Andy Haggar

Course Architect at Rumanza Golf & Country Club   

Andy gave some time for a Q&A session to provide insights into the Rumanza Golf Course.

Q&A 

GEO - How excited were you to get involved with the project in Pakistan?

Very excited indeed.  Pakistan is such an interesting country and what an opportunity to work somewhere new.

GEO - When people come to Rumanza Golf and Country Club, what can they expect?

They can expect a world class golf course with facilities and hospitality to match.  They can also expect to see something quite unique in many respects and a golf course very much rooted in its location on account of the strong local identity it has.

GEO- What are the main points that you see were unique about the way in which Rumanza was designed, constructed?

We able to literally sink the golf course into the ground and work with pure sand.  We also had strong design references to local features such as existing on-site vernacular architecture in the form of deras and cart paths built from native brick to match local village roads.  Also the use of natural, local walling built from the native earth, which was employed both aesthetically and practically throughout the landscape areas.  The construction was carried out by 90+% Pakistani workers.

GEO -Tell us your vision for Rumanza Golf and Country Club and what kind of consideration did you give to sustainability related issues in the design of the course?

Sustainability played a central role in this project from day one, which is why I think my own vision for Rumanza is that it is recognised on the world stage for many different reasons, not least the very strong sustainability foundations it was built on. 

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