GOLF COURSE DESIGN
Handsworth Golf Club redesign
n 2020 , the Environment
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Agency built a new flood embankment / barrier on 2 holes of the existing golf course at Handsworth GC on the northern edge of Birmingham . These holes were liable to flooding following heavy rain , so the infrastructure works would , long-term , be a direct benefit to the Club .
In order to make the project happen , the Club purchased 13 acres of adjacent farmland and then they had to designs drawn up , get planning consent for the new design , and get built 3 new holes to accommodate the new EA infrastructure .
In 2016 , Gaunt Golf Design were appointed as sub-consultants to Cornerstone Golf , working with Halcrow Engineers to undertake the design work on behalf of Handsworth GC . Halcrow were later replaced by CH2M , then by Jacobs Engineers ( all as sub-consultants to EA ). Cornerstone Golf remained as specialist
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