Welcome to
PANGAEA
golf architecture

Pangaea Golf Architecture brings a comprehensive suite of services tailored specifically for the golf industry. From golf and landscape architecture to master planning, environmental consultancy, and construction project management, we offer a holistic approach to realising world-class golf courses that harmonise with their surroundings. We offer both traditional contract and design-build turnkey solutions.

Our Mission

As Pangaea Golf Architecture, our mission is simple yet profound:

‘One World - Better Together’

About

Expert Golf Course Architects

Founded in 2023 PANGAEA golf architecture is a world-leading golf consultancy practice. Our strategic Scottish-American partnership is a product of over 16 years of friendship and a shared belief in the power of golf to unite people across the globe. Our aspiration extends beyond the ordinary. We envision Pangaea Golf Architecture as a beacon of excellence in the golf industry, crafting exceptional, sustainable, and economically viable golf experiences that leave a lasting impression. We aim to selectively work with the best and collaborate with those who share our passion –existing golf clubs, developers, landowners, tour professionals, fellow golf architects, and more.

Ambition

The driving force behind Pangaea Golf Architecture is a dynamic duo. Stuart Rennie and Jeffrey Danner, both alums of the European Institute of Golf Course Architect Post Graduate program, bring an unmatched blend of expertise and creativity to every project. Drawing from a rich background working on diverse projects worldwide for firms that include Golfplan, Greg Norman, Peter Thomson, Ross Perret, and Tim Lobb, we are poised to lead the evolution of golf course design.

Jeffrey Danner's global and diverse experience and Rennie's over 12 years of successful leadership at Rennie Design Ltd. have paved the way for our Scottish-American fusion. The melding of our backgrounds under the Pangaea Golf Architecture banner encapsulates a spirit of unity and innovation, a testament to what is possible through collaboration.

PANGAEA is the future of golf architecture, we aspire to use our professional experience, network, ability and dedication to be the best.

Services

Golf Course & Landscape Architecture

We pride ourselves on being able to provide high quality design services for our clients from inception to completion whether that be renovation, restoration, redesign and new build projects globally.

Masterplanning

Understanding the relationship between golf, the wider landscape and environmental context is an important part of the master planning process. Our involvement from the early stage of site selection will allow for the most sensible landuses to be identified forming more environmentally sustainable, resilient and economically robust solution.

Environmental Consultancy

Providing knowledge and understanding of how golf and the environment can coexist plays major part in golf projects. Environmental stewardship is key to successful projects where ecological and landscape design principles can be implemented to protect or enhance habitat and biodiversity. Stuart is an Accredited Verifier for The Golf Environment On-course Certification Eco-label which mirrors many of our environmental design philosophies.

Construction Project Management

We have supervised and delivered numerous golf course development projects and strongly believe that site work is extremely important, helping realise the design to its full potential. Whether that is following a contractual drawing or working in the field shaping with machinery or using a trusty hand shovel or
rake, we can do it all.

Collaboration

Design-Build-Collaborate

Drawings, specifications and bills of quantities are important pieces of work, we can produce very detailed technical information and apply whatever level of detail is required for any given project. A comprehensive contract package allows for a detailed understanding of cost. Ideally, during construction, we like to have as much site presence as possible and where applicable we are keen to have Pangaea representatives and trusted shapers on site to help us execute the project and the attention to detail. Building the right team to execute a project and supervising throughout is our key to success.

Resource

We aspire to work with others and collaborate where possible, we can offer a broad range of additional resource to like minded architects who wish to work with us. We can provide drawing package assistance, construction
project management or site architect assistance and would love to be part of your collaborative team. Our broad network allows us to bring on-board trusted specialists as and when required such as irrigation engineers or agronomists.

Respecting History

Having studied many historical architects and been lucky to have worked on courses by Old Tom Morris, James Braid, Willie Park Jr. and Harry Colt, we also aspire to work with clubs where Donald Ross, CB Macdonald, Seth Raynor, Mackenzie, to name but a few, once worked. As experts in our field, at existing courses we study original routings, analyse history, propose robust solutions, commit and deliver.