Golf Course Construction Basics And Tips

By Catherine Bell


Constructing a golf course is a comprehensive and complicated process that involves several steps and many considerations. There are many considerations that need to be considered when constructing courses. The first consideration is financial feasibility. Golf course construction project needs to be analyzed for financial and technical feasibility to avoid wasting resources or leaving it halfway. This may involve assembling a team to do a thorough analysis of the project first.

The next step is selection of the architect to do the job. There are many architects out there, but selecting one that will do a great job can be a challenge. In the United States, one should choose an architect who is a member of the ASGCA. ASGCA ensures that there members have the right qualifications and are properly licensed.

The next step involves selecting the appropriate site for constructing the course. All sites can always result in beautiful courses, the main difference lies in the cost and amount of time needed to achieve the results. Choosing a financially viable site is always advisable. This is necessary for keeping costs down and ensuring that good results are achieved as soon as possible.

The job of constructing a golf course involves knowledge from different fields. Therefore, experts in different fields needs to work collaboratively in order to achieve the required results. Site planning is one of the activities that go into constructing a good field. The team starts by doing comprehensive planning of the whole site so that they see how the final product will look like before starting work. Each expert is then allocated work in their field of specialty.

No project can be started if necessary land entitlements are not available. Land entitlements provide the necessary approval for the project to proceed and failure to obtain them will likely cause problems with various authorities. It is advisable to confirm with relevant authorities concerning the documents needed for the project. Stagnation can be avoided by ensuring that finances needed are easily accessible.

The conclusion of the planning phase results in the generation of various documents such as drawings and charts. These documents are for use by various stakeholders responsible for various activities such as decision making in the process. Some stakeholders lack technical knowhow for reading technical charts and drawings. Thus, it is best to keep these documents simple and easy to understand. The exact meaning and intent of each document should be easily understandable to all stakeholders.

Since many steps are involved in this activity, it is important to ensure that finances are tracked and proper financial records are maintained. The budget should be made in such a way that it exceeds the approximated total cost. This is necessary in order to take care of cost variations and inflation since the project may take several months or years to complete.

Lastly, finances for maintenance should be set apart for that task. The end of construction does not mark the end of everything, but instead opens the gate for maintenance. This could be a major sources of budget deficit is proper planning is not done.




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