Graham Papworth
Graham Papworth, the founder of GNP Golf Design, is a Queensland-based golf course designer and is a past President of the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects. After joining the Society in 1990 and spending much of the ensuing time serving as Honorary Secretary, Treasurer, and Vice President, Graham was elected by his peers to the top position in November 2009.
GNP Golf Design was formed in 1993 after Graham recognized a need for a quality golf design service that was not necessarily associated with a high-profile name or the costs and conditions that are often connected to such commissions. Subsequently, GNP has provided a first-class golf design service to many clients and clubs directly or in association with other architects, consultants, builders, and golf professionals. To date, GNP has prepared golf designs for projects in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Korea, China, and Japan.
Graham Papworth established his golf design skills by working with golf design companies such as Marsh Watson International Golf Course Architects. There he was a founding staff member and contributed to a number of highly acclaimed courses of that era including The Vines and Secret Harbour in Australia, Mission Valley in Japan, and Kingfisher in Saipan.