Testing conditions and a limited budget meant creating a golf course in the mountains surrounding Sauda was a challenge at which Niblick excelled
Sauda Golf Club |
Sauda Golf Club |
Sauda Golf Club |
Sauda Golf Club |
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The mountains are quite steep and fall straight into the sea, so there weren't many places to build nine holes never mind 18.
Initially I thought we couldn't afford them because they were too professional and expensive. In hindsight, we wouldn't have afforded to do without them.
Sauda Golf Club
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“The first thing that enthused me about Sauda was the people,” says Brian. “They bowled me over because they had made such a big effort to get their golf course going. It made me want to make a big effort for them. They didn’t have much money but they worked tirelessly to make the project work. It was a great pleasure to create a golf course in such a wonderful location for wonderful people.”
Graeme agrees: “They had the idea to create a golf course, but it was up to us to create it for them. They needed a good architect to come up with a routing through a very tight site. We tried to use all the outer edges of the site to make sure we got amazing backdrops on each hole, which I think we managed to do.”
