Geoff Ogilvy

Peninsula, North Course

Profile

For a professional golfer, 2006 US Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy is regarded as an astute thinker on golf course design, and the game in general. In mid-2010 he announced that he was partnering with his friend and fellow Pro golfer Michael Clayton, and forming the Ogilvy Clayton design team. The company later changed its name to OCCM, named after Ogilvy, Clayton and partners Michael Cocking and Ashley Mead.

Ogilvy has said in the past that his views on golf course design have been heavily influenced by Clayton, so it was somewhat surprising, in late 2019, that the company parted ways with its founder and carried on without Mike Clayton. Clayton is a polarizing figure in Australia, and having three professional standard golfers in one design business does seem excessive. Geoff Ogilvy’s company is now known as OCM Golf.

Though Clayton has moved on, partnering with leading Amateur golfer Michael Cocking has given Ogilvy’s company an edge when it comes to what elite players are thinking and how they play. Their most recent work is particularly appealing to Professionals and scratch golfers. Peninsula Kingswood North Course, for example, plays at least 4-5 shots harder than it did before the recent redesign, and is more popular than ever with scratch players.

For lead designer Michael Cocking, working with a US Champion has already opened up opportunities in places like the USA, where they restored Shady Oaks in Texas and redesigned Medinah No. 3 in Illinois, as well as in China for the Lanhai International (Yangtze Dunes) project.

In Australia OCM continue to be busy with redesign work at courses like The National Long Island, Huntingdale, Mount Lawley and The Grange (West Course).

For an independent assessment of the Ogilvy, Cocking, Mead design team, OCM Golf, and their suitability for your project, please contact Global Golf Group.