Q&A with Caspar Grauballe “ The new greens will be smaller targets. However, with updated bunkering and runoff areas, the course will be more strategic” Caspar Grauballe explains how he is helping Norway’s Losby Golf Club withstand climate issues. Losby Golf Club in Norway has appointed Danish architect Caspar Grauballe to create a new driving range and renovate green complexes to cope better with climate challenges. Losby sees long, dry spells in spring and early summer, with heavy rains becoming more frequent in autumn and early winter. There are large fluctuations in temperature in winter, and ice regularly forms on greens. With extreme weather conditions seeming more common, the club decided to act. We spoke with Caspar about the project. What challenges has the club faced? The existing greens were constructed at a time where the focus in Norway on both surface and sub-surface drainage was less than it should have been. The consequence is that large volumes of water would run directly onto greens, not helped by the lack of drainage underneath the sandbased rootzone. This is especially problematic in winter when snow is on the ground, and we get thawing temperatures during the day, and it freezes during the night – the water 23 Photo: Losby Golf Club TEE BOX
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