WRITTEN ON Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 BY Tim AND STORED IN Golf News, Peter Thomson, Tim Lobb
August 2016 saw the retirement of one of the legends of golf, close friend and mentor Peter Thomson. It is with his support and encouragement that we are proud to announce the launch of LOBB + PARTNERS, Europe’s newest design practice, specialists in golf course design and golf community masterplanning. Tim Lobb, Principal, [...]
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WRITTEN ON Monday, August 15th, 2016 BY Tim AND STORED IN Peter Thomson, Uncategorized
Due to my age, declining health and in consultation with my family and two partners Ross and Tim, I have decided to retire completely from the golf design businesses, Thomson Perrett in Melbourne and Thomson Perrett & Lobb in London I have encouraged Ross and Tim to continue with their own golf [...]
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WRITTEN ON Tuesday, December 15th, 2015 BY Tim AND STORED IN Golf News, Our projects, Peter Thomson, Tim Lobb, Travels
Tally of international travels for TPL in 2015 Nigeria (5x), Egypt (4x), Turkey (4x), USA (2x), UAE, Ivory Coast, Ireland, Jersey As 2015 draws to an end it is always fun to reflect on another year gone by. We are fortunate enough to be working on both new build and renovation projects. The new [...]
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WRITTEN ON Sunday, November 1st, 2015 BY Tim AND STORED IN Our projects, Peter Thomson, Press Releases, Ross Perrett, Tim Lobb
Turkish Airlines today announced that it has renewed its deal as headline sponsor of the Turkish Airlines Open for a further three years. The announcement comes as this year’s Turkish Airlines Open tees off at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal, Belek on Thursday. Following its successful support of golf around the world since 2012, the [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015 BY Tim AND STORED IN Golf News, Peter Thomson, Ross Perrett, Tim Lobb, Top Courses
This year the annual Thomson Perrett & Lobb golf day was held at St George’s Hill in Surrey. The famed Harry Colt layout is ranked in the Top 50 in UK and Ireland regularly and is an on going client to TPL. Thirty seven of our clients and industry friends participated in our annual [...]
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WRITTEN ON Friday, June 26th, 2015 BY Tim AND STORED IN Peter Thomson
The Open Championship being played at St Andrews is about as nostalgic as we can get as golfers … immediately it conjures up history, familiarity and anticipation. To win The Open at St Andrews is a feather in the golfing cap of a selected handful of golfing immortals including; J.H Taylor, James Braid, [...]
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WRITTEN ON Thursday, March 19th, 2015 BY Tim AND STORED IN Peter Thomson
Great video coverage of Peter Thomson during his ceremony of becoming ‘legend’ within Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Click on link below: https://vimeo.com/24698462 Peter Thomson we salute you.
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WRITTEN ON Thursday, September 25th, 2014 BY Tim AND STORED IN Golf News, Peter Thomson, Ross Perrett, Tim Lobb
Thomson Perrett & Lobb celebrated its tenth anniversary in business this summer. It was in 2004 that Tim Lobb partnered with Peter Thomson and Ross Perrett to open a London arm of the successful Australian-based design firm. Contracts to build new courses in Dubai, Egypt and Turkey followed soon after, and the [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 BY Tim AND STORED IN Peter Thomson, Press Releases, Ross Perrett, Tim Lobb, Travels
London, 29 January 2014: Thomson Perrett & Lobb, the design firm founded by five times Open Champion Peter Thomson, is to exhibit at the Golf Industry Show in Orlando, the world’s leading trade show for the golf course industry, in February. “We have been attending GIS for several years,” said TPL’s London-based principal Tim [...]
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WRITTEN ON Saturday, September 7th, 2013 BY Tim AND STORED IN Peter Thomson
TPL founder, and five times Open Champion, Peter Thomson addressed delegates at the recent tenth anniversary KPMG Golf Business Forum, which was held in St Andrews. Peter joined former R&A boss — and five time Amateur Champion — Sir Michael Bonallack on stage for an interview, hosted by Don Riddell of CNN, on their experiences [...]