwest Greens product is designed to 5. ...that each site is unique and should be approached customers’ specifications and backed by its experience as such;so that the use of the natural topography and in the proper evaluation, design and execution during native vegetation helps the course exist in perfect the installation process. Southwest Greens Construction harmony with its surroundings. carefully considers all variables for the correct installation 6. ...in incorporating new technology to help us create of a top quality golf green including drainage, golf courses that look as established as the best from shaping, slopes that integrate seamlessly with the the past. surrounding land, and correct grades installed to precise 7. ...in long days, late rounds, birdies, eagles and bogeys measurements. Focusing its efforts on the installation – and in trying our best and giving it all we’ve got. process rather than the supply of synthetic turf, Southwest 8. ...our product is of great value to us, the golfers and Greens Construction has developed one of the most our clients. experienced construction teams in the industry. 9. ...making good golf courses is a skill, but creating The combination of the construction team’s great golf courses is an art. experience and the best in class materials ensures that 10. ...in being different. the end product delivered by Southwest Greens to its clientele is second to none. *And we believe words like ‘environmentally sustainable’ and ‘natural’ have an honest meaning beyond marketing.
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Steiner & Partner Steve Smyers Golf Course Architects Landscape Architecture 2622 W Memorial Blvd Uttigenstrasse 75 Lakeland Uetendorf Florida 3661 33815 Switzerland US
Contact: David Bily Contact: Steve Smyers Tel: +41 33 3357653 Tel: +1 863 6833905 Fax: +41 33 3357655 Fax: +1 863 6835888 [email protected] [email protected] www.steinerpartner.com www.stevesmyers.com
Steiner & Partner Landschaftarchitektur is an experienced Since its inception, Steve Smyers Golf Course Architects design and consulting firm, active both in Switzerland has been delivering championship golf course designs and internationally. We specialise in golf and environment around the world. Led by Steve Smyers, the company's and provide complete golf services according to the core values are rich in tradition, ethics, and passion for individual needs of the client and the golfer. These the game. With over 50 projects spanning the globe, include master planning, design and construction of new Steve Smyers has built an impressive golf course design golf developments, restoration and renovation of existing portfolio that rivals the great architects of history. courses and personalised site management. Comprising both golf architects and environmental specialists, our team is actively engaged in many other areas of golf and environment including environmental impact reports, greenkeeper education, promotion of sustainable golf development, verification for GEO Certification and Legacy, and regenerative design. We believe that an architect must understand three things to ensure good design: environment and site, maintenance and the game of golf. With this core philosophy in mind, we strive to create innovative ‘Swiss Quality’ design solutions in harmony with the environment.
56 GCA Green Pages 2015 Swan Golf Design Thomson, Perrett & Lobb Telfords Barn Lutidine House Willingale Newark Lane Ongar Ripley Essex Surrey CM5 0QF GU23 6BS UK UK
Tel: +44 1277 896229 Contact: Tim Lobb Fax: +44 1277 896300 Tel: +44 1483 270190 [email protected] Fax: +44 1483 763459 www.swangolfdesigns.com [email protected] www.tpl.eu.com Swan Golf Designs (SGD) aims to provide superior golf course design through the service of its dedicated The creation of a golf course must, in Thomson Perrett team of architects and is devoted to the principle of & Lobb’s view, respect the game’s origins and traditions, creating distinctive courses that fit seamlessly with their perpetuating what is precious and fit in with both landscape, while being a masterpiece in their own right. the environmental and cultural landscape. Long term Having worked on more than 300 golf projects over sustainability and environmental stewardship of projects the last three decades – including assignments on five is at the core of the firm’s design ethos, seeking to leave a different continents – SGD’s architects understand that legacy to each and every completed project. a golf course should fit perfectly within its environment Thomson Perrett & Lobb is a golf course design firm and be so much a part of it that it appears to have been founded in 1964 by Peter Thomson (five times Open designed by nature itself. Champion) and based in Surrey, UK. The principals of Offering a complete service, encompassing everything Thomson Perrett & Lobb have more than 80 years of from full course design for new-build projects to minor experience in golf course design and a portfolio of more renovation of bunkering or greens on an existing course, than 200 projects in more than 30 countries worldwide. the practice’s enthusiastic and professional team can It is a multi-disciplined organisation actively involved maximise the potential of any project. in golf course design, course restorations, master Most importantly, Swan Golf Designs is focused planning, architecture and landscape architecture. on meeting the needs of its clients and ensures work The firm’s experienced design team has been involved is carried out in a professional and friendly manner, with some of the most highly rated and successful golf helping each project to meet its specific objectives. projects around the world.
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Tilander Golf Design Todd Eckenrode - Origins Golf Design Bosundin laituri 3 18022 Cowan, Suite 200 Espoo Irvine 02380 California Finland 92614 US Contact: Lassi Pekka Tilander Tel: +358 400 419976 Contact: Charles Davison [email protected] Tel: +1 949 476 6878 www.tilandergolfdesign.com Fax: +1 949 476 6875 [email protected] Tilander Golf Design has produced high-class golf www.originsgolfdesign.com course designs for 15 years. It is a full-service design firm collaborating with the industry’s leading experts, Todd Eckenrode – Origins Golf Design has gained contractors and shapers. The design work can either entail the reputation as a rising star in the field of classical creating a new course or redesigning an existing one. golf course design, combining the experience, talented Tilander Golf Design has designed nearly 20 new personnel, and projects that support its respected courses in four different countries. The latest of these position in this competitive arena. is the first 18-hole golf course in St. Petersburg, Russia. Origins’ goal is to design high quality golf courses, Gorki Golf opened in the summer of 2014. which reflect its intense level of dedication to the So far the most recognised course for Tilander Golf project, from initial design concepts to the first round Design is the Sea Course at Estonian Golf & Country played. Origins believes that every golf course must have Club. It has been ranked three times (2009-2013) its own personality and sense of identity, meaning that by Golf World (UK) magazine among the Top 100 every hole should be a signature hole. Origins looks Continental European courses. for projects that challenge it to meet this goal and to Tilander Golf Design has done redesign and creatively find this underlying identity for the project, reconstruction work for approximately 20 different golf allowing it to subtly appear stroke by stroke. clubs. The scope of work has ranged from a few teeing The Origins organisation has produced memorable areas to all new greens and surroundings. golf courses that reflect a traditional and classic design Golf course architect Lassi Pekka Tilander’s design that are maintainable by contemporary costs and philosophy is to create new and original work while still standards, and most importantly, are courses that respecting classic design traditions. In the future of golf will stand the test of time – that criteria by which all must be played quickly and easily – and it needs to be fun. great golf courses are judged. The company’s design Furthermore the golf course has to look good. The course philosophy encompasses the principle that a golf course and the surrounding nature have to combine seamlessly. can be championship in nature, yet still provide a playable, enjoyable and thrilling challenge for all players across the entire golfing spectrum.
58 GCA Green Pages 2015 Topturf Irrigation Waste2Water Unit L 102A Longton Road Rudford Industrial Estate Barlaston Ford Staffordshire Arundel ST12 9AU West Sussex UK BN18 0BF UK Tel: +44 1782 373878 Fax: +44 1782 373763 Contact: Colin Clark [email protected] Tel: +44 1903 278 240 www.waste2water.com Fax: +44 1903 278 245 [email protected] Th=e Waste2Water Recycling Wash-Off System ensures www.ttirrigation.co.uk environmental stewardship, contributes to sustainability and assists with planning applications. Topturf Irrigation is one of the leading irrigation The system treats all the potential pollutants caused companies in the UK and Europe, specialising in the by golf maintenance operations and provides a wash design, supply and build of irrigation systems for all facility for all equipment. Refuelling, degreasing, types of sports surfaces, private residences and public chemical mixing and other potentially harmful gardens. The company offers full service support for new activities can all be undertaken on the pad, removing or existing Hunter, Rain Bird and Toro systems. any risk of groundwater pollution. The system converts The new expanding pump division now allows the contaminants to clean water, which is stored for the design, build and supply of pump sets with either continual reuse, reducing wash water usage by 90%. Grundfos or Lowara pumps, complete with full service Waste2Water provides the answer for many countries back-up. where water shortage is a major problem. It also Having been awarded the Otterbine/Lely Contractor provides an essential solution for many countries where of the Year Award for seven of the last ten years, Topturf it is a criminal offence to allow certain substances – such Irrigation is the leading dealer/installer of Otterbine as mineral oils, detergents and chemicals – to enter Barebo aerators and fountains. surface drains, watercourses or soakaways. The factory trained engineering and service teams Waste2Water designs, supplies and installs everything with a combined experience of over 150 years provide needed to create an individual Wash Pad Environmental a dedicated, efficient and polite service headed by Andy Activity Centre, including: Burbridge, Robert Callaway and managing director · Recycling wash-off systems Colin Clark. · Chemical stores · Chemical mixing tanks · Diesel fuel stations · Above ground petrol tanks.
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Whitemoss Eco Supplies Sunlit House Unit 5 The Courtyard Greenfield Farm Industrial Estate Congleton Cheshire CW12 4TR UK
Contact: Andy Law Tel: +44 1260 299920 Fax: +44 1260 278047 [email protected] www.whitemosseco.org.uk
WhitemossEco is a European distributor of the world- renowned golf bunker liner BunkerMat. In the last three years, it has been used by 80 clubs in the UK and installed in excess of 20,000 sq metres. BunkerMat prevents subsoil contamination, significantly reduces wash down from heavy rainfall and has a dramatic effect on improving bunker stability and drainage.
60 GCA Green Pages 2015 SOL GOLF A5 Ad 12/19/11 3:30 PM Page 1 Photo courtesy of Trump Golf Scotland, taken by Brian Morgan
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