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
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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