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Course Design Brochure

Meet The Team

With over 35 years in the business, Hans is one of the world’s foremost golf course architects. He set up his Austrian based company Golf & Land Design in 1984 and the 30 intervening years has worked on almost 80 golf course projects in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

Hans specialises in a wide range of golf design services, from the initial consultation and conceptual work to the final layouts and site supervision, so his clients benefit from the minute he puts pencil to paper to the moment the first ball is struck. He strives to reach an understanding of the landscape, the history, its local context and environment, which allows him to develop strong, clear and comprehensive concepts and an individual approach to every project Golf & Land Design take on. As a consequence, each design carries with it the unique identity of its surroundings.

Golf & Land Design are currently working on golfing developments in the Caribbean and recently enjoyed working as lead architect, in partnership with Tony Jacklin CBE, on the highly successful course redesign project at Secret Valley Golf Club near Paphos in Cyprus.

Champions (UK) plc

Champions (UK) plc have enjoyed a long, multi-faceted and successful relationship with golf, the game that they love! The leading brand, event, public relations, marketing and celebrity management agency is also comprised of Champions of Golf, a management company dedicated to giving a full support service to professionals on major golf tours across the world.

Committed to nurturing the long term success of their players, they have built a strong reputation for supporting golfers at critical stages in their careers, such as when they are embarking on their debut seasons on the Challenge Tour, European Senior Tour or European Tour to breaking into and maintaining a standing in the world elite.

Working with their PR team, Champions of Golf actively work to secure the very best press coverage for their clients and play a key role in securing sponsorship and endorsement packages to combine their expertise and prestige with that of a range of high profile brands.

Their current clients include Tony Jacklin CBE, Paul Broadhurst, Peter Baker, Gary Wolstenholme and European Tour rookie Jason Palmer.

Champions (UK) plc have organised and promoted the Farmfoods British Par 3 Championship at Nailcote Hall in Warwickshire since 2008 and guided its rise to now become one of the UK’s largest golf tournament. The agency’s close relationship with Tony Jacklin has seen the Ryder Cup legend host the event for seven consecutive years.

And it’s the same marketing expertise that will be the driving force behind any new course designed by Tony in future. At present Champions (UK) plc is leading the promotion of a wonderful long term project at Magnolia Park in Buckinghamshire where Tony has designed a new Championship Par 3 course, driving range and bespoke golfing academy.

Tony Jacklin Biography

Tony Jacklin CBE is a true pioneer of golf. The first Ryder Cup captain to lead a European Team to victory on American soil, Jacklin is the man who first saw the importance of a professional ‘Team Europe’ mentality and inspired decades of success. When you add that to his history-making achievements as a player, you realise Tony is a key figure in golfing history, doing for European golf what Arnold Palmer did for the game in the America.

After turning professional in 1962, Tony spectacularly won The Open Championship only seven years later, lifting the title at Lytham St Anne’s as the first British player to do so for 18 years. His next major triumph came less than one year later when, at a wind-swept Hazeltine National Golf Course, he won the U.S Open by an incredible seven strokes. As the first European to claim a U.S. Open victory in 84 years, Tony became the first player since Ben Hogan to hold the U.S. Open and Open Championship titles simultaneously.

Tony was a prolific champion across the globe, lifting titles in South Africa, America, South America and Australasia, including the Jacksonville Open Invitational in 1968, and was the first European to win on the U.S PGA Tour since the 1920s. In part due to Tony’s golfing achievements, the European Tour was established and, from its conception in 1972, Tony took eight titles in a ten year period and won the money list in 1973.

However, Tony is equally well regarded for his involvement in the Ryder Cup. Tony played in the original Great Britain and Ireland team six times and had the honour of representing the first European Team in 1979. Arguably the most memorable moment in Ryder Cup history came in 1969 as the sportsmanship that epitomises the careers of two great champions led to Tony and Jack Nicklaus’ involvement in ‘The Concession’.

Tony also went on to captain the European team on four occasions, lifting the trophy twice and successfully retaining it a third time. The victory in 1987 was truly historic as the first European victory ever on American soil. Following his retirement from professional tour golf, Tony has expanded his reputation as a master golf course designer through the operations of Jacklin Course Design.