| PROFILE
From an early age Graham Papworth
was destined to be a designer of one kind or another, he began his
working life as a cadet draftsman for a consulting engineering firm
at age 16.
Whilst working for the highly progressive
Geoffrey Burchill and Partners Consulting Engineers and Planners he
successfully completed a Certificate in Civil Engineering (DOT) and
worked as a design draughtsman on many large residential projects,
some which included golf courses were amongst the first developments
of their type in Australia.
In 1978 Graham set up his own design
draughting service and worked in various fields of design including
building architecture, landscaping, irrigation, civil and structural
engineering and as chance would have it golf course
design.
By 1984 Graham's focus was firmly
concentrated on golf design and he accepted a permanent position
with Ross C. Watson Golf Design & Planning Service. In 1986 when
Ross joined champion golfer Graham Marsh to form Marsh Watson
International Golf Course Architects Graham Papworth became their
founding staff member.
Once on the world stage Graham's golf
design skills were honed during the creation of many highly
acclaimed courses of that era such as;
The Vines, Horizons and Secret Harbour in
Australia, Mission Valley in Japan and Kingfisher in Saipan. His
skills were further augmented by study tours to many top courses in
the United States and a training course in Turf
Management.
Graham resigned his position as associate
and senior course designer in 1993 to pursue his own design
objectives.
Trading under the name of G.N.P. Golf
Design Pty. Ltd. since then Graham has with minimal fuss or fanfare
provided a first class golf design service to many clients and clubs
direct and also in association with other architects, consultants,
builders and golf professionals.
Graham became a member of the Society of
Australian Golf Course Architects in 1990 and is the Vice President. |
