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Welcome to the e-newsletter from Thomson Perrett
& Lobb. There’s plenty to report, with exciting new
projects underway in Egypt and Turkey. Peter Thomson
also celebrated the 50th anniversary of his British Open
victory in July – read his thoughts on his return to
Hoylake and watching Tiger Woods win.
If you
would like to contact us, please e-mail Tim Lobb at tlobb@tpl.eu.com or
visit our website at http://www.tpl.eu.com/ |
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| Dramatic
desert course with Pyramid views
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Thomson Perrett & Lobb has won the contract to design what is set to be one of
the most dramatic new desert courses of recent times, on
hills overlooking Egypt’s ancient Pyramids.
New
Giza, a massive 600-hectare site just 20km from Cairo,
will be a landmark development for Egypt combining
luxury residential areas, five-star hotel, restaurants,
shopping, spa, sporting facilities, parks – and a world
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Ross Perrett and Tim Lobb at New
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As part
of the deal, TPL will also design a new resort course at
El Ein Bay, the luxury Red Sea resort boasting the
closest beach to Cairo. Tim Lobb, said: “We have a
wonderfully dramatic landscape with the Pyramids for a
backdrop, so it is a very special site. There is also a
deep quarry with sheer sides which we will restore and
make a unique feature – it will be a very exciting
course to view and play.” Mr Mahmoud el Gammal, chairman
of El Ein Bay developers Galalah, a sister company of
GRID, which is behind the New Giza project, said: “We
selected TPL to work with us on the developments at New
Giza and El Ein Bay because we were impressed with the
quality of the company’s previous work and the level of
professional cooperation we have received. TPL will not
only be designing outstanding golf courses, they will be
working alongside our architect to ensure the golf
courses fit seamlessly into the masterplans for both
developments.”
Design work is underway with
construction due to commence in Autumn 2006.
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| Surrey-style heathland course for Turkey
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A
classic, Surrey-style heathland course is set to be
created by Thomson Perrett & Lobb on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
The Carya Golf
Club in Belek, Antalya, will be a championship golf
course set on undulating sand hills and cutting through
mature pine and eucalyptus forest.
Peter Thomson
said: “This is an exceptional piece of land. It is
reminiscent of the famous Surrey heathland courses near
London that I rate among the world’s best and which I
was fortunate to enjoy much success on in my playing
days.” The sandy terrain, 200 metres from a beach, will
enable the course to be constructed with minimal
disruption to the environment.
TPL beat off bids
from six international practices to win the contract
from Turkish developers Carya Turizm Yatirimlari. |
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Peter
Thomson with representatives
of Carya
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Peter
Thomson & Tim Lobb on site in
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| Return to Hoylake >> |
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Fifty years ago, Peter Thomson won the third
of his five British Open Championships. In July, Peter
returned to Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, to
celebrate his landmark achievement.
"This year’s
British Open was one of the best championships I have
seen in recent times,” says Peter. “I was impressed with
the way Tiger Woods played – and I thought the
architecture of the course offered a true major
challenge, with potential disasters everywhere. |
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Peter
Thomson won five British
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While Tiger dodged the danger areas, plenty of
players fell foul of the trouble off the fairways with
double and triple bogeys.
“There’s no doubt the
dry conditions were helping the ball go a lot further,
but modern technology in clubs and balls mean that the 2
and 3-irons that Tiger Woods was hitting were going as
far as the drives I used to hit 50 years ago. Even so,
Tiger was often forced to play the same length approach
shots that I played. So at the business end of the game,
getting close to the target, he was faced with a similar
challenge, which made his conquering of the course that
much greater.
“Like all winners of the Open
Championship, including Ben Hogan at Carnoustie in 1953,
Tiger Woods plotted his way round the course. That’s
precisely what I used to do. I found out where the
trouble was, figured out how to keep out of it and made
the most of the opportunities elsewhere.
“I
played in the Open Championship for 30 years, so my
strike rate wasn’t actually that good when you think
about it! I doubt Tiger will win three in a row – but if
he sticks at it long enough, he’s bound to win
five.” |
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| Golf Returns to Beidaihe >> |
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Our Melbourne & Beijing office is set to restore
a golfing tradition to a popular Chinese holiday resort,
by building its first course in the region.
Beidaihe, a summer retreat for Beijing’s residents,
was popular with wealthy Europeans in the 1930’s, who
built two golf courses and waterfront villas before they
were destroyed during China’s cultural revolution. It
then became a retreat for Mao Zhe Dong and other
prominent politicians.
The design for the course includes a par 72, 6,
300-metre layout set amongst hillsides, rock |
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Ross
Perrett onsite with
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outcrops and scenic water
features. A five-star hotel, clubhouse and residential
villa properties will complement the course
layout.
Beidaihe’s 35,000 population swells to
over three million during the summer months. Memberships
of the club and course are predicted to be around
$100,000. |
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| Melbourne's Golfing Profile Set to Rise
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The profile of world famous golf
courses around Melbourne’s ‘sand belt’ is set to
increase as our latest course nears
completion.
The Champions Course, at the
Sandhurst Club in Skye, was designed by our Melbourne
office for the Professional Golfers Association of
Australia and looks set to establish itself quickly on
the Melbourne golf scene.
Situated some
35-kilometres south east of Melbourne, Champions pays
tribute to the |
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The
natural setting of
Sandhurst |
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achievements of 18 of the
best professionals in Australian golf history and is an
ideal partner to the Sandhurst Club’s North course,
opened in 2004.
The links style design of the
Champions course complements a setting of 300-year-old
‘River Redgums’ trees and picturesque lakes and
wetlands. Generous greens, a 300mm sand cap and large
aprons produce greens and playing conditions similar to
other ‘sand belt’ courses like Royal
Melbourne.
This 36-hole complex is also an
integrated golf estate with property and membership
sales. Alongside the golf courses are the Sandhurst
Club’s golf learning centre, a village precint with
clubhouse, offices, retail and childcare centre and a
1,850-plot residential centre. |
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| Our company >> |
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When was TPL
established?
Thomson Perrett &
Lobb’s origins date back to 1965 when Peter
Thomson, the five-times British Open Champion, formed
the founding design practice based in Melbourne,
Australia. Since then, the company has expanded and
opened a further office in Beijing and, in 2004, Tim
Lobb joined Peter Thomson and Ross Perrett to head up
TPL in London, giving the business a truly global
reach.
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Moonah
Links, Open Course
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Who we are
Peter Thomson,
Ross Perrett and Tim Lobb who, together, have more than
75 years’ experience in creating internationally
recognised, integrated golfing facilities in more than
30 countries worldwide. The principals are actively
involved in the business and our team includes vibrant
professionals with qualifications in golf architecture,
architecture, landscape architecture, engineering and
CAD.
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(from left) Peter Thomson, Tim Lobb
and Ross
Perrett |
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