21 TEE BOX Q&A with Chris Campbell “ Tournament setup is designed primarily with fan engagement in mind” Chris Campbell of Greg Norman Golf Course Design discusses the firm’s design approach to courses that host professional tournaments. Greg Norman Golf Course Design (GNGCD) has been appointed by Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico, North Adelaide Golf Course in Australia and Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta in Mexico to oversee comprehensive renovations ahead of the venues hosting tournaments in 2026. Other tournament courses that GNGCD has worked at includes El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, Mexico; Sandals Emerald Bay in The Bahamas; Tiburón Golf Club in Florida; TPC San Antonio in Texas; and The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia. GCA spoke with Chris Campbell, senior vice president of GNGCD, about how the design firm approaches projects where the course needs to be designed or revamped to host a professional tournament. How do you satisfy a brief to design or renovate a course fit for tournament golf? Having Greg make the initial assessment of the course is obviously invaluable given his years of tournament experience, so his input is typically the impetus of our design with overall length and playability always being front of mind. But spatial requirements are Photo: Greg Norman Golf Course Design GNGCD has been appointed to renovate the golf course at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta in Mexico
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