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Welcome
Welcome to the February Edition of the EIGCA Newsletter. This image is of the Royal Adelaide Golf course which you can read more about in the Christoph Städler report on the "Four Reds" Study Tour to Adelaide.
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Gold Partners
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An Everlasting Voice for Women’s Golf
The golf world may think the voice of Alice Dye has gone silent, but it most certainly has not and will not for a long time to come.
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10 Questions for ... Robin Hiseman MEIGCA
The latest in the popular series of Member Profiles where you can get to know our members better.
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Silver Partners
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Spotlight on ... CMF Global
As an EIGCA Bronze Partner can you tell our Members a bit more about what CMF Global do and what you specialise in?
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Positive Start to 2019
The EIGCA's first event of the year was a reception for our Partners and friends at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate during BTME. Once again it proved to be a great success and provided a great opportunity for some early season networking.
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EIGCA Welcomes Three New Bronze Partners
The European Institute of Golf Course Architects has announced the addition of three new Bronze partners. The three companies TurfCare, GTM Construction, and Greenmasters have become the latest companies to benefit from the direct access to the EIGCA and Europe's foremost Golf Course Architects.
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The “Four Reds” Study Tour to Adelaide, Nov. 2018
Every 3 years, ASGCA, SAGCA and EIGCA conduct a joint Study Tour. This year it was the turn of SAGCA to host the tour and our Australian friends had chosen the Adelaide region as their destination.
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Impressions of a golf trip to Tasmania and King Island, Nov. 2018
In November 2018, EIGCA members Mark Adam, Marco Martin, Achim Reinmuth, and Christoph Städler undertook a tour to some of the most spectacular and exciting golf courses of the southern hemisphere.
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David Hemstock working with Knaresborough Golf Club
The first phase of a 5-year remodelling programme at Knaresborough Golf Club has recently been completed, with re-bunkering work on priority holes currently growing-in.
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Construction work has started on a new nine holes at Golfclub De Haar near Utrecht, Netherlands.
EIGCA Member Bruno Steensels has designed the new holes, and Dutch contractor HGM began construction work in December 2018. Once the new nine is complete, the club’s existing nine holes will be renovated.
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Work underway on second Dubai Golf course from European Golf Design's Gary Johnston MEIGCA
Work on the new Emaar South Golf Course in Dubai commenced at the end of 2018. The new 18 hole golf development will be the second that Gary Johnston has designed for Emaar Properties, one of the region’s leading property developers, the first being Dubai Hills Golf Club which opened for play in November last year.
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Latvia club re-design with assistance from Nicklaus Design, Dirk Bouts MEIGCA
Jurmala Golf Club & Hotel is located near Riga, which is the capital of Latvia. After an initial newly constructed golf course was opened back in 2008, Nicklaus Design was invited in 2011 in order to study the possibilities to re-design and help construct the best possible new golf course within the existing property.
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Gold Partner Rain Bird launches 551 Series and Sod Cup Kit
Short throw rotors for precise irrigation of smaller areas on the golf course
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Making the right decision by Silver Partner Better Billy Bunker
The last 10 years have seen phenomenal growth in the bunker liner market with most courses rightly now taking the decision to install some sort of liner when constructing or renovating bunkers.
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Bronze Partner CMF Global is pleased to announce the new AquaFuse® HDPE Lateral System.
This package is designed for all systems worldwide where local HDPE pipe is used for the mainline while still allowing for the benefit of an AquaFuse® HDPE Lateral System that includes its well-known 25-year product warranty supported by a product liability insurance policy.
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Bronze Partner Golfgraffix adds Interactive Simulation from CAD Plans to its Product Portfolio
For 11 years Golfgraffix have been helping course architects convert the CAD plans into stunning 3D graphics and video.
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Frank Kirsten to Succeed Sandy Jones as PGAs of Europe Chairman
Renowned golf leader, Sandy Jones, has stepped down as Chairman of the Association of National PGAs, and will be succeeded by PGA of Holland Chief Executive, Frank Kirsten.
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The R&A and the USGA Release 2018 Driving Distance Report
The R&A and the USGA have released the 2018 Annual Driving Distance Report, containing driving-distance data from seven men’s and women’s professional golf tours around the world.
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The R&A and the USGA Release Progress Report On Distance Insights Project
The R&A and the USGA have issued a periodic update of progress made to date on the Distance Insights project.
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Some articles you may have missed...
Recent articles from printed and online resources on Architecture, Environment, the Game, Greenkeeping and Health&Safety.
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