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Jay Blasi is a golf course designer that recently finished the redesign at Lakeside Country Club in Houston, Texas. Jay shares his story and how he was able to win the project despite a few hurdles to get over. Bigger is not always better and who is doing the work is important. Gritman and Jay explore the following topics:
- Gaining experience (chicken or egg)

- Positioning yourself to win a competitive selection process

- Putting in the time and being present during construction

- How to make golf more enjoyable for the average golfer and still challenging for the low handicap player

- Parkland vs Links (What is Augusta National?)

- Working with membership to establish project goals

- Bringing classic design to Texas (MacKenzie, Macdonald, Ross, Rayner)

- How to make a course interesting on a relatively flat piece of land

- Template holes (Road, Redan, Biarritz)

- Overcoming the unexpected loss of the course superintendent during construction

- Role of the architect throughout the project

- Course Conditions vs. Design

- Maintaining a new golf course

- Pros and Cons of presenting plans in interview process A big thank you to Jay for taking the time to visit with us. Thank you for listening. Jay Blasi Design Lakeside Country Club Sponsors: Turtle Box Audio Poncho Outdoors Contact: chris@gritmenclub.com