56 of opportunities to interact with some of the best in the business. The EIGCA and BIGGA events have also been vital. The annual EIGCA conference is a great event and well worth the effort of attending having seen it from both sides of the fence now. Sometimes I forget but generally the golf course industry is very friendly and reaching out to ask a question every now and then, even to a stranger, can often reap rewards. AH: I’ve been fortunate to work with EGD and Tim Lobb thus far in my career, building a good network has happened naturally. Latterly, I’ve become more involved with the EIGCA and ASGCA via their Associate Programmes, which has resulted in my network expanding more. RC: Joining the EIGCA allowed me to enlarge my network considerably. For the last four years I have been travelling a lot to work on projects. But like everyone else, in the last two years I was affected by the global pandemic. I was not able to have other work opportunities due to the global situation and travel restrictions. I had to come back to my country a little earlier than I had anticipated. It has now been more than a year since I created my company GolfDesign Morocco. The idea is to offer local services that adapt to the financial level of the clubs, especially after the pandemic. In Morocco, only two or three big companies are working in the construction of golf courses. At this moment in time, I do not consider them as competitors. I am more focused on creating a new market on a reduced scale, which gives precise answers with reduced budgets to the clubs. How important to you is being regarded as the architect of record on projects? RJ: Very important if you designed the golf course. I view g My first job Progressing a career in golf course architecture requires a blend of skills, including design, networking and site work. Pictured clockwise from above are Reda Channane, Alex Hay, and Jeff Danner (right) with landscape architect Michael Budge DES IGN CAREERS Photo: Soukaina Benchekroun/Pixlove
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