Hello, I’m Paolo Luongo, a Design Manager specializing in Golf and Landscape with over 33 years of international experience spanning design, construction, and maintenance of golf courses and landscape projects. I lead integrated landscape design from concept through grow-in, collaborating with renowned architects and international teams, with projects across Italy, Europe and the Middle East. I run Paolo Luongo Golf Consultancy WLL in Bahrain and continue to deliver high-quality sports and landscape developments through Progetto Golf. I thrive in multidisciplinary environments, weaving technical design with robust project management (PMP certified) to ensure sustainable, site-specific solutions. My strengths include supplier sourcing, nursery management, quality control, and coordinating complex growth and build phases for high-profile golf and landscape projects.

Paolo Luongo

Hello, I’m Paolo Luongo, a Design Manager specializing in Golf and Landscape with over 33 years of international experience spanning design, construction, and maintenance of golf courses and landscape projects. I lead integrated landscape design from concept through grow-in, collaborating with renowned architects and international teams, with projects across Italy, Europe and the Middle East. I run Paolo Luongo Golf Consultancy WLL in Bahrain and continue to deliver high-quality sports and landscape developments through Progetto Golf. I thrive in multidisciplinary environments, weaving technical design with robust project management (PMP certified) to ensure sustainable, site-specific solutions. My strengths include supplier sourcing, nursery management, quality control, and coordinating complex growth and build phases for high-profile golf and landscape projects.

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Hello, I’m Paolo Luongo, a Design Manager specializing in Golf and Landscape with over 33 years of international experience spanning design, construction, and maintenance of golf courses and landscape projects. I lead integrated landscape design from concept through grow-in, collaborating with renowned architects and international teams, with projects across Italy, Europe and the Middle East. I run Paolo Luongo Golf Consultancy WLL in Bahrain and continue to deliver high-quality sports and landscape developments through Progetto Golf.

I thrive in multidisciplinary environments, weaving technical design with robust project management (PMP certified) to ensure sustainable, site-specific solutions. My strengths include supplier sourcing, nursery management, quality control, and coordinating complex growth and build phases for high-profile golf and landscape projects.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Design Manager (Golf and Landscape) at Progetto Golf – Cassino (9-hole golf course project)
January 1, 2026 - Present
9-hole golf course project in detailed design phase
Design Manager / Consultant at Orvieto – 18-hole golf course project
October 1, 2025 - Present
Overseeing design in permissions phase
Senior Landscape Agronomist at CBL-Atlantic
September 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Grow-in analysis; olive tree sourcing from Italian nurseries; maintenance fleet procurement across Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK for two polo courses
Senior Landscape Agronomist Consultant at Al Diriyah Farm (ADF) – Crown Prince Private Affairs
October 1, 2023 - November 30, 2024
Global sourcing of approximately 10,000 trees; international nursery visits (Thailand, Egypt, Italy) to select species per design specifications
Nursery Production Manager at Al Diriyah Farm (ADF) – Royal Family Farm golf project
April 1, 2023 - May 31, 2025
Nursery installation and production management; tree/shrub/groundcover/turf installation; coordination with maintenance and design teams
Quality Control Engineer at Al Diriyah Farm (ADF) – General Contracting Works
April 1, 2023 - August 31, 2025
QC across earthworks, drainage, and irrigation; coordinated with planning and site teams and multiple stakeholders
Quality Control Engineer and Consultant at ADF Golf Project
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025
QC Engineer and Consultant for ADF Golf Project; coordination with Golf Saudi, RLB, Cracknell, Amac, Hesco, First Fix, and Olazabal Golf Design
Nursery Production Manager at Antonio Aumenta Vivai
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
Continuous inspections of trees, plants, and shrubs; repotting, root pruning, pest and fungal treatments, nutrient management, and client preparation
Nursery Production Manager at Vivai Cinti
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
Consultant in two Italian nurseries; pine tree cultivation near Lake Trasimeno
Turf & Landscape Consulting Manager at Golf Course Salerno (Italy)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2023
Turf and landscape consulting and management
Associate Architect at Harradine Golf
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2009
Design management in-office; tender documentation; later site-based coordination on projects in Europe and the Middle East
Agronomist Consultant at Harradine Golf
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2009
Agronomist consultant; Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club – landscaping and grow-in supervision in UAE
Turf & Landscape Consulting Manager at G.C. Lamborghini, Perugia (Italy)
January 1, 1994 - December 31, 2017
Turf and landscape consulting; long-term role

Education

Golf Superintendent Diploma at Course supervised by Prof. James B. Beard (USA)
January 11, 2030 - July 5, 2026

Qualifications

MSc Agriculture Engineer
January 11, 2030 - July 5, 2026
PMP, Project Management Professional
April 1, 2024 - July 5, 2026

Industry Experience

Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Agriculture & Mining, Other