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Episode 17: Jay Blasi - Earning the Job
Jay Blasi is a golf course designer that recently finished the redesign at Lakeside Country Club in Houston, Texas. Jay shares his story and how he was able to win the project despite a few hurdles to get over. Bigger is not always better and who is doing the work is important. Gritman and Jay explore the following topics:
- Gaining experience (chicken or egg)
- Positioning yourself to win a competitive selection process
- Putting in the time and being present during construction
- How to make golf more enjoyable for the average golfer and still challenging for the low handicap player
- Parkland vs Links (What is Augusta National?)
- Working with membership to establish project goals
- Bringing classic design to Texas (MacKenzie, Macdonald, Ross, Rayner)
- How to make a course interesting on a relatively flat piece of land
- Template holes (Road, Redan, Biarritz)
- Overcoming the unexpected loss of the course superintendent during construction
- Role of the architect throughout the project
- Course Conditions vs. Design
- Maintaining a new golf course
- Pros and Cons of presenting plans in interview process
A big thank you to Jay for taking the time to visit with us. Thank you for listening.
Jay Blasi Design
Lakeside Country Club
Sponsors:
Turtle Box Audio
Poncho Outdoors
Contact: [email protected]
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Jay Blasi is a golf course designer that recently finished the redesign at Lakeside Country Club in Houston, Texas. Jay shares his story and how he was able to win the project despite a few hurdles to get over. Bigger is not always better and who is doing the work is important. Gritman and Jay explore the following topics:
- Gaining experience (chicken or egg)
- Positioning yourself to win a competitive selection process
- Putting in the time and being present during construction
- How to make golf more enjoyable for the average golfer and still challenging for the low handicap player
- Parkland vs Links (What is Augusta National?)
- Working with membership to establish project goals
- Bringing classic design to Texas (MacKenzie, Macdonald, Ross, Rayner)
- How to make a course interesting on a relatively flat piece of land
- Template holes (Road, Redan, Biarritz)
- Overcoming the unexpected loss of the course superintendent during construction
- Role of the architect throughout the project
- Course Conditions vs. Design
- Maintaining a new golf course
- Pros and Cons of presenting plans in interview process
A big thank you to Jay for taking the time to visit with us. Thank you for listening.
Jay Blasi Design
Lakeside Country Club
Sponsors:
Turtle Box Audio
Poncho Outdoors
Contact: [email protected]