What do two EGD golf courses with contrasting landscapes have in common?
The answer is their designer.
JCB Golf & Country Club stretches to over 7,300 yards. La Grande Mare Golf Club measures less than 5,400. One is bold, dramatic and expansive. The other is compact, intricate and relentlessly strategic.
Both were designed by Robin Hiseman, and share the same philosophy: creating the best possible course for their landscape, not imposing a signature style. Different in character, yet both deliver an elite test of golf.
As Robin explains:
“JCB and La Grande Mare sit at opposing ends of the spectrum in terms of length, but they share the same strategic intricacy. JCB tests power and precision over more than 7,300 yards, while La Grande Mare never lets you relax despite measuring less than 5,400 yards. They also look completely different in their styling, which pleases me. You wouldn’t know the same chap designed both.”
Each project was shaped by an ambitious owner with a distinct vision. Robin’s response in both cases was the same: understand the land, respond to the brief and let the course find its own identity.
That commitment to quality extends beyond the design. Both clubs have greenkeeping teams whose meticulous maintenance standards allow each course to perform exactly as the designs intend.
The hallmark of a top class designer is the ability to adapt. To read the landscape, embrace the client’s vision and create a course with its own identity, while delivering the same uncompromising standard of quality.
Perhaps that’s what these two courses have most in common. Not their length, their style or even their setting, but the golf course architecture to provide an exceptional and unforgettable experience.