EP.106 - The Design Brief: Richard Chamberlain - Richard Chamberlain Golf Design

Thanks to The Society of Australian Golf Course Architects, The
Design Brief is back!





Richard Chamberlain may not be a household name in Australian
golf course architecture. As you'll soon hear, Richard is however
extremely well experienced and has worked with some of those
household golf course architecture names.





From an early career in cartography Richard was soon to make a
change into golf course architecture, probably in a way you won't
see coming. Once in the game, with a couple of Australia's well
known names such as Graham Marsh and Ross Watson, Richard was
soon finding his was in the earliest days of CAD for golf course
design and construction.





Fast forward through some rewarding, and at times, tumultuous
years, Richard is now well into his very own career as a golf
course architect. As you'll hear, he is working on a number of
golf course projects around Australia. One corner of his business
that he has carved out in the industry himself, is that of mini
golf course design. Different to the image that you conjure in
your mind at the moment you first hear about mini golf, golf
clubs and other golf facilities are seeing enormous benefits to
adding mini golf to their established golf offerings.





Join Richard and I as we theoretically travel the country
discussing old golf course design and construction, new golf
course design and construction, mini golf, short par 4's, and the
odd beer story all in the name of learning more and gaining an
insight into the mind of a golf course architect.





People and places mentioned in this podcast:


Richard Chamberlain Golf Design - website


Richard Chamberlain Email - richard@rgcd.com.au


Richard Chamberlain Phone - 0409 899 007


Graham Marsh - Planet Golf website


Ross Watson - Planet Golf website


Magenta Shores Golf Club


Kooindah Waters Golf Club


Terrey Hills Golf & Country Club


Karratha Country Club


Royal Hobart Golf Club


Ocean Shores Country Club


Wembley Golf Course


Royal Fremantle Golf Club


Palm Meadows Golf Course


Meadowbrook Golf Club


Cobram Barooga Golf Club


Bankstown Golf Club


Toowoomba Golf Club


The Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA)