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LATEST NEWS

1 August 2008

• SWANSTON – Playing surfaces now well developed
• CULROY – Completed and ready for play soon
• RE-MODELLING
  • Hayston - Re-model of 8th and 14th greens later this year
  • Dunbar - new tees, pond and ditch now in play
  • Kirkintilloch - Some improvements already made and planned for next winter
  • Helensburgh - Some improvements made and planned for next winter
  • Lanark - New 6th green to commence in September
  • Turnhouse - New 1st green in early planning stages
• EUROPE
  • Slanic (Rumania) development  - designs well underway and will be posted on web pages soon
  • Alcantara (Taormina in Sicily) development - Contract agreed and preparing design of 18 holes
• GCA STUDENTS – GCA students now starting final term with 18 hole design project.

INTRODUCTION

The golf course is a golf club's most important asset and the quality of the design and playing surfaces are major factors in attracting members and visitors. There is no doubt that embarking on a programme of upgrading a course design invariably sparks enthusiasm amongst the membership and is a springboard to encouraging more interest in the club.

Upgrading to a more memorable design can be relatively simple to achieve over perhaps 2 or 3 years. The monetary investment need not be large. Relatively simple improvements like the re-location of bunkers, such as those currently taking place at Harburn Golf Club in West Lothian or Hayston Golf Club in Kirkintilloch, do not require a significant amount of investment.

New bunkering at 3rd green at Hayston Golf Club.

Where more investment is required, for example the creation of a new green, the amount involved is relatively insignificant when you consider the longer-term benefits of an exciting design and the prospect of year-round playing surface.

If you are considering upgrading your course please read my philosophy on design and improvements. If you are keen to learn more, I recommend that we have an initial discussion to firstly answer your questions and provide some guidance as to how you could proceed.