Cameron
Powell are
international golf
course designers & golf consultants who have
been actively involved
in the design,
development,
project management and operation of golf,
hotel &
leisure projects since 1981.
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Cameron
Powell Limited specialises in golf course design, architecture and project
management. We have a very broad-based
and practical hands-on experience of the entire golf & leisure
development and operation process....as well as golf design and
development, we have previously managed golf club, golf course, golf
resort, leisure and hotel projects.
We can work independently or as an integral part of the client's team
or in association with a panel of established golf experts and
consultants, who specialise in all aspects of design, construction,
development,
management, operation & golf tourism. Together, we can offer
the full range of expertise, experience and
enthusiasm needed to meet and develop virtually any project objective
or requirement.
From classic golf course design to the full range of golf services from site evaluation to
building design & construction services, throughout the United
Kingdom, Europe and beyond, contact the golf professionals. |
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Campo de Golfe
Vidago Palace,
Vidago, Portugal
This is our second Mackenzie Ross project. The old 9 hole
short course has been remodelled into 6 upgraded holes, with 12
completely new holes added on adjoining land. There is a golf academy
with driving
range and associated practice facilities. This
is part of a major leisure project by Unicer Turismo to
renovate and upgrade the beautiful belle
epoch
Vidago Palace hotel into a 5 star hotel,
spa & golf resort....[more]
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best golf course in spain
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Furnas,
Sâo Miguel, Açores
The 'Pocket
Guide to Golf Courses' rates this as the joint best course
in Spain & Portugal. When we upgraded & extended the
1939 Mackenzie
Ross 9 hole course into an international 18 hole course, we
strived to
retain
the integrity of the original and reflect the
aesthetics, playability & spirit of the original....and judging
by the reaction of those who have seen & played the course, it
is difficult to spot the join.....[more]
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of europe's finest golf
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Batalha,
Sâo Miguel, Açores
Batalha is a 27 hole course within an
extraordinary
landscape and with beautiful views over the Atlantic Ocean. It has hosted PGA EuroTour & PGA Seniors
Tour events.
Batalha
& Furnas are the only courses on the island and it says
much for their quality & presentation that at
the 2007 IAGTO awards, a panel of travel journalists rated the
Azores as "...one of the
best undiscovered golfing destinations in the world..."....[more] |
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joint best golf course in the whole of Spain & Portugal...." |
| The
Pocket
Guide to Golf Courses |
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| "....one
of the world's most intimate & exquisitely beautiful
courses...." |
| David
Sayers
| eminent botanist & travel writer |
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| "....a
stunning venue & the golf course is fantastic - a true test...." |
| PGA EuroPro Tour |
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| "....one
of Europe's finest golf courses...." |
| Eddie
Hearn
| PGA EuroPro Tour Managing Director |
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"....You
need to fly to the middle of the Atlantic but to play this course only
once is worth the trip....
Cameron Powell did a truly remarkable job...." |
| Top
100
Courses of the World |
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impressed by....the meticulously designed beauty of the golf
courses...." |
| TAP
Air
Portugal 'UP' magazine |
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| "....Furnas....March
19...." |
| Robert
Sidorsky | Golf Courses of the World 365 days |
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| design
philosophy |
| Our
golf course design philosophy
is simple:
we aim to
produce
the best possible golf course within the constraints of the
site
conditions and the project resources. A good golf course should be.... |
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practical
to
build, play
& maintain |
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aesthetically
pleasing |
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challenging
but not punitive |
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in
harmony with
its surroundings |
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ecologically sound and
environmentally friendly
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playable at all levels |
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extremely careful to avoid imposing
alien design characteristics onto naturally beautiful sites or classic
golf courses. When remodelling and extending classic golf courses --
such as the Mackenzie Ross courses at Furnas in the Azores and Campo de
Golfe Vidago Palace in Northern Portugal -- we strive
to
retain
the integrity of the original design and to faithfully reflect the
aesthetics, playability, spirit & character of the site or
course.
What really gives us a buzz at Furnas is when
people
say they can’t spot the join... that they have
difficulty
deciding
where the old course finishes and where the new course
begins.
That’s
when we know we really got it right. And this is exactly what
we aim to achieve with our new course at Vidago...that
blending of
classic golf course design within a 21st century context. |
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"Raised,
bunkered and seemingly frighteningly small undulating greens are the
key feature at this gem of
a natural
golf course, whose rolling fairways are framed by phalanxes of Japanese
cedars, mystical in the mists. But it is more
forgiving
than it looks and a joy for players of all
standards"
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| Furnas Golf Course - The Pocket Guide to
Golf Courses |
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