WRITTEN ON Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 BY Tim AND STORED IN Our projects, Peter Thomson, Philosophy, Press Releases, Tim Lobb, Top Courses, Travels
Tim Lobb reports on his travels to Malaysia and Australia during February 2010. In these times of glossy magazines and seductive/ touched up photos of exotic golf courses it got me wondering – has golf lost its ‘fit for purpose’ importance. Is the golf industry really creating golf courses that fit into each and every [...]
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WRITTEN ON Thursday, January 21st, 2010 BY Tim AND STORED IN Golf News, Our projects, Philosophy, Tim Lobb, Top Courses, Travels
Tim Lobb reports on his experiences of playing the newly opened – Greg Norman Design – Fire Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. January 19th, 2010. During our trip to Dubai this week to review the design for Emirates Golf Club and visit Dubai Golf City we were fortunate enough to enjoy the hospitality of [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 BY Tim AND STORED IN Andrew Goosen, Our projects, Press Releases, Tim Lobb, Top Courses
———- PRESS RELEASE ——— TPL appointed to modernise Emirates Golf Club’s flagship Majlis Course Bunkers to be repositioned and reconstructed for 2011 Dubai Desert Classic (London, United Kingdom – December 7, 2009) Thomson Perrett & Lobb, the golf course architecture practice founded by five-times Open champion Peter Thomson, has been appointed by Emirates Golf Club [...]
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WRITTEN ON Monday, November 9th, 2009 BY Tim AND STORED IN Peter Thomson, Top Courses
A racing of the heart Golf Digest, July 1984 No-one who enjoys a game of golf could tee off at St Andrews on that first tee at the foot of the steps from the house without a racing of the heart. When I first looked out in September of 1954 it seemed like heaven. All [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 BY Tim AND STORED IN Andrew Goosen, Tim Lobb, Top Courses
28th October 2009 Tim Lobb and Andrew Goosen were invited to play at Huntercombe Golf Club today by Robert Clive and Mel Thomas of 360 Golf. A foursome format was adopted and the boys at 360 Golf had an easy win of 4 & 3 over the lowely TPL teaming. Huntercombe Golf Club, in Oxfordshire, is [...]
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WRITTEN ON Friday, September 25th, 2009 BY Tim AND STORED IN Tim Lobb, Top Courses
Was lucky enough to play The Berkshire (Blue) course today with course manager Chris Lomas. The course is a Herbert Fowler (1928) design and a classic heathland gem located near Ascot in Berkshire (20 miles south west of London). There are two great courses onsite with heather in abundance. The interesting point of the courses is [...]
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WRITTEN ON Monday, August 3rd, 2009 BY TPL AND STORED IN Tim Lobb, Top Courses
Have only listed courses that I have played or visited. So many more great golf courses to see!!!! Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Australia) Superb green complexes that always demand your full attention. Old Course, St Andrews (UK) Historical setting creates an incredible atmosphere while playing this strategically challenging course. Swinley Forest (UK) A true Harry [...]
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