Golf Course Architects

Gaunt Golf Design is a specialist golf course architecture and consultancy practice led by Jonathan Gaunt, Director and Senior Golf Course Architect. The practice works with golf clubs, private members’ clubs, hotel and leisure resorts, developers, proprietary golf centres and municipal course operators across the UK, Europe and internationally.

The team provides golf course design, new course masterplanning, bunker remodelling, course extensions, practice facility design, soil importation projects, historic course restoration and expert witness consultancy. Projects are approached with a balance of strategic golf design, landscape sensitivity, construction practicality, ecological awareness and long-term course management.

Gaunt Golf Design is particularly experienced in working with existing golf courses where improvements need to respect the original character of the course while making it more playable, maintainable, commercially viable and suitable for modern golfers.

Golf Course Design, Remodelling and Consultancy

At Gaunt Golf Design we design and masterplan high profile tourist resorts and golf courses for hotels, property development companies, private members clubs, proprietary (pay and play) and council owned (municipal) courses.

Working with a trusted network of specialists in surveying, agronomy, ecology, engineering, irrigation, drainage and finance, we go through the CAD design process to ensure the golf course design will work and is within budget, before committing the client to unnecessary expense.

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Discuss a Golf Course Project

If you are planning a golf course improvement, remodelling project, course extension, soil importation scheme or specialist consultancy matter, contact Jonathan Gaunt for an initial no-obligation discussion.

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Our Services

New courses

9-holes, 18-holes, academy courses, pitch & putt courses and par-3 courses
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bunkers

Bunker remodelling

and new construction
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Soil importation projects

(landfill) and reclamation of coalmining, quarrying and refuse sites
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Course extensions

Redesign & Reconstruction
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Practice facilities

Driving ranges, short game practice areas, putting/chipping green
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Expert witness

Specialist consultancy and advice
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View some of our projects

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Why Work With Us

THE CLUB COMPANY & GAUNT GOLF DESIGN

Since 2017, The Club Company, has committed to some major course remodelling and improvement works and Gaunt Golf Design been fortunate to have been advising on 5 of their courses – at Cams Hall in Hampshire, Castle Royle in Berkshire, Lichfield in Staffordshire, Nizels in Kent and The Tytherington in Cheshire.

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Specialist Advice

Jonathan Gaunt has advised more than 220 existing golf clubs throughout Europe. He has undertaken numerous course audits, reviews and restoration work at courses originally designed by some of the greatest golf course architects of their era, for example, Harry Colt, Alister MacKenzie, Tom Simpson, John Abercromby, James Braid or Willie Park jnr..

Understanding Needs

At many courses where Jonathan has advised it is possible to see excellent examples of this specialist kind of sympathetic restoration work – taking into account the original architect’s design intentions, whilst remaining focused upon the needs of modern players.

Meeting Challenges

All courses present different design challenges – as they often have very different styles – some more “natural-looking”, whereas others are more “maintained” and sharp-edged. Many of the characteristics of the original design can be seen in old aerial black and white photographs on the walls of the clubhouse or in the club’s archives – they provide excellent reference points before we undertake our design work.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    What does Gaunt Golf Design do?

    Gaunt Golf Design provides golf course architecture, design and consultancy services, including new golf courses, bunker remodelling, course extensions, practice facilities, soil importation projects, historic course restoration and expert witness advice.

    Who does Gaunt Golf Design work with?

    Gaunt Golf Design works with private members’ clubs, hotel and leisure resorts, golf course owners, developers, proprietary golf centres, municipal course operators and organisations involved in land, planning or infrastructure projects affecting golf courses.

    Can Gaunt Golf Design work on existing golf courses?

    Yes. Much of the practice’s work involves improving, restoring, remodelling or extending existing golf courses, including courses originally designed by recognised architects such as Harry Colt, Alister MacKenzie and James Braid.

    Does Gaunt Golf Design only design new golf courses?

    No. In addition to new course design, the practice advises on bunker remodelling, course reconstruction, course extensions, practice facilities, soil importation, ecological enhancement, historic restoration and expert witness matters.

    Where does Gaunt Golf Design work?

    Gaunt Golf Design is based in Sheffield, UK, and works on golf course projects across the UK, Europe and internationally.

    Why involve a golf course architect early in a project?

    A golf course architect can help identify design, planning, drainage, construction, budget and playability issues before work begins on site. Early design input can reduce expensive changes later in the project.