Recorded at BTME 2026, The GreenPrint podcast brought together EIGCA members and industry partners for a focused discussion on how technology, machinery, and innovation are shaping the future of golf course architecture, reflecting the EIGCA’s leadership in driving informed, forward-looking debate across the profession.
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Designed by Lobb + Partners. The back nine holes of Hidden Coves opened in December 2025, marking a major milestone for the project. From tees to greens, every turf area is planted with Pure Dynasty® Seeded Paspalum from EIGCA Silver Partner, Pure Seed and Atlas Turf International.
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Learning Live 2025 brought two days of lively discussion, practical insight, and plenty of optimism about where golf course design is heading. Across the four sessions, one idea kept returning: if golf is to grow, it must be designed for everyone who plays it—not just the longest hitters.
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EIGCA Member and Immediate Past President, Tim Lobb, of Lobb + Partners, continues working at Soma Bay, Egypt with construction underway on a new 18-hole course.
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Three EIGCA members have been admitted as members of the American Association of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA): Tim Lobb (EIGCA Past President) (UK), Alex Hay (Canada) and Matt Schiffer (USA). They join five other joint EIGCA/ASGCA members.
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The second workshop of the EIGCA Vocational Qualification in Golf Course Design (EVQGCD) is underway in Ayrshire, Scotland. Our 10 students have three days of lectures and site visits with EIGCA members ahead of them ... with a sprinkling of golf on amazing courses in the areas. Peer learning and meeting experienced golf course architects are just as important as the academic and technical parts of this qualification.
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The next cohort of budding golf course architects began their training as golf course architects at Celtic Manor. Eleven students from seven countries attended the first of five workshops over the 2-year education programme.
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Golf Pirkkala, one of the most successful and dynamic golf clubs in Finland, is to extend its facilities from eighteen to 27 holes, and has hired a team led by Tim Lobb of Lobb + Partners to design the new course. Lobb has assembled a team for the project comprising Minnesota-based golf course architect Kari Haug, plus already appointed Kai Hulkkonen and Jim Ferguson of development and project management consultancy Turnkey Golf.
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<strong>Peter Masters</strong> sat four of the EIGCA's Senior Members down to discuss their craft, their clients and their courses.
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