Nick Gibbs has worked with wood since childhood. He was inspired by his father Henry, a Major in the Coldstream Guards, parading in front of Buckingham Palace for the Queen. Living in the Cotswolds, near King Charles’s home, Nick became a skilled craftsperson making fine furniture, using exotic English hardwoods like oak, elm and walnut. He’d been taught his skills at Eton College, where Royals and Prime Ministers have been educated, and he developed a passion for carving and box-making. Nick has now embraced his love of wood and tools in the making of hand-crafted replica golf holes.

Nick Gibbs founded Fairway Originals in 1998, aiming to demonstrate his skills, experience and love of wood. Building his own timber-framed workshop gives Nick the opportunity to work with his hands in rural Sussex near London. He has also wanted to pay tribute to sthe golf lessons his father Henry gave him from an early age. Such has been the success of sNick’s craftsmanship that a Fairway Originals replica of the 8th Hole on The Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland was commissioned by The Royal and Ancient as a special tribute and gift for a leaving CEO.

Fairway Originals replicas are made for famous or favourite at any course anywhere in the world. These pieces of hand-made craftsmanship are produced as trophies, celebrations of a hole-in-one or the perfect gift for a colleague, relative or friend. Bespoke designs can be ordered or commissioned to meet most budgets.