Golf Club Blumisberg (Switzerland)
 
Design a new proposal for hole no.5 in order to produce a lake to be used for water storage. Building permits are sought with a view of starting construction in the Autumn of 2008.
 
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29 Mar 2012: Site Progress
 
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14 Dec 2011: Golf & Country Club Blumisberg invest in bunker renovations
 

Golf & Country Club Blumisberg, Switzerland is undergoing a massive investment over several years to upgrade the 50 year old course. A step by step approach to the renovations was decided on by the private members club to minimise the impact of play disruption and spread the financial cost over a number of years.

 

Peter Harradine of Harradine Golf has designed and supervised the alterations and upgrade of the course since work commenced in 2008. Harradine has achieved in highlighting the amazing potential of this beautifully located and established course close to his birth place and capital city of Berne.

 

Initially a water storage facility was constructed along with a new Green complex on Hole 13 and a complete new 5th Hole. Natural water features were added to Holes 6 & 7 designed to provide area for the establishment and encouragement of local flora and fauna. A state of the art Rain Bird irrigation system has been installed by Perrottet & Pillar to effetely maximise water resources which includes Fairway as well as the Tees and Greens irrigation. Numerous Tees have been reconstructed to the highest modern standards in line with playability requirements.

 

To complete the investment currently all bunkers are under renovation and the work will be completed in 2012 taking the course up to and above the expectations of the members. The laying of the fescue turf supplied by Tillers Turf on bunker faces is in order to minimise inputs and add to the aesthetic concept of the bunkers. Quartz sand was specified over the previously used lake sand to improve the playing characteristics of the bunkers and was supplied by Quarzsand & Sportbodenprodukte.

 
29 Nov 2011: Site Progress
 
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24 Oct 2011: Site Progress
 
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09 Mar 2011: Site Progress
 
Latest renovations at Blumisberg expertly supervised by "Arne van Amerongen"
 
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10 Oct 2010: Site Progress
 
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20 May 2009: Site Visit
 
After the successful completion of the lake at greens 5 and 13, Peter Harradine has been commissioned to re-design holes 1, 2, 18 and the driving range. Preliminary drawings are being prepared for the clients comments.
 
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25 Nov 2008: Site Progress
 
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24 Oct 2008: Site Visit
 
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