“The land was a golf designer’s dream and the chance to create something very special was on offer,” says Lobb. “It was instantly clear how a golf course could be seamlessly melded into the natural environment and it was a very exciting prospect. “The challenge was to create a course that would be a potential European Tour venue while also making it fun and enjoyable for the average player. That may sound straight-forward, but with professional golfers now driving the ball 350 yards, the architect’s work has never been so difficult.”

The solution lay largely in the careful positioning of tees and Lobb was able to push the pro tees back into secluded locations and angle drives for different players to bring hazards into play and create varying levels of difficulty.

“The land was a golf designer’s dream and the chance to create something very special was on offer,” says Lobb. “It was instantly clear how a golf course could be seamlessly melded into the natural environment and it was a very exciting prospect. “The challenge was to create a course that would be a potential European Tour venue while also making it fun and enjoyable for the average player. That may sound straight-forward, but with professional golfers now driving the ball 350 yards, the architect’s work has never been so difficult.”

The solution lay largely in the careful positioning of tees and Lobb was able to push the pro tees back into secluded locations and angle drives for different players to bring hazards into play and create varying levels of difficulty.