Design Philosophy

Every round of golf is impacted by three key design elements, regardless of geographic location, topography, motif, dimensions, or type of golf course.  Those elements are Strategy, Aesthetics, and Conditioning.  Simply stated, strategic quality is what one feels as he/she plays the course.  It has to do with the overall course routing, how holes turn left, right, or straight, directions of holes as related to wind and sun, how slope impacts one’s stance, how hazards are situated, varying lengths of holes, uphill verses downhill, upwind verses downwind, angles from tee to landing areas, how greens are designed for size, shape, angle of centerline, and a host of other issues that greatly impact the player’s experience.  All of these conditions impact the player’s level of enjoyment. (more)

New Course Design Process

We begin by reviewing a property with the owner.  Once chosen as Architect of Record, we  produce as many routing options as necessary to maximize golf (and housing, if a golf/real estate community).  We study the property and its natural amenities closely, making sure to preserve the environment as much as absolutely possible.  Our goal is to blend the course with the natural features of the property.  (more)

 

Renovation Process

The first question is typically “why renovate”?  So often the answer is due to agronomic reasons.  Examples are poor turf quality on greens, tees, or fairway surfaces.  Trees can overpower a golf course.  Drainage problems, especially in heavy soils, can take holes or parts of holes out of play for long periods of time after rain events.  Irrigation systems can become worn and obsolete, especially after fifteen to twenty years of use.  Cart paths deteriorate over time as well.  (more)