Geoff G

Great idea starting this group!
I’ve read Daniel Tal’s book, and it is very helpful in breaking down the process of creating efficient 3D models. This group should be a good place to share ideas and learn new tips.

thank you for the invite. check out georgepartridge.com!

thanks a lot Ben…I would practice your guidelines

Daniel – Thanks for inviting me. I am an avid user of SketchUp. I have learned quite a bit from your You Tube demonstrations. I have not bought your book yet, but I think I am on my way of making SketchUp work for site design.

Oops, Daniel’s book!

Hi All,

Thanks for inviting me to be part of this Group. I run a similar Group on http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com over in the UK and return the invite to you all if you want to join us too (we have about 31 members at the moment).

I received Dabiel’s book as an xmas present but must admit that I have not gotten to reading it yet.

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Michael and Jim,
I noticed the update to NCASLA’s website and like the look. How are the two of you involved in the Chapter? I’m currently looking for employment in Charlotte and found it helpful to read some of the reports and get to know some of the firms in the area a bit better.

Ryan, to answer your question from November, I am an avid golfer with a single digit handicap. I was drawn to golf design because I had a love for the game, then developed a love for the golf design industry and golf architecture. Something romantic about the whole industry to me.

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Fix, repair or replace all those hardscape areas used for erosion control such as in the photo above. Try a vegetatable solution that is a permanent repair to many erosion issues. With the value of 1sq ft of golf course being as high as it is it is shame for erosion to eat it up. Deltalok USA Ecology Units will provide a permanent vegetatable solution.

i want you guys to ask wich book do you recomand for me regarding Golf course design and construction, i have one called :Golf Course Design by Robert Muir Graves & Geoffrey Cornish, i really want to learn the technical parts of golf course construction..thnx

I just downloaded the “Golf Card” GPS yardage finder for the android 2.0 and it’s awesome!

i am a golfer…my biggest passsion is fo the game of golf, i consider that if you are not a good golfer its hard to design a good golf course

I’m curious to know how many people that have joined this group are avid golfers? Is it the game that draws you in, the passion for course design or both?

Zach, sorry I missed your post for the convention. Might have saved you the hotel as I’m in Chicago. 2005 BLA

Maybe its cause you just weren’t paying enough attention….. HELLO?? Hah. Whats happening with you Jill?

how did I not know you did this, Carl?? NICE. What’s up, former stumpies?

Wow! It’s awesome to see such a great diversity of people from around the world expressing common interest in Golf Course Architecture, a very unique area of design in the realm of Landscape Archtecture! If anyone has any thoughts or a creative approach to golf course design please share your thoughts!

No problem, Radu! Glad to help.

As for the conceptual design, it should be a general routing plan with generic bunkering and golf course character. You would want to establish number of tees, size of tees and greens, etc. so that you could generate an estimate. Other things, like drainage, earthwork, etc. would have to come from past experience…[Read more]

Ryan and Chad thnx a lot great tips, its very usefull for me to learn from someone who has experiance. In Romania the golf buissnes is at the start there is not yet a high quality golf course in Romania nad playing golf its very hard here, there are no profesionals in my country on golf course design and construction, so there is space for this…[Read more]

Radu, Ryan’s comments are on point. Of course, not everyone can do a conceptual design for the project before being awarded the project. We never did this when I was in the golf business. We always got paid for conceptual design, which is where we started with our fee, then if we determined the project was feasible, we rolled into CD’s and project…[Read more]