A career as a golf course architect involves a wide variety of golf course and landscaping products including new golf course design, golf course appraisals and feasibility studies, remodelling works, practice facilities, ornamental putting courses, planning submissions and environmental assessment and topographical surveys.

Weller Designs Ltd is one of the leading golf course design companies in the UK. Established in 1998, the founding Directors, Bruce and David Weller, have been golf course architects for over 16 years, we asked Bruce to tell us more...

• How do you become a Golf Course Architect?
• What is the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (FREE for logged in members only)
• How do you design a golf course? (FREE for logged in members only)
• Do you design the clubhouse buildings as well as courses? (Full Members Only)
• How do you make sure that a new course is different from the last one you designed? (Full Members Only)
• Are there basic rules to follow to design a golf course? (Full Members Only)
• Do you need to be a PGA Professional to design a golf course? (Full Members Only)
• How long does it take to build a new golf course? (Full Members Only)
• Do you find older courses are in need of alterations to make them tougher to combat new technology in golf equipment? (Full Members Only)
• Does golf course design play a part in pace of play? (Full Members Only)
• Why do the Tees on new courses seem to be further away from the greens? (Full Members Only)
• Have new developments in grass types had an effect on golf course design? (Full Members Only)
• How do Championship courses differ from ‘normal’ courses? (Full Members Only)