OUR TEAM

Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Denham, England

AN INTERNATIONAL APPROACH

Lobb + Partners is a full-service golf design firm with offices in four different geographic regions around the globe. With operations in the United Kingdom, North America, Spain, and Asia, Lobb + Partners is uniquely positioned to assist your golf course project—from new builds to renovations through to strategic and infrastructure undertakings. With new builds in more than five different countries, Lobb + Partners is recognized as being at the forefront of international golf development.

TIM LOBB

Principal/Founder – United Kingdom

A veteran of golf design throughout the world, Tim has been a mainstay at some of the world’s best courses for nearly three decades. He entered the golf design business in 1995, and three years later joined European Golf Design. Over his six years with the firm, Tim throughout the world, including Ireland, Turkey, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Wales and the Czech Republic.

Following his time with EGD, starting in 2004, Tim worked as part of the firm Thomson, Perrett and Lobb. In 2016, when golf legend Peter Thomson retired from the business, Tim formed Lobb + Partners with the goal of bringing a cooperative and international approach to golf design.

The firm now includes partners throughout the world, and Tim has led designs in international markets, including Nigeria, Egypt, the United Kingdom, and Asia, while also establishing offices in Canada, Korea and Spain. Tim has also worked on several of the most noted historic courses in the U.K., including Woking, St. George’s Hill, The Berkshire and Wimbledon Park GC. A Past President of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects, he is also a member of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

1995-96

Assistant Golf Course Designer

E+G Parslow
Melbourne, Australia

1996-98

Golf Course Designer

E+G Parslow
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1998-2004

Golf Course Designer

European Golf Design
Surrey, UK

2000-Present

Member

Society of Australian Golf Course Architects

2002-Present

Member

European Institute of Golf Course Architects

2004-16

Principal Golf Course Designer / Director

Thomson, Perrett & Lobb
Surrey, UK

2016-Present

Principal Golf Course Designer / Director

LOBB + PARTNERS
Surrey, UK

2018-Present

Company Expansion

LOBB + PARTNERS
Canada

2020-Present

Company Expansion

LOBB + PARTNERS
South Korea

2021-23

EIGCA President

European Institute of Golf Course Architects

2023-Present

Company Expansion

LOBB + PARTNERS
Spain

ALEX HAY

North American Partner / Golf Course Architect

Involved with golf design for nearly two decades, Alex entered the business as a Design Associate with European Golf Design with a specialty in CAD. His experience includes working on large golf and residential developments throughout Europe and the Middle East, as well as working closely with the European Tour, including the Ryder Cup bids of Paris and Rome.

Having studied with the European Institute of Golf Course Architecture, Alex has a deep passion for the game, its history, and the design and construction techniques that make a course a success.

Alex joined Lobb + Partners in 2018, and helps lead North American operations from his home in Whistler, British Columbia on Canada’s West Coast. He is currently a member of European Institute of Golf Course Architects and an Associate of the American Society of Golf Course Architects.

SERGIO CARBALLO

Golf Course Architect – Spain

Holding a doctorate in architecture and urban planning, Dr. Carballo is a graduate with distinction from the European Institute of Golf Course Architects. Having attended the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to study architecture with a focus on landscape design, his passion for golf led him to work in the sport. Dr. Carballo is fluent in English, Italian and Spanish.

CURRENT DESIGN PARTNERS

INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS

The Richmond Golf Club, Richmond, England