February 06, 2025

EP.106 - The Design Brief: Richard Chamberlain - Richard Chamberlain Golf Design

1 hour 34 minutes

Thanks to The Society of Australian Golf Course Architects, The Design Brief is back!

Richard Chamberlain may not be a household name in Australian golf course architecture. As you'll soon hear, Richard is however extremely well experienced and has worked with some of those household golf course architecture names.

From an early career in cartography Richard was soon to make a change into golf course architecture, probably in a way you won't see coming. Once in the game, with a couple of Australia's well known names such as Graham Marsh and Ross Watson, Richard was soon finding his was in the earliest days of CAD for golf course design and construction.

Fast forward through some rewarding, and at times, tumultuous years, Richard is now well into his very own career as a golf course architect. As you'll hear, he is working on a number of golf course projects around Australia. One corner of his business that he has carved out in the industry himself, is that of mini golf course design. Different to the image that you conjure in your mind at the moment you first hear about mini golf, golf clubs and other golf facilities are seeing enormous benefits to adding mini golf to their established golf offerings.

Join Richard and I as we theoretically travel the country discussing old golf course design and construction, new golf course design and construction, mini golf, short par 4's, and the odd beer story all in the name of learning more and gaining an insight into the mind of a golf course architect.

People and places mentioned in this podcast:

Richard Chamberlain Golf Design - website

Richard Chamberlain Email - [email protected]

Richard Chamberlain Phone - 0409 899 007

Graham Marsh - Planet Golf website

Ross Watson - Planet Golf website

Magenta Shores Golf Club

Kooindah Waters Golf Club

Terrey Hills Golf & Country Club

Karratha Country Club

Royal Hobart Golf Club

Ocean Shores Country Club