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Albert Hockey, Donald’s step-grandfather, started the family’s golfing practice by remodelling his first course in 1920. Donald Harradine, Peter’s father, designed his first course in 1929 and pursued an illustrious career until his retirement in the mid 80’s. Born in 1945 next to the old course in Gurten (Berne) Peter is continuing the family tradition. Peter's son Michael joined the company recently after graduating as a landscape architect from the HSR (Hochschule fuer Technik) in Rapperswil, Switzerland and is now dividing his time between the office and the amateur golf circuit.

Harradine Golf have designed, constructed, re-modelled and /or supervised the construction of over 200 Golf Courses in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The courses have been situated in every type of terrain: from arid, rocky, dry, hot and saline deserts, to wet, humid, temperate and cold grasslands, wetlands, swamps, mountains, waste tips, agricultural fields, sea-sides, and even at altitudes of 1850 meters! The “Harradine” design philosophy seeks to deliver courses that are a challenge to good players whilst avoiding unnecessary hazards and frustrations to the less experienced golfer who could actually abandon the game or choose a less demanding course. “Harradine Golf” is extremely aware of this problem and the layouts incorporate several techniques to overcome this delicate situation. Golf should be enjoyable and not a drudgery!
The “Harradine” concept relies on the natural preservation and integration of the existing topography and environment.