Jeff Howes Golf Design have been hired to design a couple of short game areas for the club. The plan is have the proposal ready for the members to vote on in late June, 2017.
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St. Anne’s Golf Club
Jeff Howes golf design have completed the Long Term Masterplan for St. Annes and the club has already started with implementing some of the suggestions. For example one of the suggestions was to redesign the bunkering so they were more links in character. Two bunkers at the 5th green have been redesigned to utilise the…
Elm Park Greens
The redesign of greens 1 and 16 have been in play for a couple of months now. The members are delighted with the new greens.
Elm Park GC Work to Start In September
Work on two greens at Elm Park Golf Club in Dublin is to begin this September. It was agreed at the AGM of the club to proceed with the redesign of the 16th green and the modification of the 1st green. The 16th will be moved closer to the water and the first is a…
Hedwall successfully defends the UNIQA Austrian Ladies Open at GC Fohrenwald
In early September, Caroline Hedwall made the perfect return from two months out through injury by successfully defending the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open presented by Raiffeisen in Austria. The 23-year-old Swede compiled rounds of 67, 66 and 70 for a three round total of 203, 13 under to win by four strokes – the same…
Enniscorthy GC – Construction of 17th Green Redesign Commences
Continuing the implementation of the Jeff Howes Golf Design MasterPlan drafted for the Club some years ago work has commenced on the redesign of the 17th hole at Enniscorthy Golf Club. This uphill par 4, measuring 361m had a green which was holding water and had a very severe slope from back to front. The…
EIGCA Long Island, New York, US – Golf Study Tour 2012
Jeff has just returned from a week long Golf Study Tour of Long Island, New York. This event was organised by the ASGCA (American Society of Golf Course Architects) and members of the EIGCA (European Institute of Golf Course Architects) and SAGCA (Society of Australian Golf Course Architects) were also in attendance. The courses visited…
Course at The Heritage named “The Ballesteros” in memory of Seve
One year on after the sad & premature death of Seve, “The Heritage Golf & Country Club”, have honoured the great Spaniard by naming their course “The Ballesteros Course”. The resort at Killenard, Co. Laois was Seve’s only design work in Ireland and it was a co-design with us here at Jeff Howes Golf Design.…
Jamie Donaldson – 2012 Irish Open Success
Congratulations to Jamie Donaldson for his outstanding win on Sunday at Royal Portrush Golf Club, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. It was wonderful to see the great crowds on the 18th fairway not too dissimilar to a British Open final Day! Maybe this classic Colt venue will get on the British Open rota – it would…
Ireland – Bunclody G&FC Wins Presitigous Golfers Guide to Ireland Award
Bunclody G&FC has been awarded “Ireland’s Best Hidden Gem” for 2012 by the Golfers Guide to Ireland. Check out this Jeff Howes Golf Design layout at www.bunclodygfc.ie