CDP starts developing plans for Royal Belfast’s Colt course The Royal Belfast Golf Club in Holywood, Northern Ireland, has appointed Clayton, DeVries & Pont to develop a long-term plan for its course. CDP’s Frank Pont and Hendrik Hilgert are authoring the plan, with other CDP members assisting as and when needed. “Harry Colt took full advantage of this beautiful, elevated site delivering a great course with spectacular views over Belfast Lough,” said Hilgert. “As with our work when restoring other courses of his in Europe and the United States, recommended changes will remain true to his design philosophies.” “We are thrilled to be assisting two of Ireland’s oldest clubs, Royal Belfast and Royal Dublin, both of whose courses were designed by Harry Colt,” said Edward Cartwright, head of GB&I at CDP. “Our partners have now provided advice to 36 clients with Colt companydesigned courses in seven countries.” Photo: Royal Belfast Sandy went for a stroll through the bucolic English countryside at Tadmarton Heath in Oxfordshire in the January issue. Opened in 1922, and designed by Cecil Key Hutchison, and located close to the town of Banbury, Tadmarton is, in many ways, a blast from the past: its fairways are unirrigated, so become extremely firm and bouncy in a dry summer; its charming Cotswold stone clubhouse, once a farmhouse, offers a warm welcome, and the abundance of gorse on the course means it can play much tougher than its 6,043 yards might suggest. Kai Tore Breiland of Røyken in Norway figured it out, and we hope he will wear his much sought-after GCA shirt with pride. From a small, homely English course, Sandy has gone completely to the other extreme in this issue, finding himself on the longest course ever to host the US Open. Reckon you know where he is, and fancy sporting one of our shirts? Send your answer to gopher@golfcoursearchitecture.net. GOPHER WATCH 31
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