1. Renovating your golf course

Renovating your golf course

9:00AM - 5:00PM, 23 Jan 2023

Renovating your golf course

This one‑day class will take a holistic look at the areas to be considered when looking at renovating and restoring your golf course. From tips and techniques regarding how design can improve your existing course and practice facilities to getting started and completing the project. Find out how to achieve successful outcomes and explore ways to use your facility to broaden your target market while providing better income streams for the club.

Learning outcomes

  • Use design to improve your existing course
  • Why improve practice facilities?
  • Setting budgets and expectations
  • Selecting an architect or consultant
  • Construction methodology before, during and after
  • Future trends in golf course design

Presented by:

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James Edwards

Golf course & academy architect EDI-Golf Ltd and EIGCA colleagues

James Edwards BA. Arch., EIGCA, is an Architectural graduate, former professional golfer and Director at EDI-Golf Ltd, Golf Course Architects.

Over the past decade, EDI has focused on delivering dynamic golf solutions of all shapes and sizes to some of the leading Clubs, golfers and Institutions in the UK and Europe.

James fundamentally believes that a successful renovation project involves the entire project team from start to finish including building the product together. Due to James’s extensive experience and knowledge of academy and professional golf, EDI have established a reputation as the leading firm for practice facility design worldwide.

James is a founder member and associate of the Parliamentary Golf Group and on the PR and Marketing Board of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects with which he has been a member since 2003.

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Paul Kimber

Golf Course Architect Kimber Glen

Having begun his career in Golf working as a greenkeeper in Sussex Paul’s career has evolved and he is now an experienced golf course architect working as a partner in KimberGlen a firm of architects based in Scotland. He has been instrumental in the creation of many of the best courses built in the UK in the last 20 years. The Castle Course, Machrihanish Dunes and Dumbarnie were all overseen by Paul and his team.

As well as new courses Paul consults to over 30 golf courses, creating long term renovation plans, course appraisals and overseeing construction work. The companies impressive client list includes the R & A and St Andrews Links trust as well as many clubs that host R & A events.

While KimberGlen do specialise in Links and Heathland courses they also have some parkland courses in their portfolio.

Their greenkeeping background and background practical approach combined with experience in designing and managing construction projects on existing courses, minimises disruption and helps to get the best results for all involved in a renovation project.

 

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Booking Ref: ODM02
Time: 9am‑5pm
Cost: Member rate £135, Non member rate £270
CPD Value: 6 credits

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