European Institute of Golf Course Architects
| European Institute of Golf Course Architects | |
|---|---|
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| founding |
July 3, 2000
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| place | Crown Plaza Hotel, London |
| president | Christoph Städler |
| Members | 98 (as of April 2, 2019) |
| Website | www.eigca.org |
The European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA) is a European professional association for golf course architects . The association represents qualified golf course architects in Europe and the rest of the world. The members of the EIGCA must demonstrate through their skills, experience and training that they are capable of planning and supervising the construction of golf courses at a high technical level. Membership is voluntary. The EIGCA is based in Bramley (Surrey) , a town in Surrey, England ; Christoph Städler has been President of the EIGCA since May 1, 2019 .
founding
The European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA) was created on July 3, 2000 in the Crown Plaza Hotel in London from a merger of the three leading European golf course architecture organizations at the time. Under the chairmanship of David Williams, the first president of the new association, the presidents of the three organizations, Peter Harradine for the "European Society of Golf Course Architects" (ESGA), ratified Alain Prat for the "Association Française des Architectes de Golf" ( AFAG) and Howard Swan for the "British Institute of Golf Course Architects" (BIGCA), the future merger of their associations to form the EIGCA.
President of the EIGCA
- 2000-2001: David Williams
- 2001-2002: Simon Gidman
- 2002-2004: Peter Harradine
- 2004-2007: Mark Adam
- 2007-2009: Ken Moodie
- 2009–2011: David Krause
- 2011–2013: Rainer Preißmann
- 2013–2015: Peter Fjallman
- 2015-2017: Tom Mackenzie
- 2017-2019: Ross McMurray
- since 2019: Christoph Städler
Harry Colt Award
With the "Harry Colt Award", the EIGCA honors outstanding achievements by organization or person in golf and golf development.
| year | Award winners |
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| 2010 | The R&A |
| 2015 | Golf Environment Organization |
| 2016 | Golfing Union of Ireland |
| 2018 | Bernhard Langer |
literature
- European Institute of Golf Course Architects. In: Bill Mallon , Randon Jerris: Historical Dictionary of Golf. Scarecrow Press, 2011, pp. 99-100. ISBN 978-0-810-87465-7 ( limited preview in Google Book Search)
Web links
- Literature from and about European Institute of Golf Course Architects in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bill Mallon , Randon Jerris: Historical Dictionary of Golf. Scarecrow Press, 2011, pp. 99-100. ISBN 978-0-810-87465-7 ( limited preview in Google Book Search)
- ↑ See the EIGCA "About" website
- ^ The Harry Colt Award. EIGCA.