Ryan Budge, RLA

I just attended the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in LAX.  What an amazing track and golf course that is! Is anyone else involved in the golf scene?

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

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?

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!

Hi Matei–
All golf course design projects are unique from one to another and each has their own variables and client needs / desires. So there is no formula or guide that I’m aware of that you can work through and come up with a design fee proposal.

My experience has been that the design team will typically receive 5-7% of the construction costs…[Read more]

Hi Chad! Thanks for joining the group and posting a comment. You’re correct that new course building has slowed; however, I think this slow has fostered an opportunity to be creative and find ways to keep course design moving. Rather than new course construction, I have seen a high increase in existing course renovation. As existing courses…[Read more]