LATEST
NEWS

EIGCA presents Annika Sörenstam with Harry Colt Award
Richard Humphreys
/ Categories: News

EIGCA presents Annika Sörenstam with Harry Colt Award

Annika Sörenstam has been honoured by the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA) with its Harry Colt Award for outstanding contribution to European golf.

The award was presented to Sörenstam by EIGCA president Christoph Städler (pictured left) at a presentation in Gothenburg, a few days before the Scandinavian Mixed Tournament (10-13 June 2021), which Annika co-hosts with Henrik Stenson.

“Annika Sörenstam is undoubtedly the best female golfer of our generation, with over 90 tournament wins worldwide, including 10 majors,” Städler. “Both on and off the course, she has inspired millions of children and young people to take up the game of golf. 

“The main reason for honouring her with the Harry Colt Award lies in the ANNIKA Foundation, which she established after her retirement. The foundation’s countless projects and initiatives strive with great success to increase the participation rate of female golfers – a goal that is also a focus at EIGCA. Annika is therefore particularly worthy of being honoured with our Harry Colt Award, we would like to express our recognition of her lifetime achievement as a golfer and as a creator of initiatives for the development of golf.”

Annika Sörenstam said: “It is an honour for me to receive the Harry Colt Award from Europe’s golf course architects. I am incredibly proud of the global work done each year by the ANNIKA Foundation, and to be recognised for my part in increasing the participation of female golfers is very special to me.”

Previous Article Waynesville Inn & Golf Club appoints Bobby Weed to develop master plan
Next Article Mark Fine completes Copake renovation for club centenary
Print
2500 Rate this article:
No rating
ADd Image Credit here for home page
EIGCA
Richard Humphreys

Richard HumphreysRichard Humphreys

Other posts by Richard Humphreys
Contact author

Contact author

x
The April 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!
Magazine, News | Wed 16 Apr, 2025

The April 2025 issue of Golf Course Architecture is out now!

Includes reports from Maggie Hathaway and Apogee, interviews with Martin Ebert and Dave Axland and a feature on golf art

Spring 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now
Magazine, News | Fri 14 Mar, 2025

Spring 2025 issue of ASGCA’s By Design magazine is out now

New issue asks whether the golf boom has led to an increase in municipal golf investment

FEATURE
ARTICLES

Maggie Hathaway: A force for good
Stephen Barton – Second Collective
On site | Adam Lawrence

Maggie Hathaway: A force for good

The reconstruction of the nine-hole course in Los Angeles is the golf industry at its best, says Adam Lawrence

Designs for the big screen
Pizá Golf
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Designs for the big screen

Chad Goetz and Agustin Piza discuss their design decisions for the virtual holes that featured in the first season of TGL

The ties that bind
Crooked Stick
Opinion | Justin Olmstead

The ties that bind

Justin Olmstead of Profile Products talks about the relationships behind the renovation of Crooked Stick in Indiana

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz
Konrad Borkowski
Interview | Adam Lawrence

Bob Harrison: Wizard of Oz

The Australian designer has had a long career and, like many of his countrymen, has spent much of it away from home. Adam Lawrence listened to his tales from the road

Jim Wagner and Rusty Mercer discuss Kinsale design and build
Kinsale Golf Club
Interview | Richard Humphreys

Jim Wagner and Rusty Mercer discuss Kinsale design and build

Florida course is a tribute to the Golden Age designs of Raynor and Macdonald

Are bunkers getting too pretty for their own good?
Larry Lambrecht
Feature | Adam Lawrence

Are bunkers getting too pretty for their own good?

Is the beauty of bunkering being over-emphasised at the expense of its function, asks Adam Lawrence

Good Read: The Prairie Raynor
Grant Books Ltd
Good Read | John Moran and Rand Jerris

Good Read: The Prairie Raynor

John Moran and Rand Jerris share insight into their book about Seth Raynor’s design at Chicago Golf Club

Vinpearl Golf Léman: New pearls for Vietnam
Vinpearl Golf Leman
Report | Richard Humphreys

Vinpearl Golf Léman: New pearls for Vietnam

The first of two Golfplan-designed courses at club near Ho Chi Minh City has opened for play

Seven Canyons: Desert drama
Brad Klein
Report | Bradley Klein

Seven Canyons: Desert drama

Brad Klein reports on a Phil Smith Design renovation in Sedona, Arizona

Golf Club Föhr: Reinvented for a new century
Stefan von Stengel
On site | Adam Lawrence

Golf Club Föhr: Reinvented for a new century

Adam Lawrence reports on a visit to the far north of Germany where Christian Althaus has completely rebuilt the 27-hole course over the last 15 years

Nauka Nayarit: Welcome to the jungle
Harris Kalinka
Report | Richard Humphreys

Nauka Nayarit: Welcome to the jungle

Ten holes of a new Fazio Design course on Mexico’s Pacific coast have opened for play

Gopher Watch Competition – January 2025
Gopher Watch, News | Wed 16 Apr, 2025

Gopher Watch Competition – January 2025

Which course has Sandy the gopher visited this month?

MOST
POPULAR

FEATURED
BUSINESSES