Ideal location and landscape
We have beautiful courses all around the globe across a variety of landscapes. Our most dramatic designs have a common theme—they border a major water body. For example, Saadiyat Beach Golf Club in Abu Dhabi, Mazagan Beach Resort in Morocco and Thracian Cliffs in Bulgaria are all along the sea. Generally speaking, sandy soil provides the best medium for quality turf. It also offers the most flexible landscape for shaping the course.
The land always dictates the design of a golf course. We try to route each hole to minimise earth works, but still maximise view corridors.
Natural requirements
The first questions we always ask a developer are about the water source; water is fundamental to any project, and is often underestimated.
Beyond that, there are no absolute requirements in terms of natural elements. Although sandy soil is preferred, sand capping is possible even with rocky sites and those with clay-like soil.
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(This story appears in the 13 November, 2015 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
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on Feb 15, 2016