Angela Moser Video

[Peter Sayegh]

Angela thanks for chiming in, this is an excellent thread!

I'm curious if you'd be willing to share a few insights and/or unexpected/surprising things you've learned about the industry having over a decade of first hand experience now.

Kalen, apologies for piggybacking your question...


Angela,
I assume you've played a course/hole/feature that you helped build.

If so, has the final result surprised you in any way-be it good/better/worse/indifferent-what you imagined with a shovel in your hand and boots on your feet? No need for specifics but....


P.S. Great interview. Best of luck.

[Enno Gerdes]

Norderney is a nine-hole golf course that used to be twelve, routed through stunning dunes. It was built in 1928 and is the only true links golf course in Germany. It is barely surviving and is looking for an investor.

This surprises me. I'm from the area and have been to Norderney countless times, and this is the first time I've heard about them looking for an investor. The idea to expand the course to 18 holes has been shut down in the past, because the island already suffers from "over tourism" and doesn't want to attract more high-end tourists. I hope the club will do fine, it's a great course, and the island is a fantastic place. 

[JLahrman]

Angela,

These are good comments and questions but they seem to focus on your youth and German nationality.

I'd be interested in your perspective as a female in what has to be male-dominated industry.

I remember a few years ago, Brandel Chamblee was talking about building a women's tournament course:
https://golf.com/travel/brandel-chamblee-plans-golf-course-women-texas/

Brandel is a polarizing voice on golf telecasts, but he makes some interesting points in that article.

Full disclosure, I haven't followed to see if this has come to fruition or not. But I'd be interested in your perspective. Some of the potential architectural issues that affect women more than men - forced carries, high lips on bunkers, forward tees placed where they fit into the landscape without enough consideration to how they affect the hole strategically for people playing those tees, etc. - as a woman, do you feel you have a greater appreciation for them? Do you feel you approach design and shaping work differently than male architects might?