Yannick Pilon
B.Sc.L.A.
Golf Course
Architect
ypilon@grahamcooke.ca
Yannick
Pilon joined GCA as a Design & Construction Associate in 1997 after earning
his Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of
Montreal where he graduated with honours - winning the André Sauvé prize for
the highest regarded university project.
Yannick’s strong technical & artistic background helps GCA to create some
of the best sets of Construction Plans in the business. These plans allow
clients to gain a clear representation of their project before construction
begins, while at the same time giving them a detailed account of the scope of
work and investment needed.
Yannick's
artistic
side can also be witnessed on site where, with the help of both shapers and
contractors, he likes to truly get the best out of each design.
Passionate about golf course architecture since an early age, Yannick is also a
collector of books on golf course architecture.
Education:
- University of Montreal Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (1998)
Montreal, Quebec
Honour:
André
Sauvé Prize for Best Final Project
Languages:
- English: fluent
(spoken and written)
- French: fluent
(spoken and written)
Memberships
and Professional Associations:
- Member
of the Board of Directors
of the AAPQ
(Sept. 1996 to May 1998)
-
Royal Canadian Golf Association
-
Quebec Golf Association
Professional
Training:
- Végétaux et Paysages Urbains,
March 1995;
- Pratiques
Écologiques en Milieu Urbain,
March 1996;
- Gestion de Projets en
Architecture
de Paysage, Feb. 1997;
- Histoires
de l’Architecture de Paysage au Canada, Feb.
1998
- Entre Nature et Jardin, Colloque sur la
Renaturalisation Végétale,
Feb. 2001
Studies:
- History of Landscape Architecture
- Applied Ecology
- Graphic
Design
- Construction Techniques
- Computer
Assisted Design
- Grading & Drainage
Professional
Presentations:
Presentation
of the seminar “Établissement
d’un plan de rénovation à long terme pour un parcours de golf to the
Association des Directeurs Généraux de Clubs de Golf du Québec Inc.” in
March 2002.
Written Articles:
"Bunkers, a distinctive element" in the Golf Supplement
of the September 2006 edition of the Québec Vert magazine.
Profiles:
“Fais-moi
un dessin – L’architecture de golf fascine Yannick Pilon depuis sa
tendre
enfance”
in
the Fall 2000
French issue of
GOLF Canada, the official magazine of the Royal
Canadian Golf Association.
Television Appearances:
Participated,
as golf course architect, in the Télé-Québec talk
show
"J’aime – Le
golf "
that aired in the winter of 2000.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Yannick is actively involved in the design and/or construction of the following courses:
New
Courses
-
Club de golf Les Boisés de Joly, Joly,
QC (18 holes)
- Eagles Ridge Golf Course
at Tremblant Lakes Resort, Labelle, QC (18
Holes)
- Parcours
Notre-Dame, St. Liguori, QC
(18 Holes & 9 Holes Par-Three Course)
- Domaine
St-Alexandre,
Gatineau, QC
(18 Holes)
-
Domain de Pinia,
Corsica, FRANCE (27 Holes)
- Odessa Seaside & Golf Resort, Odessa, UKRAINE (18 Holes)
- The Lakes Golf Club, Ben Eoin, NS (18 Holes)
Renovation & Consultation Projects
-
Club de Golf Bic,
Bic, QC
- Club de Golf de la Vallée
du Richelieu (Verchères Course), Ste. Julie de Verchères, QC
- Club de Golf de Rosemère, Rosemère, QC
- Club de Golf et de Curling Thetford, Thetford Mines, QC
- Club de Golf Godefroy, Bécancour, QC
- Club de Golf Islesmere, Ste.
Dorothée,
QC
- Club de Golf Ki-8-Eb, Trois
Rivières,
QC
-
Country
Club de Montréal, Saint-Lambert, QC
PAST PROJECTS
Since
joining GCA, Yannick
has been actively
involved in the planning and/or design of the following golf courses:
New
Courses (Major Involvement)
- Club de Golf Les
Quatre Domaines,
Mirabel, QC (36 Holes)
- Fox
Creek Golf Course,
Dieppe, NB (18 Holes)
-
LochNess
Golf Links (formerly Hunters Pointe Golf Course),
Welland, ON (18 Holes)
-
Knowlton Golf Club,
Knowlton, QC (9-Hole Expansion)
- Le
Champêtre, Ste.
Anne des Plaines, QC (18 Holes)
- Le
Fontainebleau,
Blainville, QC (18 Holes)
- Le
Maître de Mont-Tremblant, Mont Tremblant, QC (18 Holes)
- Orleans
Golf Academy, Orleans,
ON (18 Holes)
- The
Talon at Grey Hawk,
Cumberland, ON (18 Holes)
Other New
Courses
- Black
Mountain Resort Golf Course,
Bell Mountain, BC (18 Holes)
- Clovelly Golf
Course, St.
John's, NL (18 Holes)
- Cloverdale
Links,
Winchester, ON (18 Holes)
-
Atlantide Golf Club
(Don Quichotte
Course),
Ile Perrot, QC (18 Holes)
- Emerald Links
Golf Course,
Manotick, ON (9-Hole Expansion)
- Grand Falls Golf
Club, Grand
Falls-Windsor, NL (9-Hole Expansion)
- Gray Rocks
Resort (La Bête
Course), St Jovite, QC (18 Holes)
- Harmon Seaside
Links,
Stephenville, NL (9-Hole Expansion)
- Le
Challenger, St.
Laurent, QC (18 Holes)
- OslerBrook
Golf & Country Club,
Collingwood, ON (18 Holes)
- The
Lynx at Kingswood Park,
Fredericton, NB (18 Holes & 9-Hole
Executive Course)
-
Willow Valley Golf Course,
Mount Hope, ON (18
Holes)
Renovations (Major Involvement)
-
Club de Golf Cap-Rouge,
Cap Rouge, QC
-
Club de Golf de la Vallée du
Richelieu - Rouville, Ste. Julie de Verchères, QC
- Club de Golf de la Vallée du
Richelieu - Vercheres, Ste. Julie de Verchères, QC
- Club de Golf et de Curling
Thetford, Thetford Mines, QC
-
Club de Golf Islesmere,
Ste. Dorothée (Laval), QC
-
Club de Golf Ki-8-Eb,
Trois Rivières, QC
-
Club de Golf Port-Alfred,
Port Alfred, QC
- Club de Golf Royal Bromont, Bromont, QC
-
Club de Golf Royal Québec,
Boischatel, QC
-
Club de Golf St-Jean,
St. Jean sur Richelieu, QC
-
Club de golf Verchères,
Verchères, QC
-
Glengarry Golf & Country Club,
Alexandria, ON
-
Golf Club Monticello,
Monticello, ITALY
-
Jaypee Greens - Norman Course, Greater Noida,
INDIA
Other
Renovations
-
Beaconsfield Golf Club,
Pointe Claire, QC
-
Glendale Golf & Country Club,
Edmonton, AB
-
Hillsdale Golf & Country Club,
Ste. Therèse, QC
- King's Forest Golf Course, Hamilton, ON
- Northview Golf & Country
Club, Surrey, BC
- Point Grey Golf Course, Vancouver, BC
-
Scarboro Golf & Country Club,
Scarborough, ON
- Victoria Golf Club, Victoria, BC
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