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PHILIP CHRISTIAN SPOGÁRD

Principal Golf Course Architect, BSc BA EIGCA (hcp. 2.9)

Philip graduated with degrees in both Law and Landscape Architecture before graduating as the top student on the EIGCA’s two-year education programme. He is one of only ten golf course architects worldwide who have won the prestigious TORO Student Golf Course Architect Award. He has worked, lived and studied extensively around the world and has been fortunate to work on a number of exciting international projects. This has allowed him to study many of the world’s finest golf courses – providing him with an understanding of the difference between a good and a great golf course, an understanding of the worldwide golf culture and an understanding of the many different mechanisms which regulates the golfing industry.
Philip is an Member of the EIGCA and a keen golfer.

MICHIEL VAN DER VAART

Principal Golf Course Architect, BSc EIGCA (hcp. 7.2)

After graduating with a degree in Landscape Architecture, Michiel worked at a landscape architects office for four years before following his lifelong dream of becoming a golf course architect. He joined the golf design company of Gerard Jol in 2002 and has since been involved in the EIGCA’s Diploma programme and in the design and renovation of numerous golf courses around Europe.
Michiel has considerable experience in the design and planning of golf courses and his naturalistic approach and design style has helped him create courses which are successfully integrated in their surrounding cultural, historical and natural environments.

Michiel is an Member of the EIGCA and loves a competitive round of golf