Clayton, DeVries & Pont (CDP) and KruseGolf have been appointed as the consulting architects at Portsea Golf Club in Victoria, Australia.

The club was formed in 1926 and is located on the Mornington Peninsula about 100 kilometres from Melbourne. Its course is built on sand dunes and is surrounded by Moonah forests with views of Port Philip Bay.

Mike Clayton, partner at CDP, will oversee the project and will be assisted by Harley Kruse, Lukas Michel and Mike DeVries.

“I’m delighted to be back advising Portsea, which was one of my first clients in the late 1990s when I was in partnership with Bruce Grant and John Sloan,” said Clayton. “To be working with John again, who advises the club on its agronomy, is exciting.

“Kyle Wilson, the club’s superintendent, was a long-time employee of Bruce Grant at The National and is the perfect link to Bruce and all the things he accomplished at this, his favourite course.

“Part of the project will be for John and Kyle to introduce fescue into the fairways,” continued Clayton. “The back nine is one of the best in the state and, by definition, the country. Our task is to bring the opening nine up to the same standard. There’s also a big space by the new clubhouse to make a great short-game area, something which members have never had.

“The course can undoubtedly be elevated to another level. Harley, Mike, Lukas and I look forward to helping achieve that over the coming decade.”

CDP and KruseGolf are also working together at Royal Perth, Catalina Club, Kew, Yering Meadows, Woodlands and Sorrento.