A round-table discussion of Australian course architects reveals the trends, tales and talking points of golf course architecture in this country and abroad.
The club has worked very closely with council during the past six months or so and has made a number of changes to its Championship Course DA to incorporate Council and Woollahra Community feedback on the landscape and ecological aspects of its golf course restoration project.
A strategic makeover by respected course architect Harley Kruse has replaced Killara Golf Club’s “botanical garden” looks with Sandbelt feels. And its amenable membership deserves some of the plaudits.
With threats of closure continuing to haunt Australian courses on public land, we examine what privately owned clubs are doing to ensure their own long-term survival.