"I told Samih Sawiris that the current approach does not get him where he wants to go." Isidor Bauman played a decisive role in the negotiations for the land. Not all landowners were willing to sell their land right away. For Samih Sawiris' investment, however, the golf course was the crucial piece of the puzzle. One farmer who gave up his farm was Sandro Danioth. "I mainly had leased land. Therefore, I was in a rather passive role, as I didn't know what was going to happen to the around ten hectares of land." When the land was sold, he knew he was going to make a change and was actively involved in the development of the golf course. After some negotiations, all the land was together. The work of golf course architect Kurt Rossknecht and his team began. "One challenge was the diverse subsoil. Some of it was rocky and in other places there were bogs that went down to six, seven metres." You can hear his thoughts on today's square in this podcast. Do you have feedback, input or ideas on what topics should be covered in this podcast? Then get in touch at [email protected]. And of course we'd love it if you subscribed and rated the podcast.