GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SMGD COURSES:
At Close House – Colt Course. Sept 2017. A prestigious European Tour Championship hosted by Lee Westwood.
Broadcast worldwide from Royal Wellington Golf Club, NZ. October 2017. WOW!
The legacy continues.
Co-hosted at the award-winning Millbrook Resort near Queenstown, NZ. 2014 – 2023.
SMGD Design History
Project Chronology |
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| Year | Client | Project | Location | Status |
| 2004 | Close House- Colt Course | New 18 hole Championship Golf Course | UK | Opened May, 2011 |
| 2006 | Russley Golf Club | New 18th Green | NZ | Opened Dec, 2006 |
| 2007 | Oreti Sands | Course Redesign | NZ | Opened March, 2009 |
| 2007 | Millbrook Golf Resort | 13 New Holes, 14 hole renovation, New range | NZ | Opened Feb, 2010 |
| 2007 | Private Golf Facility | Private 4 hole Golf facility | NZ | Opened Dec, 2010 |
| 2008 | Arrowtown | New 18th Green | NZ | Completed 2009 |
| 2008 | Harewood Golf Club | 18 hole Re-design | NZ | Opened Feb 2012 |
| 2009 | Royal Wellington Golf Club | 27 Hole Re-design | NZ | Officially Opened Feb 2014 |
| 2009 | Menaggio & Cadenabbia | Course Consultation | Italy | Completed |
| 2010 | Kersewell Resort | New 18 Holes, Par 3 Course + range | UK | In Planning |
| 2011 | Russley Golf Club | Course Re-design | NZ | Completed |
| 2012 | Saint Maurice de Lions | New 9 Hole Design | France | Paused |
| 2012 | Close House | Renovation of ‘Filly Course’. | UK | Opened July 2013 |
| 2013 | Holy Island | Resurrect lost Braid Course | UK | Stopped |
| 2013 | Pauatahanui Golf Club | Planning Consultation | NZ | Completed |
| 2014 | Royal Malta Golf Club | Course Redesign | Malta | On Going |
| 2015 | Baberton Golf Club | Safety Consultation | UK | Hole Opened 2015 |
| 2015 | Premier Inn, Edinburgh | Safety Consultation | UK | Completed |
| 2016 | Bruntsfield Links Golf Society | Safety Consultation | UK | Completed |
| 2016 | Close House | Consultation for British Masters | UK | Completed |
| 2017 | Broomieknow Golf Club | Redesign | UK | In Process |
| 2018 | Millbrook Golf Resort | New 9-Holes for Championship Course | NZ | Opened 2022 |
| 2018 | St Peter’s School | Consultation on High Performance facility | NZ | Paused |
| 2018 | Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club | Course Renovation | UK | Completed 2021 |
| 2018 | Menaggio & Cadenabbia | Course Redesign | Italy | Completed 2019 |
| 2019 | Waikanae Golf Club | Design Consultation | NZ | Completed |
| 2019 | GOLF IT! (for The R&A) | Master Plan, course design | Scotland | Opening 2023 |
| 2020 | Royal Wellington GC | New Hole Design | NZ | Opened 2021 |
| 2022 | Miramar Golf Club | Master Plan, course design | NZ | In Process |
AWARDS
Winner
Excellence in Compliance Award
Royal Wellington Golf Club
Scott awarded by GEO as a Sustainable Golf Champion
PUBLICATIONS
St Andrews
The Evolution of the Old Course
by Scott Macpherson
Golf's Royal Clubs
by Scott Macpherson
TESTIMONIALS
"RWGC set out to build the best club golf course in New Zealand and to be one that golfers from all around the world will travel to play. We are confident that ambition is being realized."
Peter Cutfield, Chairman, Royal Wellington Golf Club, NZ