Interviews

Oakmont: An interview with Gil Hanse

With the 2025 US Open arriving at Oakmont, Richard Humphreys spoke with the architect, who renovated the course in 2023, about what to expect

Martin Ebert: Design journey

With a portfolio that includes eight of the ten Open venues, Mackenzie & Ebert occupies an enviable position in the golf design industry. Adam Lawrence spoke with principal Martin Ebert to learn how they got there

Designs for the big screen

Chad Goetz and Agustin Piza discuss their design decisions for the virtual holes that featured in the first season of TGL

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz

The Australian designer has had a long career and, like many of his countrymen, has spent much of it away from home. Adam Lawrence listened to his tales from the road

Ben Cowan-Dewar: Shock and awe

Golf development firm Cabot now has properties in six countries. Richard Humphreys speaks with co-founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar about what makes a great site, selection of golf course architects, and more

Team building

Turfgrass has launched its US arm with the appointment of John Lawrence, Adam Moeller and Brad Owen. Richard Humphreys speaks with them, Turfgrass founder John Clarkin and director of agronomy Julian Mooney to find out more

Brian Curley: Life of Brian

The designer has surely clocked up more air miles than anyone else in the business. Adam Lawrence caught up with him in between flights to discuss his career and his new venture with Jim Wagner

Oakmont: An interview with Gil Hanse

With the 2025 US Open arriving at Oakmont, Richard Humphreys spoke with the architect, who renovated the course in 2023, about what to expect

Martin Ebert: Design journey

With a portfolio that includes eight of the ten Open venues, Mackenzie & Ebert occupies an enviable position in the golf design industry. Adam Lawrence spoke with principal Martin Ebert to learn how they got there

Designs for the big screen

Chad Goetz and Agustin Piza discuss their design decisions for the virtual holes that featured in the first season of TGL

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz

The Australian designer has had a long career and, like many of his countrymen, has spent much of it away from home. Adam Lawrence listened to his tales from the road

Ben Cowan-Dewar: Shock and awe

Golf development firm Cabot now has properties in six countries. Richard Humphreys speaks with co-founder and CEO Ben Cowan-Dewar about what makes a great site, selection of golf course architects, and more

Team building

Turfgrass has launched its US arm with the appointment of John Lawrence, Adam Moeller and Brad Owen. Richard Humphreys speaks with them, Turfgrass founder John Clarkin and director of agronomy Julian Mooney to find out more

Brian Curley: Life of Brian

The designer has surely clocked up more air miles than anyone else in the business. Adam Lawrence caught up with him in between flights to discuss his career and his new venture with Jim Wagner

EGD breaks ground in Russia
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EGD breaks ground in Russia

Construction has begun on European Golf Design’s first course in Russia. Appointed by Russian real estate investment and development group OPIN, the PGA National Russia course will form part of the new exclusive Zavidovo Lake Resort community. Located 130km north west of Moscow, Zavidovo is a well-known resort location among Russians, especially Muscovites.

Plans include an eighteen hole, 7,400 yard golf course, and a nine hole course to be built alongside a PGA National Golf Academy, which will include an integrated short game range, practice bays, practice greens, swing studios and a teaching facility. EGD staffer Dave Sampson is the project architect. Sampson joined EGD in 2004 after winning a competition run by Golf World to design a hole at the company's Linna Golf project in Finland.

“The expectations and ambition for this project are high,” commented Constantin Zabrodin, CEO of the Russian resort. “Zavidovo Lake Resort golf course is going to become one of Russia’s top courses, built with the purpose of hosting major golf tournament events and further promoting the game in this country with an emphasis on juniors, elite amateurs and future professionals. Branded as ‘PGA National Russia’, it is going to become not just an advanced training centre, but the headquarters of Russian professional golf.”

In addition to the golf courses, 5,000 residential dwellings, two marinas and a vibrant town centre will form part of the resort.

Local company Geokam will be building the course under the construction management of UK firm Braemar Golf. The first eighteen holes are due to open in July 2011.

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