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$2.5 million to light up Manuka Oval
3 weeks ago by: Bradley van Dam
"I will believe it when they turn them on!!!!! "
Dr Richard Gibbs Farewell
3 weeks ago by: Karl Johnson
"I totally endorse Ian's comments. Richard has brought so muc ..."
Dr Richard Gibbs Farewell
3 weeks ago by: Ian Mckendry
"Richard - you will leave a huge hole in the Australasian tur ..."
Bunker Drainage
1 Apr 2012 by: Simon Miels
"Hi, Is there anyone in Australia selling this product. re ..."
Over-seeding Warm Season Grasses
28 Feb 2012 by: Peter Bass
"Its Consultancy Roaring Silence pretty obviously I'd say. ..."
Tournament Play
6 Feb 2012 -
Golf -
Tim Lobb
Next time you are standing on the tee of the 18th hole at your golf course, try and imagine this situation. You are leading Tiger Woods by a single stroke in the Masters, and have the honour on the final tee in the last round. You sense the expectation in the gallery closed tightly around the tee, you can feel Tiger’s glare burning into your skull as he surveys you going through your pre-shot routine.
Sustainability is the Key
25 Oct 2011 -
Golf -
Tim Lobb
- Issue 22 - Dec / Jan 2009
The environment, and in particular its wellbeing, has become a major factor for all big businesses, especially the golf industry. Sustainability is now a vital ingredient in planning, building and maintaining a golf resort. Here Tim Lobb, of course architects Thomson Perrett and Lobb, explains why it is so important.
Thomson Perrett & Lobb to consult Historic Channel Island G.C
30 Nov 2010 -
Golf -
Tim Lobb
Thomson Perrett & Lobb, the international golf course architecture practice founded by five times Open Champion Peter Thomson with partners Ross Perrett and Tim Lobb, has been appointed by Royal Jersey Golf Club to carry out an audit of the historic Channel Island golf course and make recommendations to enhance the playing strategy.
TPL Host Industry Leaders to Talk Bunkers
9 Mar 2010 -
Health and Safety -
Tim Lobb
Thomson Perrett & Lobb, the golf course design practice founded by five-times Open Champion Peter Thomson, hosted golf industry leaders for a seminar on bunkering, embracing the three disciplines of design, construction and maintenance.
Construction underway at TPL’s striking New Giza project
12 Nov 2009 -
Golf -
Tim Lobb
Tim Lobb, principal of Thomson Perrett & Lobb, the international golf course architecture practice founded by five times Open Champion Peter Thomson, has just returned from a site visit with Design Associate Andrew Goosen, and confirmed that staking has been completed and bulk construction on the golf course, on hills with views to the ancient Pyramids, has begun in earnest.
Hazard ahead!
6 Oct 2008 -
Golf -
Tim Lobb
When people think of hazards on a golf course, they generally think of bunkers and water. But hazards come in all shapes and sizes and can be used in different ways.
BUNKERS: A Hazard Lost in the Sands of Time?
9 Jul 2008 -
Golf -
Tim Lobb
When grazing sheep sheltered from cold sea winds in the hummocks and depressions of Scottish linksland centuries ago, no one would have guessed the resulting sandy hole would cause debate in the pages of a golf magazine some 300 years later.
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Green Fingers
15 May 2008 -
Golf -
Tim Lobb
With the planet's temperature rising and worldwide concerns over 'global warming' and 'carbon footprint,' Tim Lobb, of renowned golf course architecture practice Thomson Perrett & Lobb, tells us just how green is golf? And what are course designers doing to help save the planet?