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Thomson Perrett & Lobb
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The Berkshire & The Richmond appoint TPL >> |
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Thomson Perrett & Lobb has been appointed to consult on and oversee important design work on two historic courses close to London – The Berkshire Golf Club, one of the UK's Top 100 Courses, and The Richmond Golf Club, Surrey.
The Berkshire, which features two of the finest, traditional heathland golf courses, with 69 bunkers in total, has appointed TPL to analyse the playing strategy on both courses and return the bunkering to a more traditional look, while using modern construction techniques and specifications to ensure longevity.
Tim Lobb said: "We are looking at incorporating the heathland elements, including heather, native grasses and rougher edges, into the bunker complexes, to give them an authentic look but with a slightly more modern feel. They will be constructed to the highest technical specification to ensure good playability, maintenance and longevity."
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| An example of the bunkering at The Berkshire. This picture shows the 15th hole of the Red Course. |
TPL will refer to historic data and photography as it looks to integrate bunkers into the strategy of golfers as they plot their way around the course.
An in-depth analysis and consultation with the club will take place for the remainder of this year, with work likely to start next year.
Meanwhile, at The Richmond Golf Club, TPL will oversee a complete review of the Tom Dunn designed course, which opened in 1891, with special attention to bunkering, including the renovation and reshaping of existing bunkers and the addition of new, strategic hazards.
Work will be completed in two stages, from September 2010 and then again from September 2011, over the winter months.
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TPL hosts industry leaders for bunker seminar >> |
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Thomson Perrett & Lobb, hosted golf industry leaders for a seminar on bunkering, embracing the three disciplines of design, construction and maintenance.
The seminar, held at Burhill Golf Club, Surrey, brought together golf course architects from across the globe and golf course managers from leading golf clubs including Sunningdale, Wentworth, The Berkshire, Walton Heath and The Emirates Golf Club.
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| Delegates at the TPL hosted Bunker Seminar held at Burhill Golf Club, Surrey. |
The 29 delegates joined TPL's Tim Lobb and Andrew Goosen to discuss the various aspects of bunkering, and listen to presentations from companies specialising in the bunker construction.
Tim Lobb, who chaired the seminar, said: "We wanted to bring golf industry leaders together, and the subject of the seminar is one close to every course architect, developer and manager. Bunkers have to be designed, built and maintained and to have such knowledge in one room discussing the subject so deeply, intensely and passionately was great."
Craig Haldane, The Emirates Golf Club course superintendent, travelled from Dubai to be at the seminar. He said: "It was excellent to have so many industry experts sitting around a table talking about a simple hazard – it was well worth the trip."
TPL is planning to host similar seminars on various topics of golf course design and management in the future.
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Dubai Golf City >> |
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Dubai Golf City, Thomson Perrett & Lobb's latest project in the Middle East, is nearing completion with 14 holes grassed and ready for play.
The par 71, 6,300-metre layout features an advanced strain of grass known as Paspalum Platinum, which not only copes particularly well in hot climates, but it requires less irrigation than other grasses and, above all, is salt water tolerant.
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| The fifth hole at Thomson Perrett & Lobb's Dubai Golf City project |
The course sits between the Dubai Polo Club and the Dubai Bypass Road on prime elevated land some 40-metres above sea level, commanding superb views across the emirate.
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Emirates design update >> |
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Thomson Perrett & Lobb, who were last year appointed to oversee the modernisation of the Emirates Golf Club's flagship Majlis Course, has now completed the design phase of the programme.
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| The Emirates' flagship Majlis Course, which is to undergo modernisation by TPL. |
TPL carried out an audit of the course's bunkering, suggesting the removal, repositioning and reconstruction of a number of bunkers, and proposing several other changes to bring the course up to modern standards.
Tim Lobb, said: "The design process is now complete and everyone involved in the project is looking forward to implementing these ideas. The next phase of the project is to close the course and begin with the earth works and construction of the bunkers, which we hope to start July 2010."
You can see the proposed changes to the Emirates' Majlis Course here >>
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News from Melbourne |
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Thomson Perrett to design 36-hole development in China >> |
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Thomson Perrett, the Melbourne office of TPL, will design a new 36-hole development in Qinzhou, China.
The Seaside New Town Golf course development is a very exciting project, located two and a half hours drive from Nanning, a 90-minute flight west of Hong Kong.
 The first 18 holes will be built on reclaimed land from the degraded river flats and fish farms, which will be transformed into a gently undulating links style course.
The second 18 holes will wind among large, landscaped valleys and will feature high, elevated tees, offering expansive views of the river and beyond.
Justin Trott, project architect, said: "This development is unique in that it will feature two golf courses of totally contrasting styles - Links Course and Mountain Course. As a designer, this will make this project very special."
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News in Brief |
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Challenge Tour heads to Carya >> |
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TPL's acclaimed heathland-inspired Carya Golf Club will, next month, host Turkey's first European Challenge Tour event for 11 years.
The Turkish Challenge will be played from April 29 – May 2 at Carya, recently voted onto UK magazine Golf
World's Top 100 Courses in Europe, just 11 months after opening for play.
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| Carya Golf Club will host Turkey's first Challenge Tour event for 11 years. |
The event is sanctioned by the Turkish Golf Federation and is part of a three-year agreement between the Challenge Tour and Carya Golf Club, heralding the start of an exciting partnership that will help promote the Antalya region as a golfing destination.
Click here for further information on Carya Golf Club >>
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TPL joins fellow golf architects at the Home of Golf >> |
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 Later this month Tim Lobb and Ross Perrett will join fellow golf course architects from around the globe at the World Forum of Golf Course Architecture, to be held at the home of golf St Andrews.
Architects from the European Institute of Golf Course Architects will be joined by peers from the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) and the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA) to hear presentations and discussions on the subject Golf Course Architecture for the 21st Century – Challenges and Opportunities.
The conference, taking place from March 24-28, will address the main themes affecting golf course architecture – environment, the economics of golf and design trends – with the Australians, Americans and Europeans each hosting a session.
Click here for further information on the World Forum of Golf Course Architecture >>
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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 (Melbourne) |
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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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For more information visit: www.tpl.eu.com
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