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Mackenzie & Ebert<br />
Tom Mackenzie & Martin Ebert have been designing and redesigning golf courses since 1989, first with Donald Steel & Company<br />
and then, from 2005, as Mackenzie & Ebert Ltd. <strong>The</strong> company has provided the golf course architectural advice to <strong>Hirono</strong> Golf<br />
Club for the restoration project following an initial visit to the Club in November 2017. Martin Ebert has been the partner in<br />
charge of the work supported by Chris Huggett. Five planning visits were made in 2018 following the initial visit and Martin<br />
made thirteen visits during the construction period between January 2019 and the reopening of the course on 1st October<br />
2019. Chris Huggett accompanied Martin on three of the construction visits to provide technical support and to record the<br />
construction works with drone photograhy.<br />
This major project at <strong>Hirono</strong> has been one of the most prominent ever handled by the company given <strong>Hirono</strong>’s standing in<br />
Japanese and world golf and the quality of <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>Hugh</strong> Alison’s original design. <strong>The</strong> company’s portfolio includes numerous<br />
Colt & Company courses around the world which helped greatly with understanding the original design concepts which would<br />
have been employed at <strong>Hirono</strong>.<br />
Royal Portrush<br />
Mackenzie & Ebert currently advise 7 of the 10 current Open Championship venues, the feted Royal Dornoch in Scotland, Royal<br />
Porthcawl in Wales, Royal County Down in Northern Ireland and Portmarnock and <strong>The</strong> Island in Ireland amongst a long portfolio<br />
of courses enjoying a strong and notable heritage. <strong>The</strong> Open Championship courses of Royal Portrush (one of Colt & Company’s<br />
finest works), Turnberry, Royal St. George’s, Royal Lytham & St Annes, Royal Troon, Carnoustie and Royal Liverpool have to<br />
present an enjoyable experience for members and visitors as well as providing a supreme test of the world’s best players.<br />
<strong>The</strong> same objective was at the core of the proposals drawn up and implemented to restore and improve the course at <strong>Hirono</strong>.<br />
Striking the right balance is always the key as well as paying due respect to the wonderful heritage of these courses. <strong>The</strong> other<br />
important aspect of the brief for <strong>Hirono</strong> was to maintain the proud Japanese character of the course.<br />
<strong>The</strong> skills which the company has learned from working on so many classic championship courses have been brought to bear<br />
on the planning and implementation of the restoration of <strong>Charles</strong> <strong>Hugh</strong> Alison’s wonderful design at <strong>Hirono</strong>. It has been a real<br />
honour to advise the Club.
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