Graham Cooke Hunters Pointe Golf Course Willow Valley Golf Course Winner of numerous national golf course design awards In addition to being awarded countless industry awards for his golf course designs, Graham Cooke is also an accomplished amateur golfer who has won numerous provincial, national and international amateur golf tournaments.

Cooke believes that the game of golf should be equally enjoyed by all players, regardless of their golfing abilities. Accordingly, a Graham Cooke championship golf course will challenge and reward every player's skill without frustrating the average player. The greater a player's ability and imagination, the greater the number of shot options that will be made available and the greater the potential for a rewarding round of golf.

Design Style Initially, the existing landscape is surveyed to determine which features form the essence of the land. These features are then integrated into the golf course design. Design elements such as multiple tees, design balance, strategic pin placements and shot challenge are all incorporated into the overall design scheme creating a golf course that can fairly challenge each and every calibre of player. Cooke believes that a golf course should be in harmony with the environment and highlights all natural features, by making them an intricate part of the golf experience. Cooke is always looking for new ways to preserve, enhance and incorporate natural features into our design schemes and enjoys the challenge of a difficult site.

Hunters Pointe Golf Course
In designing Hunters Pointe Golf Course, Graham Cooke introduced Niagara to "links" golf - a layout modelled after the courses of the Scottish Highlands. Recognized as one of Canada's best new courses, Hunters Pointe Golf Course is bold, beautiful and bewildering all at once and a brand of golf that just can't be experienced elsewhere.
Links golf at Hunters Pointe Golf Course is played across a landscape of rolling fairways, continuous mounding, innumerable bunkers, deep rough, tall wiry fescue, expansive ponds and lakes, firm, sloping and tiered bent-grass greens, dramatic elevation changes, few if any trees, OB perimeters, gusting and fickle winds. True to the links genre, Hunters Pointe has an elongated / "linear" design, running parallel to the Welland Ship Canal, but unlike a true links layout, Hunters Pointe returns to the clubhouse at the turn. ( Hunters Pointe Golf Course profile & review )