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Welcome
It has been a busy time for EIGCA since the last issue of this newsletter. Our main event – the Annual Meeting – took place in Cardiff in October with around 100 delegates from 14 countries able to meet face-to-face. We have a new President in Tim Lobb MEIGCA (see below for his message to the EIGCA community), and new members and upgrades have taken our numbers to 100 members in 25 countries across three continents. Read on for the usual mix of news from EIGCA and our members and partners.
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Gold Partners
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10 Questions for ... Lassi Pekka Tilander MEIGCA
The latest in the popular series of Member Profiles where you can get to know our members better.
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Spotlight on ...Whitemoss Eco Supplies Ltd
Our series of Profiles throws a spotlight on our Partners so you can get to know who they are and what they do. Here, EIGCA Bronze Partner, Whitemoss Eco Supplies answers 5 questions.
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Silver Partners
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New EIGCA President to focus on the importance of design in the future of golf
Tim Lobb MEIGCA has become the 12th President of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA).
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EIGCA 2021 Annual General Meeting means change at the top
The European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA) held its 2021 Annual General Meeting in Cardiff, Wales on Wednesday 13th October 2021 and elected a new President and Vice-President to lead the Institute.
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Welsh lessons in Golf for All at EIGCA’s 2021 Annual Conference
Golf for All is a powerful sentiment and one which EIGCA strives to be a reality. With this as a theme for our 2021 Annual Conference (Cardiff, Wales), delegates from 14 countries were treated to a range of speakers on the role which golf course design has in achieving equality and inclusion.
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Virtual Global Golf Design Forum
Are you registered for the second Global Golf Design Forum?
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EIGCA is back at BTME
BIGGA’s BTME returns in January 2022 – and EIGCA will be there to represent the golf course design profession and the role we have in safeguarding the future of golf.
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Whitemoss Eco Supplies is EIGCA’s 30th Bronze Partner
Whitemoss Eco Supplies provides complete bunker solutions, including Bunkermat and Megaflo Drainage. The company is also one of the top three UK suppliers for sands, root zones, turf dressings, prescription blended soils and aggregates.
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EIGCA Members and Partners experience golf, Swedish-style
The third in our series of regional CPD and golf days took place in Sweden in September 2021.
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David Williams MEIGCA presents Real Golf de Pedreña with specially commissioned watercolour painting
David Williams Golf Design, international golf course architects, celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2020, and to mark the occasion commissioned a number of watercolour paintings of holes created during that time.
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Lassi Pekka Tilander MEIGCA of Tilander Golf Design is planning a new 6-hole course for Rae Golf in Tallinn Estonia
Rae Golf, the nearest golf course in Tallinn, has undergone a great change in recent years.
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David Williams MEIGCA returns to RCG Las Palmas to resume Implementation of 2018 masterplan
David Williams, Principal of David Williams Golf Design, prepared an initial Masterplan for Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas, the oldest golf club in Spain, in May 2018.
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Pizá Golf Reveals the Marina Mazatlan Golf Course Renovation
Agustin (Augie) Pizá MEIGCA employed his “reassessment” techniques to reduce the golf course’s overall footprint which allowed the proprietor to parcel off his land and save the golf course
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Save Time, Water and Costs With Smart Sprinkler Technology From Toro
Reduce golf course operating costs through precision irrigation with the Lynx® Smart Module from EIGCA Gold Partner Toro.
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EIGCA Silver Partners John Deere mowers excel at The K Club
One of Ireland’s top golf resorts has taken delivery of two new John Deere 9009A TerrainCut rotary rough mowers to keep its courses in pristine condition.
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Synthetic System Solutions – RENEWED interest in “HIMALAYA Concepts”
The acceptance of high-quality synthetic turf solutions in the golf industry is gaining more and more traction. EIGCA Silver Partner Southwest Greens Construction leads the way with its 15+ year track record, creating a wide portfolio of synthetic turf systems that each serve a purpose of their own.
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Conserve Resources with AquaFuse by CMF Global, Inc.
Did you know that EIGCA Bronze Partner AquaFuse® by CMF Global, Inc. is a world leader in revolutionizing (HDPE) piping products which improve golf course performance and water efficiency?
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Uniformity You Can Count On
TTS-800 Series Golf Rotors Set the Standard for Playability and Performance from EIGCA Bronze Partners Hunter Industries.
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Leo-Zeo Turf increases Rootzone performance
EIGCA Bronze Partner Turfcare tells us about Leo-Zeo Turf a premium soil amendment produced wholly from naturally occurring materials. It is the ideal amendment for sand based rootzones in all turf types and has been used successfully in many golf course and sports pitch projects in both Europe and USA.
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Turfgrass® and Padraig Harrington at the grassroots of growing interest in the game of golf
EIGCA Bronze Partner Turfgrass® are delighted to have teamed up with three-time Major Winner, Padraig Harrington, to create an innovative putting facility in Marlay Park, Dublin.
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Planning the pathway to net zero
International non-profit, GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf, hosts a virtual event to explore how golf can collectively drive for more climate action
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