Past Projects

Lyne has worked on numerous projects across Australia and internationally. Her broad experience includes golf course design for residential developments, resort golf, and private and regional clubs. A representative list follows.

Royal Canberra Golf Club

Consulting Course Architect 1998-2008

Preliminary Master Plan. Detailed analysis of course conditions with recommendations and options for future planning. Initial priority works included the development of a quality practice chipping facility and redeveloping targeted tees and surrounds.

Redevelopment of Practice Facilities. Planning, design and construction of a 1000m2 USGA profile putting green, warm-up nets, and a 1800m2 driving range tee transformed the existing practice facilities for members.

Planning, Design and Construction of a 1000m2 Chipping Green. Built to USGA specifications, practice bunker and surrounds, to meet the needs of an increasingly busy golf course and member profile.

Select Bunker Redevelopment. Undertaken to improve drainage, visibility, access, playability and maintenance shortfalls in the most problematic of the clay bunkers. All works addressed the need to retain the intrinsic character of the original course.

Bunker Renovation. Various bunker infrastructure works including installing drainage, incorporating liner to reduce contamination of sand and measures to improve golfer and equipment access. This renovation program supported improved maintenance practices and substantially enhanced golfer playability.

Select Tee Redevelopment. Undertaken to increase playable surface areas, restore grades, improve play angles, sun access, and golfer circulation.

Repositioning and construction of select women’s tees to improve golfer playability.

Clubhouse Landscape and Traffic Analysis. Concepts and recommendations related to upgrading the grounds, traffic and pedestrian circulation around the Clubhouse precinct.

Client: Royal Canberra Golf Club

“Thank you for your professionalism and integrity.”
— Ian Travena, General Manager

“I have appreciated your fine work, guidance and counsel in making our golf course one of the best.”
— Rick Coate, General Manager

Royal Military College Golf Club

Planning and design options to address golf boundary conflict brought about by the redevelopment of a major arterial road leading to the Canberra International Airport.
Client: RMCGC, ACT Roads
Murrumbidgee Country Club

Planning, design and implementation of the forward tee, Green Course. The focus was to provide a more accessible and enjoyable game for a diverse group of players, including women and seniors.
Client: Murrumbidgee Country Club
The Grange Golf Club

Detailed planning for the redevelopment of an 18-hole golf course focused on safety, improved management of the flood plain, modern course set-up, and more engaging golf for all.
Client: Dapto Leagues Club

“The great work you have done has underpinned the next steps. Thank you.“

Marie Mannion, Club President
“The Green Course has become an integral part of the golfing week at Murrumbidgee.”

Sandra Fenwick, Past Womens Captain
“Again, thank you for being a breath of fresh air in terms of ideas and opportunities that reach far beyond the golf course.”

Bronwyn Newman, Dapto Leagues Club

Campbelltown Golf Club

Safety analysis, planning, design and re-construction of several holes to address golf course conflict at the property boundary.
Client: Lend Lease
Yowani Country Club

Golf course planning and design associated with the construction of a new storm-water catchment. Golf hole safety analysis and associated improvement plans. Cart path planning. Targeted greenside bunker improvements. Planning options for hole remodelling associated with property boundary safety challenges.
Client: Yowani Golf Club
Moruya Golf Club

Planning and design to address course safety at the 10th hole property boundary following a public liability incident.
Client: Moruya Golf Club

Bloomfield Golf Club

Safety analysis and planning to address golf course conflict at the Orange Base Hospital property boundary.
Client: Orange City Council
Queanbeyan Golf Club

Golf Course Masterplan to generate an improved course profile. Analysis of course safety challenges and associated planning and design.
Client: Queanbeyan Golf Club

Bermagui Golf Course

Planning options linked to a clubhouse renewal process, residential land package and associated golf course reconfiguration.
Client: CIC Australia
Capital Golf Course

Planning options to reconfigure an 18-hole golf course into nine holes associated with a proposed residential estate.
Client: CIC Australia, The Vikings Group
Symonston

Planning for a new 18-hole golf course to be developed to best practice sustainability models.
Client: CIC Australia, The Vikings Group

Fairbairn Golf Course

Golf Hole Safety Analysis and Safety Assessment to address conflict at the 17th hole property boundary.
Client: ACT Emergency Services
Junior Golf Australia

Planning study to assist grant requirements for a course improvements initiative supporting junior golf development.
Client: Junior Golf Australia
Boorowa Golf Club

Planning study to assist grant application requirements for a development proposal and course improvement initiative.
Client: Boorowa Golf Club

SAGCA | EIGCA | ASGCA | International golf course architects study tour, England, 2015.

International Experience

I was fortunate to learn the golf course design process as a design associate based in Honolulu, Singapore and Sydney while working alongside American Society of Golf Course Architects members Robin Nelson and Rodney Wright.

During this time, I gained valuable experience on approximately seventy representative projects in the Hawaiian Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Guam, Australia, France, Japan and Korea.