renovating golf courses p h i l i p c h r i s t i a n s p o g a r d

RENOVATING GOLF COURSESP H I L I P C H R I S T I A N S P O G A R D

C O M P A N Y E X P E R I E N C E

Most award winning golf course architects in Europe in the last 5 years

Project work in 15+ countries on 4 continents

EIGCA lecturer in golf course renovation/restoration since 2008

A W A R D S A N D R E C O G N I T I O N S

Working on 4 European Tour status courses - 2014

Top 100 Golf courses in the World - 2013(UK Golf World)

Renovation of the Year Winner - 2012(US Golf Inc. Magazine)

World’s Best Golf Course Architects under 40 - 2012(US Cyber Golf Magazine)

Development of the Year - 2011(US Golf Inc. Magazine)

Europe’s Best Golf Course - 2010(UK European Property Awards)

Philip Christian SpogárdGolf Course Architect

BA.Jur, BSc Hort.Arch, EIGCA(hcp. 2.9)

CURRENTLY WORKINGIN 6 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

PORTFOLIOS E L E C T E D P R O J E C T S

World’s Greatest Golf Courses - #68 (Golf Digest) #71 (Golf World)

County Louth Golf Club – IrelandEuropean Tour Course 2004 & 2009

Hilversumche Golf Club – NetherlandsEuropean Tour Course 2010-2012Historic Harry Colt designEU Top 100

Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort (New Course) – DenmarkEuropean Tour Course 2014-2016€4.000.000 Renovation

Renovation of the Year Award Winner 2012 – Golf Inc. (American Magazine)

Holstebro Golf Club – DenmarkDenmark’s best golf course, EU Top 100

Golfbaan Stippelberg – Netherlands

”Development of the Year 2011” – Golf Inc. Magazine (Best new golf course in the World 2011)

”It’s hard to see how a better solution could have been found on this particular piece of land... It is delightful to see a new course, built on a modest budget, achieve its goals so

successfully and so early in life”- Adam Lawrence, Editor, Golf Course Architecture Magazine

“Stippelberg is the best course that has been built in the Netherlands since World War II”

- Mr. Martin Lehmann

Carya Golf Club – Turkey (Designed by Philip Spogard on behalf of TPL)

”Top 100 in Europe” – Golf World 2009European Challenge Tour Course 2010

”Europe’s Best Golf Course” – EPA Awards 2010

The Dalmatian – CroatiaPre-Approved European Tour Course 201736 holes

SO WHY RENOVATE ?

TECHNICAL ISSUES(DRAINAGE, TURF ISSUES, ETC.)

SAFETY ISSUES(HEALTH & SAFETY, LEGAL CLAIMS, ETC.)

LOSS OF LAND(NEW ROADS, HOUSING, PATHS, ETC.)

DESIRE TO IMPROVE LAYOUT(OPTIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF THE GOLF COURSE, ETC.)

PR & MEMBERSHIP(MAINTAIN & ATTRACT MEMBERS, ETC.)

ENVIRONMENT(REDUCE PESTICIDS, FUNGICIDS, IRRIGATION, ETC.)

TECHNICAL ISSUES

Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort (New Course) – DenmarkRenovation of the Year Award 2012 – Golf Inc. (American Magazine)European Tour Course 2014-2016€4.000.000 Renovation

EQUIPMENT

SAFETY ISSUES

THE EVOLUTION OF THE GOLFER= NEW DEMANDS

UPGRADE or DOWNGRADE

DESIRE TO IMPROVE

TREND:STOP COPYING – BE DIFFERENT

TREND: HOW DO WE BECOME UNIQUE

BY OPTMIZING THE USE OF UNIQUE FEATURES(AND CREATE NEW ONES)

MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION:

WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO ACHIEVEMEDIUM TO LONG TERM ?

(WHAT SHOULD THE COURSE LOOK LIKE ON AN AERIAL PHOTO IN 2025)

WHAT TO FOCUS ON

MAKE GOLF FUNF O R E V E R Y O N E

PROVIDE THE GOLFER WITH OPTIONS

CREATE VARIETYF O R L O N G - L A S T I N G A P P E A L

“VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF GOLF, AS IT IS OF LIFE”Donald Ross, Golf Course Architect 1920s

UNDERSTAND BEAUTYA N D H O W T O C R E A T E I T

THE DREAM

THE REALITY

CREATE CHARACTERA N D S T A N D O U T F R O M T H E C R O W D

THE DREAM

THE REALITY

S M A L L E R - B U T W I T H C H A R A C T E R

L A R G E R - B A S E M A I N T A I N A B L E B Y M A C H I N E

IN THE END IT IS THE SUM AF ALL DETAILS

– CONSCIOUS AND UNCONSCIOUS –WHICH MAKES A GREAT GOLF COURSE.

CASE STUDY:HIMMERLAND GOLF & SPA RESORT,

DENMARK

UNIQUE CHANCE TO CHANGE FOR

THE BETTER.

ALWAYS THINK:

OPTIMIZE TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE

+OPTIMIZE DESIGN

(PLAYING AND VISUAL ‘PERFORMANCE’)

Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort (New Course) – DenmarkRenovation of the Year Award 2012 – Golf Inc. (American Magazine)European Tour Course 2014-2016€4.000.000 Renovation

Himmerland Golf & Spa Resort (New Course) – DenmarkRenovation of the Year Award 2012 – Golf Inc. (American Magazine)European Tour Course 2014-2016€4.000.000 Renovation

9 OUT OF 10 CLUBS DON’T HAVE A DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR

THEIR GOLF COURSE

PLAN AHEADAND AVOID THE WORST

CASE SCENARIOS

QUESTIONS ?

RENOVATING GOLF COURSESP H I L I P C H R I S T I A N S P O G A R D