Born August 31, 1942 Birthplace Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, Japan Nickname Sekai no Aoki (Aoki of the world) Playing record 51 Japan Golf Tour wins / 1 PGA Tour win / 1 European Tour win / 9 wins on the U.S. senior tour World Golf Hall of Fame 2004 Courses designed The North Country Golf Club […]
Born March 2, 1958 Birthplace Oswestry, Shropshire, England (born to Welsh parents) Nickname Woosie Playing record 1 major (the 1991 Masters) / 50 weeks at world No. 1 / 29 European Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (2017) Courses designed Lighthouse Golf Course (Bulgaria) and others Ian Woosnam, born on March 2, 1958 […]
Lifespan May 28, 1856 – April 13, 1941 Birthplace Tottenham, London, England Playing record Cricket: 26 first-class matches, for Somerset among others / Golf: played for England against Scotland (1903–1905) Main courses designed Walton Heath Golf Club (Old Course / New Course) / Beau Desert Golf Club / Burnham & Berrow Golf Club Herbert Fowler […]
Lifespan May 9, 1870 – March 20, 1937 Birthplace Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands Playing record 6 wins in The Open Championship (the record) / 1 U.S. Open (1900) World Golf Hall of Fame 1974 Harry Vardon was a professional golfer and a golf course architect, born on May 9, 1870 at Grouville on Jersey in […]
Born June 3, 1945 Birthplace Joplin, Missouri, United States Playing record 3 majors (the U.S. Open) / 20 PGA Tour wins / 45 Champions Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (1992) Design firm Hale Irwin Golf Design (founded 1986) Courses designed More than 25 (according to the official site as it stood in […]
Lifespan October 3, 1873 – February 23, 1932 Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Main courses designed Riviera Country Club / Los Angeles Country Club (North Course) / Bel-Air Country Club Book Golf Architecture in America (1927) George C. Thomas Jr. was a golf course architect, born on October 3, 1873 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father […]
Lifespan February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999 Birthplace Harrison, New York, United States Nickname The Squire Playing record 7 majors (the first career grand slam in the game) / 38 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (1974) Courses designed Sunset Hill Golf Club (1936), Slammer & Squire (with Sam Snead and […]
Born October 3, 1959 Birthplace Seattle, Washington, United States Nickname Boom Boom Playing record 1 major (the 1992 Masters) / 15 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (2013) Design firm Couples Bates Golf Design (now Bates Golf Design Group) Courses designed More than 20 worldwide (designed jointly with Gene Bates) Official site […]
Lifespan December 11, 1861 – December 30, 1934 Birthplace Pelham, New York, United States Design firm Emmet, Emmet and Tull (from 1929) Courses designed more than 150 Devereux Emmet was a golf course architect, born on December 11, 1861 at Pelham in New York. He graduated from Columbia University in 1883. He began laying out […]
Born April 13, 1964 Birthplace Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Playing record 1 major / 21 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (2017) Design firm Love Golf Design (founded 1994) Official site lovegolfdesign.net Davis Love III is a professional golfer and a golf course architect, born on April 13, 1964 at Charlotte […]
Born August 14, 1968 Birthplace Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Playing record 1 major (the 2011 Open Championship) / 2 World Golf Championships / 14 European Tour wins / the Senior Open Championship (2022) Courses designed Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort, Castle Dargan (both in Ireland) Darren Clarke is a professional golfer and a golf […]
Born June 23, 1963 Birthplace Glasgow, Scotland Nickname Monty Playing record 31 European Tour wins / 8 times leading the European Tour money list / 3 senior majors / World Golf Hall of Fame (2013) Design firm Colin Montgomerie Design Official site colinmontgomerie.com Colin Montgomerie is a professional golfer and a golf course architect, born […]
Lifespan February 4, 1912 – September 26, 2006 Birthplace Waxahachie, Texas, United States Nickname Lord Byron Playing record 5 majors / 52 PGA Tour wins / 11 wins in a row and 18 in the year in 1945 World Golf Hall of Fame 1974 Byron Nelson was a professional golfer and a golf course architect, […]
Lifespan March 17, 1902 – December 18, 1971 Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia, United States Full name Robert Tyre Jones Jr. Playing record 13 majors (4 U.S. Opens / 3 Open Championships / 5 U.S. Amateurs / 1 Amateur Championship) / the grand slam of 1930 Profession Lawyer Courses designed Augusta National Golf Club (with Alister MacKenzie), […]
Born August 27, 1957 Birthplace Anhausen, Bavaria, West Germany (now part of Diedorf) Playing record 2 Masters titles / 42 European Tour wins / 12 senior majors / World Golf Hall of Fame (2002) Design firm designs in partnership with European Golf Design Official site bernhardlanger.de Bernhard Langer is a professional golfer and a golf […]
Lifespan August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997 Birthplace Stephenville, Texas, United States Full name William Ben Hogan Nickname The Hawk Playing record 9 majors (2 Masters / 4 U.S. Opens / 1 Open Championship / 2 PGA Championships) / career grand slam / 64 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (1974) […]
Born October 9, 1970 Birthplace Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden Playing record 72 LPGA Tour wins (10 majors) / LPGA Player of the Year 8 times / World Golf Hall of Fame (2003) Design ANNIKA Course Design Annika Sörenstam is a professional golfer and a golf course architect, born on October 9, 1970 at Bro, outside […]
Lifespan September 11, 1815 – September 1, 1859 Birthplace St Andrews, Fife, Scotland Courses designed the first ten holes at Carnoustie (1842) World Golf Hall of Fame 2001 Allan Robertson was a golfer, born on September 11, 1815 at St Andrews in Scotland, and is held to have been one of the very first professionals […]
Born January 28, 1957 Birthplace Durban, South Africa (raised in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) Playing record 3 majors / 44 weeks at world number one / World Golf Hall of Fame (2003) Design firm Nick Price Golf Course Design (founded 2001) Courses designed 26 as lead architect (as of 2024) Official site nickprice.com Nick Price is […]
Born September 4, 1949 Birthplace Kansas City, Missouri, United States Playing record 8 majors / 39 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (1988) Design firm Tom Watson Golf Course Design Courses designed more than 12 (as given by the American Society of Golf Course Architects) Official site tomwatsongolfcoursedesign.com Tom Watson is a […]
Lifespan November 7, 1889 – 1970 Birthplace Komagome, Tokyo City (now Toshima Ward, Tokyo) Education Waseda University (then a professional school under the old system), graduated 1910; studied at Miami University in Ohio and at Columbia University Earlier career Mitsubishi Bank; the raw silk trade (posted to New York) Notable work Kasumigaseki Country Club, East […]
Lifespan August 1, 1908 – November 26, 1981 Birthplace Akasaka Ward, Tokyo City (now Minato Ward, Tokyo) Education Seikei High School (under the pre-war system) Learned design from Kinya Fujita; and on site during C. H. Alison’s remodelling work Courses designed 39 still in play (and two more abroad) Notable work Oarai Golf Club (1953) […]
Lifespan March 5, 1883 – October 20, 1952 Birthplace Preston, Lancashire, England Education Malvern College; New College, University of Oxford Design firm Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd. (founded 1928) Book Some Essays on Golf-Course Architecture (1920, with Harry Colt) Best-known work in Japan Hirono Golf Club; the Fuji course at Kawana Hotel Charles Hugh Alison […]
Born 1958 Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia, United States Education Kansas State University, landscape architecture (graduated 1981) Design firm Kyle Phillips Golf Course Design (founded 1997, at Granite Bay, California) Official site kylephillips.com Member of American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) Best-known work Kingsbarns Golf Links (Scotland, 2000) Kyle Phillips is a golf course architect, born […]
