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Gil Hanse, 48, is the president of the company he founded in 1993 and has its headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
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"Two hundred acres is the new standard for a golf course compared to 150 acres a few years ago, " Hanse said.
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"We're at a point where something has to be done, " Hanse said.
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But when used by elite tour professionals, golf's distance conversation takes a more serious turn, according to Gil Hanse, the leading golf course architect.
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Hanse has also been commissioned by American tycoon Donald Trump to re-work the famous 'Blue Monster' course at Doral, the venue for this week's WGC-Cadillac Championships.
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Mr. Doak and Gil Hanse, both Americans, are best known for crafting quirky, inexpensive courses with wider fairways, funhouse green complexes and an emphasis on giving golfers multiple options.
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Hanse was named "Architect of the Year" by Golf Magazine in 2009 and has been associated with a number of leading golf courses in the world, including Castle Stuart in Scotland.
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After the Cadillac Championship, the Blue Monster will be shut down for six-to-eight months for a renovation led by golf course architect, Gil Hanse, the man chosen to design the 2016 Olympic course in Rio de Janeiro.
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Hanse Golf Course Design beat off seven other challengers, including golf legends Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Greg Norman, to land the honor as the sport returns to the Olympic program for the first time in 112 years.
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