The Team
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Richard Le Sueur (MSc) - Managing Director
Richard is the founder and lead Architect at Golf Design Scotland having spent over sixteen years working in the golf course development industry. He has worked in Scotland, Ireland, the United States and the Middle East, involved in the design, construction, establishment and maintenance phases of several projects.
After studying Architecture at Robert Gordon's University in Scotland, Richard moved to Michigan State University to study Turf Grass Management under Professor Trey Rogers.During his time in the USA he carried out his internship with MacCurrach Golf Construction, an award winning golf contractor based in Florida. Following graduation from Michigan State, Richard returned to MacCurrach to gain further construction experience on several projects in Florida, South Carolina and Michigan.
Richard then moved to Bahrain where he worked as a consultant to the construction management team at Riffa Golf Course, before being employed as Golf Course Superintendent during the grow-in period.
Following the grow-in of Riffa Golf Course, Richard returned to Scotland to complete a Masters in Golf Course Architecture at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
Richard's experience and understanding of the construction process, establishment phases and ongoing maintenance allows him to be a "hands on designer", working very closely on each project with the developer/owner, construction team and operational staff, resulting in a cost effective approach with great attention to detail.
Over the past fifteen years, Richard has developed a wide network of contacts within the golf industry, both in the UK and overseas. He is also an associate member of the British and International Golf Green-keepers Association (BIGGA) and a founder member of the Scottish Association of Golf Course Architects (ScotAGCA).
Richard grew up in Scotland and has so far played almost half of the 550 Scottish Golf Course. A member of the Royal Burgess Golfing Society in Edinburgh and Luffness New Golf Club in East Lothian he holds a handicap of 7.
Todd Jerome (MSc) - Construction Manager
Todd brings a wealth of construction knowledge and hands-on experience to the team and oversees all areas of on-site design and construction. With a decade in the golf industry, he has been involved on high profile projects such as The Renaissance Club (Scotland), Loch Lomond, Castle Course (St. Andrews) and Gleneagles. He has also worked in golf sales and marketing and holds a Masters in Golf Course Architecture from Heriot-Watt University.
Originally from Seattle, Todd came to Scotland five years ago for the love of golf and now he and his family consider it home. Todd has played and studied courses throughout the UK and US, including all Open Championship venues, the major seaside links courses of Britain and 25 of the top US courses. A member of the Aberlady Artisans Golf Club at Kilspindie he holds a handicap of 9.
Todd is also a Member of The Scottish Association of Golf Course Architects and The British and International Greenkeepers Association.David Sharp - Project Manager
David is a highly experienced land administration consultant with 32 years' accumulated experience working both domestically in Scotland and extensively overseas. David possesses an in depth knowledge of land administration and project management having worked with land administration organisations in India, England, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Portugal, Ireland, Moldova, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Macedonia, Dubai, Thailand, Cambodia, Malta, Albania, China, Jamaica, Panama, Lithuania, Austria, France, Denmark, Italy, Bulgaria, Peru, Serbia, Brazil, the Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates. As a result, David can call on substantial recent knowledge of global land reform and the systems that support the land and title registration processes.David also possesses global domain knowledge of the real estate market and has served as Chairperson of both UNECE-REAG (Real Estate Advisory Forum) and INTREAN (International Real Estate Network).
David also served as Secretary General of the E.U. European Land Registers Association from 2005 to 2007.
David is an avid golfer of some experience having played courses throughout the world on his travels.
Allan Minto - Golf Marketing Consultant
Allan is an experienced golf consultant having worked in the golf and tourism industry for the past 33 years, where he has developed an extensive knowledge of golf and established a wealth of high quality industry contacts.
Allan began his career as a PGA Professional, working at several prestigious Scottish golf clubs and was recognised as The Scottish Region PGA Golf Trainee of the Year.
Now, as a golf consultant, Allan specialises in marketing advice for golf courses, accommodation and transport providers. He is contracted by Local Government to devise and develop strategies for marketing, product and business development, including the co-ordinating of visits by many of the world’s most highly acclaimed golf writers.
Throughout his career, Allan has nurtured and built strong worldwide business relationships and has set up strategic partnerships with Prince Edward Island in Canada and North West Links in Ireland and formed reciprocal agreements with golf clubs in Toronto, Canada and Oberstaufen, Germany. He also served as a conduit for industry meetings with Billy Casper Golf, who manage 120 golf clubs in 27 US states.
Allan is a founding member of the East Lothian Golf Tourism Alliance, Chairman of the East of Scotland Golf Alliance and represents East Lothian Council within the trade association, Golf Tourism Scotland.