Golf
Course Consulting: The
aim of the Golf Course Consultant (GCC) is to help create
a truly great golf course by utilizing to the fullest
extent possible the potential of a promising piece of
land. This potential is expressed in the site's location,
slope, vegetation, water features, soil types, climate
and orientation. The potential is also determined by economic
factors which include the cost of construction and the
potential return on the investment. Depending on the availability
of land, the GCC can determine if the land is suitable
for a full golf course, an Executive Par 3 course, a
Pitch and Putt course, a driving range, a mini-golf course,
or a combination of any or all of the above. The GCC can
then recommend a suitable Golf Course Architect (GCA)
to layout a proper course taking the land characteristics
into account. The role of the GCA or designer is the realization
of this potential under the constraints of design criteria
that separate the truly great golf course from the ordinary.
Pro-W
(Ukraine) with its experienced
management and staff can act as your Golf Course Consultant
(GCC) in Ukraine. Pro-W can provide: full analysis, evaluation, design services,
construction supervision, feasibility studies, business
plans, and environmental impact studies. Having
worked on such projects as 12 Oaks at Koncha Zaspa, Kyiv Country Club, Golden Gate Golf Club,
and projects in various countries around the world, the
staff at Pro-W (Ukraine) is the only organization
presently in Ukraine that can provide all services listed
above.
Site
Analysis: Site Analysis
performed by the GCC can determine a single characteristic
of the land, or it can determine many, such as elevations,
slopes, orientation, wind direction, plant cover, plant
types, ground water, surface water, watersheds, utilities
or lack thereof, roads or lack thereof, wild life, soil
types and condition, geology, geography, surrounding land
use, ownership, location, past or current use, assessment
or appraisal value.
Site
evaluation A Site Evaluation, if needed, is the
use, by GCC, of the raw data gathered in the analysis,
to make a determination whether a proposed use is valid,
from a design (or physical) standpoint.
Feasibility
study Also recommended is a Feasibility Study, which
determines the validity of a proposed use from an investment
standpoint, given the facts known about the site and the
proposed use.
Business
Plan. The GCC can also provide a comprehensive
Business Plan which enables the owner to determine the
profitability and feasibility of establishing a golf course.
Environmental
Impact Study (EIS). An EIS determines the impacts and calculates
their intensity of a project on the environment.
Pro-W
(Ukraine) Professional Services
Discussing,
answering questions about and providing initial general
planning information for the specific type of golf course
desired.
Evaluating,
analyzing, and making recommendations about a site or
several possible sites for a suitable golf course.
Consulting for preparing necessary documentation, requests
for approvals, studies, financing possibilities, etc.
Drawing
several preliminary routing plans and then the final routing
plan for locating the golf holes, clubhouse area and practice
facilities
Preparing golf course construction
drawings and writing technical golf course construction
information.Making a preparatory and periodic advisory
visits while the golf course is bring constructed.
Designing
additional holes on an existing golf course, adding a
second course, or preparing remodeling plans for improving
or updating an existing golf course.
Additional
services: full
analysis, evaluation, construction supervision, feasibility
studies, business plans, and environmental impact studies.
Types of Golf Courses and recommended
land areas.
Type Land area required
Full
18 hole golf course
50-70 hectares
9
Hole golf course
25-40 hectares
Executive
Par 3 course (18 Hole)
5-10 hectares
Executive
Par 3 course (9 Hole)
3-5 hectares
Pitch
N Putt course (18 holes)
1-2 hectares
Pitch
N Putt course (9 hole)
1 Hectare
Mini-Golf
course
½ to 1 hectare
Driving
Range
½ to 1 hectare
Combination
(Mini-Golf, Pitch-N-Putt, Driving)
1-3 hectares
Construction costs (rough estimates)
and Time required *
Type Estimated costs Time
Required
Full
18 hole golf course
$ 1 to 5 million ** 1-2 years
9
Hole golf course
$1/2 to 3 million **
1-2 years
Executive
Par 3 course (18 Hole)
$100,000 - $300,000 1 year
Executive
Par 3 course (9 Hole)
$75,000 200,000 1 year
Pitch
N Putt course (18 holes)
$50,000 100,000 1 year
Pitch
N Putt course (9 hole)
$30,000 75,000
1 year
Mini-Golf
course
$16,000 100,000
6 months
Driving
Range $35,000 50,000 5 months
Combination
(Mini, Driving, PitchNPutt)
$100,000-200,000 1 year
*
Does not include land acquisition costs.
** Not including
Club house facilities, hotels, restaurants, etc.
