Monday, July 19, 2010

New Kuta Golf Course | Bali


New Kuta Golf and Ocean View, the newest and most spectacular, situated in the stunning grounds Regions Pecatu Indah Resort, Pecatu, Uluwatu.

Designed by Golfplan, NKG provided with 18 Holes Championship Golf Course in Bali, with five sets of tees fit all levels of players and ran a few yards from the 7500 "Black Monkeys".

The golf course has two distinctive nine, with the back nine run along the sea front, Hole 14, 15 & 16, is our version of "Amen Corner" and is "Simply stunning", but is not afraid to be shorter and a friendly "white Dragon Tees" same both fun for high handicap golfers.

New Kuta Golf is every bit a challenge as the world's best links courses, with views that will ensure that you have to stop at one house only to catch his breath, and enjoy a delicious snack.

Away from the golf Dining 1'st Class all the way, with a wide selection of private spaces, such as the panoramic view from Menara Tower is sealed in absolute privacy, a full ballroom catering for all MICE events, and a second open-air restaurant overlooking the 9th & 18th Green is a imperative.

New Kuta Golf wait for golf enthusiasts, active members and social & golf tour is proud to offer five star services found only in the best resort in Bali.

The Largest Indoor Golf Course in The World 2010



If you like golf you can play in this field. The concept of this golf course will be launched in 2010 and will be one of the best places to play golf while on vacation for you.Golf Center will be built in the Netherlands with 34 bays in an area of 15 000 square feet, which is equipped with bunkers, sauna and spa. This golf course location has not been determined but few architects have been dealing with this project. This golf course is expected to attract 150 000 visitors annually because of the uniqueness of this center and golf facilities.

Let's Play Golf at World Class Field Greens

Golf enthusiasts can expect nothing less than world-class green field in Singapore, with more than 20 field and driving range that serves the public and members of the exclusive. Make a punch at one of this field, each carefully designed to provide a spectacular experience for golfers. Not surprisingly, the great golfers like Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson and others have graced the game on the field this beautiful island. So remember to try one of the field when you visit this country. Changi Golf Club is an ideal field with a 9-hole undulating roads, par-34 that included eight holes, one of which is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest par (leanest) in the world. Executive Golf Course, the first in Singapore, Includes more than 1425 meters from the blue tees, this field has two par 4s where the other is the par 3s that are started from pit-3 in 85 meters to the Hole 5 is the longest at 300 meters. You will only walk with you and your handicap certificate of proficiency to tee your way through this program,Executive Golf Course is equipped with common facilities such as 42-bay driving range, pro shp, club house, changing rooms and recreational land nearby. Green Fairways, located in the heart of Bukit Timah, managed by Lee Harrington, an Australian professional female golfer, is the perfect place if you want a game for the session pick-me-ups that can restore your condition. Green Fairways is one of the few public golf courses in Singapore, nine-hole driving range with 60 bays, a subtle, good ball and the super area of grass land surrounded by dense forest area.. Jurong Golf Club, Indulge in a round of golf to play your favorite even after the sun set through the system is $ 3,000,000 which spotlights illuminate your game with 720 lights strategically placed. Keppel Club, Keppel Country Club evolved from a three-hole in the ground nutmeg plantation in 1904, becoming the 21st century incarnation of the form field with an area of 18-hole round. Laguna National Golf & Country,in addition to the two multi award-winning 18-hole, par 72 field, Master's and Classic, there is the dedication of the professional crew who will personally train you to improve your game in the fairways. Marina Bay Golf Course, Close to many popular hotels strategically located in the heart of the city, Singapore's first golf course and only 18-hole golf course, par 72, offers the golfer who has a traditional architectural style of the Scottish Golfers can also enjoy massage therapy from a professional masseuse to relieve tension, aches and pains after the game. Orchid Country Club, designed by Mr. Ong Teng Cheong, a trained architect and former president of Singapore, Orchid Country Club which has a standard field 27-hole international championship has been divided into three nine-hole field named Vanda (par 36, 3125 m), Aranda (par 36, 3043m) and Deandro (par 37, 3197 m), taken by Singapore's national flower petals. Raffles Country Club, green-field area of 146 hectares of lavish features panoramic views of forested hills and a peaceful lake that you can enjoy the fun while playing golf in Palm Lake Course or Course, two well-maintained field with a 18-hole, which presents various challenges that can be enjoyed by golfers of various skill levels and abilities vary. Seletar Base Golf Club, designed by leading architect Chris Pitman, Seletar Country Club is a neat site with a 18-hole, par 72 with 6381 yards on the ground with a wavy background Lower Seletar Reservoir and the forest canopy hijau.Berdasarkan championship ever held, the field at the Seletar Country Club requires strength hit the ball and an intelligent strategy. Sentosa Golf Club is the place to improve your golf game when traveling with kids to Sentosa bright. The club is appreciated as one of the best golf destination in Asia, is home to two fields that are used to magnificent championship 18-hole par 72 - the field Serapong and Tanjong. In fact, some local and world's top golfers compete in the Barclay's Singapore Open has pitted their skills in playing golf at the challenging Serapong. Singapore Island Country Club,player of the legendary Nick Faldo claimed its beauty and you can not find better support than that for you to orient it to the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC), with four 18-hole competition field, par 71 beautiful and challenging, as well as field executive 9 - hole, two driving range and chipping green and good placement on the island and down the hill a quiet green area of the green nature reserves and reservoirs, measurement varies tee at 5265 m (red), 5751 m (white) and 6077 m (blue).









Monday, July 12, 2010

Little Linksters!


I was visiting with Matt and his new superintendent at Swanson's Golf Center. The Little Linksters were getting a lesson and having a core training session. It looked both like a lot of fun and challenging. It would have been impossible to do this at the old facility.

Each area or piece of equipment is a separate station for a golf/fitness exercise.
Next time I'll get a picture of them all in action...

Can your facility teach the game like this?

Update:
This wasn't little linksters but the Junor Golf Academy - a combination of golf and fitness.
For the little linksters they mow one of the target greens down tight and have them play on the range as if it were a par 3 - part of our initial concept for the range.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

City of Laredo Golf Course



The City of Laredo recently selected 5 design/build teams to interview for their planned municipal golf course. Here is the article. Unfortunately we were not selected as one of the finalists.

What was notable about this request for qualifications?
31 teams in total submitted
Each team included a golf course architect and builder - it is a turnkey project including infrastructure and clubhouse.
The initial meeting was standing room only - there were more architects and builders than at the Golf Industry Show.

Above is the aerial of the site on the Rio Grande. The property was donated to the city by a local developer. The water rights are essentially free. The city has $6.6 Million to spend on the project - and that was including the bottled water we were given during the site visit - they had no room for over-spending.

It is a very cool site with lots of features - big arroyos, arid vegetation and good materials to build a course.

When the city announced that the $6.6MM included the clubhouse and infrastructure, there was an audible groan from the attendees. Most, if not all, thought it was way too low.

Our team thought it was more than enough. If I write more about the proposal I'll describe how our team was formed -- I think we were the best team for the city.
I wasn't originally going to submit, because of the difficulty in winning a municipal project -- the team was too good to not submit.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Don on #7

Don and I had a match recently. I had a 3 up lead until we got to #12. There is definitely a home field advantage. I haven't beaten Don or our client in too long!

I have to settle for good pictures of Don hitting out of our bunkers. At least this was a cool new angle on #7. This is the last hole we built, and it went through several changes - the end result is that it turned out very well - it gets high marks from both of us.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Nice Try!


I got a nice call today from a gentleman who was traveling to the area of the golf course. He had a bet with his friends that there was a course - they didn't believe him - and he was determined to win his bet, and try and find a great place for them to play. Turns out he won his bet - but won't be getting to play.

If he ever did make it into the clubhouse he'd better watch out for our new friend... see above. He does help keep out the uninvited guests. He is over 12' long.