Golf Course Architecture - Issue 63, January 2021

SPONSORS 9 Arnold Palmer Design Company With a storied history of projects in over 37 states and 25 countries, Arnold Palmer Design Company senior architects Thad Layton and Brandon Johnson bring an unparalleled depth of knowledge, expertise and Mr Palmer’s influence to every project. www.arnoldpalmerdesign.com Bladerunner Farms Bladerunner Farms is the world’s largest privately owned Zoysiagrass research facility and boasts a global network of licensed growers. For 30 years its mission has been developing the most sustainable environmentally friendly grasses on the market. www.bladerunnerfarms.com Golf Course Architecture By Caspar By Caspar is the design firm of golf architect Caspar Bay Grauballe, whose aim is to help improve the beautiful game of golf by creating and refining exciting and spectacular golf courses. By Caspar aims to develop golf courses with a clear and unique signature – a signature that enables clubs to attract more players. www.bycaspar.com Hunter Industries Hunter Industries manufactures innovative irrigation systems and solutions. Family-owned and based in San Marcos, USA, it offers over 1,000 products including a spectrum of water-efficient solutions for golf, sport turf, commercial, residential and high-end irrigation systems. www.hunterindustries.com Kafka Granite Kafka Granite’s most popular solution for golf courses is its Wax Polymer Pathway Mix. This resilient, nonerosive wax coated aggregate can create an aesthetically pleasing, durable, and dustless pathway. www.kafkagranite.com Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design The Kyle Phillips design philosophy stems from the belief that golf courses should have their own character and personality derived from the site’s existing natural features, as well as its location and history. www.kylephillips.com Profile Products Profile Golf provides the leading soil amendments for construction, renovation, and maintenance projects on courses around the world. It offers complete consultative resources and high end hydraulically applied mulch products for erosion control and vegetative establishment. www.profileproducts.com Pure Seed Pure Seed is the global leader in turfgrass genetics. With award-winning plant breeding, Pure Seed is dedicated to developing the world’s best turf varieties. www.pureseed.com Rain Bird Since 1933, developing and manufacturing innovative irrigation products has been Rain Bird’s sole focus. Rain Bird Service Team’s sole focus is irrigation and water conservation. We call it The Intelligent Use of Water. www.rainbird.eu Rees Jones Inc Rees Jones, Inc is internationally recognised for its customised design and construction supervision of new courses for private clubs, resorts, real estate communities and public facilities, as well as renovating, restoring and updating existing courses for everyday play and major championships. www.reesjonesinc.com Robert Trent Jones II With headquarters in Palo Alto, California, Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects is a global golf design firm that has created more than 275 courses in over 40 countries on six continents. www.rtj2.com Schmidt-Curley Design Schmidt-Curley is a full-service, international golf course architecture and master planning firm with more than 150 layouts in 25 countries. www.schmidt-curley.com Southwest Greens Construction The official construction arm for Southwest Greens International, responsible for all major golf course construction projects. The Southwest Greens product is the preferred putting surface for more than 40 professional golfers on the PGA and LPGA Tours. www.southwestgreens.eu Sports Turf Solutions Sustainable Turf Farms is a subsidiary company of Sports Turf Solutions and is the largest producer of certified turf grasses in South East Asia. www.sportsturfsolutions.com Surtec Golf Agronomy Surtec is an engineering and consultancy firm that aims to deliver technical and science-based solutions by assessing every aspect of the design, construction, maintenance and renovation of a golf course. www.surtec.es Stirling & Martin Blake Stirling and Marco Martin have successfully designed golf courses for 30 years. With a motto of ‘SM-art Golf ’, the firm provides clients with a complete range of design services, construction supervision and budget control, ensuring high levels of satisfaction. www.stirlingmartingolf.com Tee-2-Green For over 50 years, Tee-2-Green has led the field with game-changing bentgrass like Penncross, the A’s and G’s, and Pure bents. We set the standard for quality and purity with groundbreaking varieties bred to improve playability, resist disease and tolerate extreme conditions. www.tee-2-green.com Toro The Toro Company provides innovative, efficient solutions to help homeowners and turf care professionals worldwide enrich the beauty, productivity and sustainability www.toro.com Arnold Palmer Design Company G O L F C O U R S E D E S I G N KYLE PHILLIPS