In addition to sharing the extensive challenges that the design team faced while putting the course together, he also credited Amy for their shared success.
Hanse brought on Amy Alcott as a consultant and could not have been happier with her role.
“Her being in the room I think gave us more credibility having a women’s golf Hall of Famer up there,” Hanse said. “She talked wonderfully about how she got into the game and how much this golf course could provide an opportunity going forward.”
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“My input was kind of [that] golf courses tend to be designed from the back tee forward. I wanted to make sure that after the Olympics [there would be] playable tees for all levels of golfers,” she said.
We recently caught up with five-time Major Champion and Hall of Fame member Amy Alcott, who partnered with golf course architect Gil Hanse to design the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro.
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Amy Alcott is a three-time winner of the ANA Inspiration and the first champion to leap into the lake next to the 18th green to celebrate.
But this summer Alcott will be taking part in another first in women’s golf. Alcott was part of the design team led by Gill Hanse in putting together the Rio de Janeiro course that will be used for the Olympic Games in August. Alcott said the challenge was to come up with a course that could challenge the best men and the best women in the world.
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“Cresa, a commercial real estate advisory firm specializing in tenant representation, has renewed its sponsorship of PGA Tour professional Brendan Steele, Champions Tour professional Fred Funk, and Hall of Fame LPGA Tour professional Amy Alcott. This will be Cresa’s fourth year sponsoring the trio.”
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Melanie Hauser of ESPNW had the opportunity to interview Amy about her career as a champion golfer, her current endeavor of designing golf courses for the upcoming Olympics, philanthropy and some unexpected cherished possessions.
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It is quite difficult to say no to a request from SHALVA , the Association for Mentally and Physically Challenged Children in Israel.
Which is how World Golf Hall of Famer Amy Alcott found herself in the Holy Land this week for the first annual SHALVA Golf Tournament, held on Monday at the Caesarea Golf Club.
“A close friend of mine in the US – Jewish sports agent Arn Tellem – was involved in sponsoring the tournament, and when he reached out to me to come to Israel and be the honorary chairperson, I was thrilled to help bring attention to SHALVA internationally about the wonderful work they are doing,” said Alcott to The Jerusalem Post from SHALVA ’s impressive headquarters in Har Nof.
(The new SHALVA National Children’s Center will open its doors in August 2015 in the heart of Jerusalem.) Monday’s tournament and awards luncheon in Caesarea featured more than 100 participants and raised vital funds needed to support SHALVA ’s programs, which provide quality care for over 500 children with special needs, empowering their families, and promoting social tolerance.
Ryan Herrington of GolfDigest.com reports on the PGA Show unveiling of initial images from Rio of the 2016 Olympic course, where the name has not been settled on but at this point no one seems to mind.
You can read the article in its entirety and enjoy photos of the completed course on the Geoff Shackelford site.
Amy has once again been featured in an article enthusiastically covering her involvement in designing the golf course for the 2016 Olympics. Desert Golf & Tennis discusses all the weirdness, delays and political and legal maneuvering involved in the process, as well as all of the key stages where Amy’s experience and insight helped to bring the project to reality.
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In recognition of International Women’s day, Links Magazine posted a list of their top 10 female golf course architects. Amy Alcott is deservedly featured on that list, along with her esteemed peers. Take a look at this wonderful feature on the Links Magazine website!