TB: It's very good.
TR: You didn't expect it to be this good?
TB: I thought it would be good, but this is much better than expected.
A similar sentiment was expressed at every project I've participated in. In hindsight the funniest story is related to GC Emstal, where I told the then club treasurer that we would build one of the finest courses in Germany from the then flat cornfield. He laughed. Today the course is ranked 17th in Germany by Golfmagazin, and it could be much better, as it has lost some of its detail and luster during the past 14-years.
But that's the goal of being on-site daily. Exploit every opportunity, stretch every penny, attend to every detail and help the builder understand the vision and be proactive with adjustments to the design, not an editor after the fact. It's the finest protection plan for the client's investment.
Excellent golf is about quality, variety and interest of the holes, the craftsmanship during construction and then the superintendent maintaining the course along the guidelines of the architect. Money is necessary, but not everything.
Tony Ristola
www.agolfarchitect.com
agolfarchitect@yahoo.com
+1(909) 581 0080
