In the highlands of Chiriqui Province, Panama, in the sleepy little town of Boquete,
is emerging a golf course of uncommon beauty and serenity. With a vast tract of
land to work with, golf architect, Mike Poellot, has utilized more than twice the
area typically set aside for an 18-hole championship golf course in order to
preserve ample space between holes so that members could enjoy the serene,
rolling terrain with unbelievable 360 degree panoramic vistas. According to Poellot,
“I sincerely believe that we are creating one of the most visually stunning courses
in all of Central/South America.”

While it is common practice among many course designers to identify a particular
hole, or series of holes, as “signature” holes, Poellot could not do so in the case of
the Cielo Paraiso golf course. “This exquisite property, says Poellot, is so vast in
extent and is blessed with such natural beauty and wildlife, that the sequence of all
18 holes which encompass woodlands, meadowlands, ridgelines and riparian valleys
coupled with dramatic elevation changes makes for a “signature experience.”

This exclusive and private, 18-hole championship golf course has emerged as not
only a coveted membership but a permanent venue for many of Japan's PGA tour
events. Golf Digest Contributing Editor, Tom Callahan, has called the Caledonian
Golf Club "one of the absolute best golf courses in the world". We worked closely
with our client, Tokyo Green Co. Ltd., to create a contemporary and member friendly
golf course evoking the personality, strategy and shot making options characteristic
of the great classic courses of the world.

The 27-hole Gainey Ranch Golf Club is the centerpiece of this extremely successful
master planned community in Scottsdale, Arizona. Our client, Markland Properties
(Hudson Bay Company of Toronto, Canada) retained J. Michael Poellot to design
it's award-winning 27-hole course which includes a 5-star Hyatt Regency Resort,
office park and residential neighborhoods housing over 5000 people. Golf Digest
has included the Gainey Ranch among the "Top 75 Golf Resorts in the United
States" and Golf Magazine has ranked the golf course among the "Top 100 Resorts
in the World"

We were invited to participate in the master planning process for the 20,000-acre
Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel Valley, California... one of the most extensive and
environmentally challenging efforts ever undertaken by a private developer. We
provided plans for this exclusive 18-hole private golf course set among the rolling,
oak-studded hills and wildflower meadows all within the Santa Lucia Nature Preserve.
The golf course and clubhouse are now completed, open for play, and a very limited
number of prestigous homes are presently under construction.

Working on one of the most spectacular sites in China, we have created this 36-hole
championship golf course. Virtually every hole is framed by nature with a backdrop
of distant mountains. Our firm was retained, not only for our extensive experience in
mainland China, but for our keen sensitivity to preserving the natural environment.