Golf remains unknown to many Italians, but for some years, the profile of the game has been increasing.

We are treading a well worn path when we discuss innovations in golfing technology and the reciprocal effect that recent shifts have had on the game, but this could be the most serious issue that golf has ever had to deal with.

At Caldicott Hall in Norfolk, we're developing a site for 48 Svenskabin Swedish timber homes from KDM.

One only has to read the pages of Golf Course Architecture, with its regular announcements of new courses being built, to understand that golf development continues to grow at a rapid rate.

Slow play is one of the curses of modern golf and one solution to the problem lies in the hands of course architects.