Helping golf courses large and small
About Chris Haspell
Chris Haspell leads a team of associates with expertise and experience in a wide range of areas that are important to golf course project. They can draw on a deep knowledge base, built up over years of working on world class golf projects. Here is a small example of the proven track record that Chris himself has developed.
Coul Links
Project Manager/GM Coul Links
Chris was brought into the management team by Mike Keiser and Todd Warnock, He was charged with the task of gaining planning permission for a potential top 100 golf course in the Scottish Highlands, We gained planning permission in July 2018. Sadly the Scottish Government chose to overturn the Highland Council's decision in February 2020. I am still engaged by the Keiser's working on several other exciting projects.
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Management of ecology team
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Co-ordination of the legal team
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Full budget projections and profit and loss
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Management of the hydrology team
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Liaising with planning
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Liaising with the design team Coore & Crenshaw
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Responsible for all specifications
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Responsible for shaping team
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Responsible for irrigation design
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Responsible for several other projects across Europe
Castle Stuart Golf Links
Working on the initial design team, building what we hoped would become a world top 100 golf course. We entered the top 100 at number 47. Daily duties for Chris included:
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Design and shaping of the golf links from conception
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Seeding and grow-in with all agronomic responsibility
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Scottish open 2 years after opening
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Working closely with the directors and GM on budgets and projects and profit and loss
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Staff motivation, education and team building, with 11 staff plus seasonal staff
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HR and recruitment along with staff monitoring and mentoring
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Producing consistent top-quality surfaces
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Health and safety
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Four Scottish opens with Luke Donald and Phil Mickelson as just two of the winners
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Management of volunteers – up to 55 in 2016
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The last Scottish Open was televised worldwide to over 700 million homes
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GEO certified
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Environmentally sensitive while producing world class results
Horsholm Golf A/S with CK Golf and Design
Working with the owner Mr Peter Arendorff to redesign and improve an existing 27-hole golf course. At this point Peter asked me if I would be retained by the business at Horsholm and if we could be partners in the construction business working on other golf courses.
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Design and shaping of the changes to 27 holes
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Raising the profile of the golf course and club with 1600 members
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Install a three-hole training academy
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Improvements to the range
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Management of the greenkeeping team of seven
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Management of the agronomy
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Outside construction management and co-ordination
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Outside projects included nine holes Korsor GK, Royal Copenhagen GK
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Training facilities at Vallensbeak GK
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Consultancy in Sweden and Norway
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Consultancy in Holland and Germany
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HR and H+S
CLIENT LIST
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Coul Links – Scotland (Coore & Crenshaw)
Castle Stuart Golf links – Scotland (Hanse-Parsinen)
Les Bordes Golf international – France (Hanse)
Brora Golf Club – Scotland
Aalborg Golf Klub – Denmark
Volstrup Golf Center – Denmark
Vallo Golf Center – Denmark
Smorum Golf Center – Denmark
Marcus Minde Golf Klub – Denmark
Greve Golf Club – Denmark (Hawtree)
American Embassy – Copenhagen
Royal Copenhagen Golf Club – Denmark
Herning Golf Klub – Denmark
Tange So Golf Klub -Denmark
Oaklands Golf and Country Club – England
Pen-y-cae Golf Club – Wales
Horsholm Golf Klub – Denmark
Vallensbeak Golf Klub – Denmark
Roskilde Golf Club – Denmark
St Knud Golf Klub – Denmark
PRESENTATIONS AND EDUCATION DAYS
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
British and International Greenkeepers Association
Swedish Greenkeepers Federation
Dutch Greenkeepers Federation
Norwegian Greenkeepers Federation
Royal and Ancient Golf Course Committee
Various education days for committees
R and A
AGRONOMIC CONSULTANCIES AND CURRENT/PREVIOUS CLIENTS
Danish Golf Union all 200 + Golf courses
Danish Boldpils Union – Denmarks National Stadium
Netherlands Golf Federation
Cabot Links – Nova Scotia
Bandon Dunes – Oregon
Lemvig Golf Klub – Denmark
St Enodoc Golf Club
Brora Golf Club – Scotland
Tain Golf Club – Scotland
Holsterbro Golf Club – Denmark
Falster Golf Klub – Denmark
Orklyjunga Golf Klub – Sweden