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Brought to
our community by accomplished Golf Course
Architect, Barry L. Jordan. Jordan Golf
Design believes that a golf course that
exhibits sound design principles,
compositional beauty, and thrilling golf, is
the product of an Architect’s ability to
arrange its features and forms in both an
artistic and functional manner. This
requires a specific design philosophy, as
well as technical competency, to achieve.
Jordan’s designing of a golf course is an
art which solves technical problems
while sculpting compositions for players of
all levels to enjoy. The ultimate success of
each design is achieved by creating a
harmonious resolution which satisfies
specific goals and objectives of a project
while also taking into account the
characteristics of a site. This art must be
practiced responsibly by stewards of the
natural environment. It requires knowledge
of ecology and an understanding of the
consequences associated with the
manipulation of the landscape. |
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Creating
character and beauty while linking the
remaining golf holes. The result is a golf
course with memorable images. This is
accomplished by developing a specific
concept for each project which helps to
generate its features and forms. These
concepts are produced by abstracting and
blending a combination of the
following inspirations:
Elements
of Inspiration
The
Original Links
The timeless and rugged links courses are
filled with brilliantly conceived golf holes
that take full advantage of existing
topography and environmental conditions. I
capture and integrate a “sense of place”
from these courses.
Natural Processes
Golf was originally played over topography
formed through erosion by wind and water.
By studying these natural processes through
photography, drawing, and writing, I have
developed a palette of
images to assist in form generation.
The Existing Site
Often an existing site provides much beauty
and character that can be incorporated into
new forms and features producing golf course
compositions that appear “completely
natural.”
Other Arts
The rhythm of music, the sequence of dance,
the principles of architecture, the
philosophies of garden design, and the
beauty of sculpture are all potential
sources of inspiration that can help
establish the aesthetic character of the
golf course. |
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