Born October 17, 1969 Birthplace Johannesburg, South Africa Nickname The Big Easy Playing record 4 major titles / world number one / World Golf Hall of Fame (2011) Design firm Ernie Els Design (founded 2000) Official site ernieels.com Ernie Els is a South African professional golfer and golf course architect, born on October 17, 1969 […]
Founded 1986 Based in Melbourne, Australia / Pune, India Founder Phil Ryan Official site golf-designers.com Best known for Black Mountain Golf Club (Hua Hin, Thailand) Pacific Coast Design (PCD) is an Australian-based practice that plans and designs golf courses. Its founder, Phil Ryan, set it up at the end of 1986. Ryan has worked in […]
Born / died 1947–2017 Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, United States Education Colorado State University, landscape architecture (1969) Design firm Packard, Inc. (his father’s practice) / Packard & North (from 1988) Best known for Cantigny Golf Club (Illinois, United States) Roger Packard (1947–2017) was an American golf course architect, born in Chicago, Illinois. His father was Edward […]
Founded 2004 Based in Thailand Founders Jon Morrow / Al Tikkanen Official site morrowtikkanen.com Best known for Red Mountain Golf Club (Phuket, Thailand) / Riverdale Golf Club (Pathum Thani, Thailand) MorrowTikkanen is a golf course design practice set up in 2004 by Jon Morrow and Al Tikkanen. The company profile on their official site explains […]
Born December 29, 1925 (Pete Dye) Died January 9, 2020 (Pete Dye) Birthplace Urbana, Ohio, United States Honours World Golf Hall of Fame (2008, lifetime achievement category) Design firm Dye Designs (founded by Perry Dye in 1984) Pete Dye was an American golf course architect, born on December 29, 1925 in Urbana, Ohio. His given […]
Nationality Australia Education B.A. Architect Design firm Douglas Golf Design (offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Maryborough, Victoria, Australia) Book Golf Course Design: Modern Day Issues and Experiences (Authors OnLine, 2004) Notable work Kota Permai Golf & Country Club / Seri Selangor Golf Club / Kota Seriemas Golf & Country Club (all in Malaysia) Nigel […]
Lifespan 1932–2004 Nationality Japan Design firm Tokyu Green System Society Japanese Society of Golf Course Architects (served as vice chairman) Notable work Tokyu Seven Hundred Club / Five Hundred Club / Anyang Country Club (South Korea) Chohei Miyazawa, born in 1932 and died in 2004, was a Japanese golf course architect; the membership roll of […]
Born 23 September 1961 Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1985) Playing record Winner, 1985 North and South Amateur Design firm Nicklaus Design (President) Official site nicklausdesign.com Jack Nicklaus II, born on 23 September 1961, is an American golf course architect. He is the eldest of the five children of Jack Nicklaus and […]
Birthplace Marion, Kansas, United States Education Butler County Community College (1973) / Kansas State University, landscape architecture (1977) Design firm Rathert International Golf Design (founded 1989) Society American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), since 1981 Base Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States Notable work Boulder Creek Golf Club (Nevada, United States) Mark F. Rathert is […]
Nationality Australia Base Dubai, United Arab Emirates Design firm PDSI Group (Peter Dalkeith Scott International, founded in Singapore in 1989) Official site pdsigroup.com Notable work Pulai Springs Country Club Melana Course (Johor, Malaysia) / Monterez Golf & Country Club (Shah Alam, Malaysia) Peter Dalkeith Scott is an Australian architect who has spent his career master-planning […]
Born Born in Zimbabwe, raised in South Africa Education Durban Boys’ High School / Honours degree in town and regional planning, University of the Witwatersrand (1999) Design firm Jansen Golf Design (founded 2010) / now founder and CEO of Himalayas Golf Societies American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) / European Institute of Golf Course […]
Founded 1987 (originally as Nelson & Wright) Offices Singapore / Hong Kong Founder Robin Nelson (1951–2012) Current partner Brett Mogg Notable work Sheshan International Golf Club (China) / Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (Malaysia) / Bali National Golf Club (closed in May 2025) (Indonesia) Official site nelsonhaworth.com Nelson & Haworth Golf Course Architects is […]
Nationality United States Education Bachelor of Environmental Design, School of Design, North Carolina State University (1973) Design firm Robbins & Associates International (founded 1991; offices in North Carolina, United States and Beijing, China) Official site robbinsgolf.com Office held President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) 2013–2014 / Fellow of the society Rick […]
Nationality United States Courses designed More than 80 worldwide (as described by InterContinental Khao Yai Resort) Notable work Toscana Valley Country Club / Rancho Charnvee Resort & Country Club / The Pomelo Golf Club Bob McFarland is an American golf course architect. Some sources give his name in full as Robert McFarland. He has worked […]
Nationality Thailand Role Owner and architect, Gassan Group Official site gassangolf.com Notable work Gassan Khuntan Golf and Resort / Gassan Legacy Golf Club / Gassan Panorama Golf Club Pravit Raeng-Po owns golf courses in Lamphun province in the north of Thailand, and designs them himself. His name is written ประวิทย์ เริงโพธิ์ in Thai, and in […]
Born 1935 Nationality Japan Affiliation Japanese Society of Golf Course Architects (JSGCA), listed among its deceased members Main courses designed Blue Canyon Country Club / Treasure Hill Golf Club (both in Thailand) Yoshikazu Kato, born in 1935, was a Japanese golf course architect. The Japanese Society of Golf Course Architects (JSGCA) carries him among its […]
Nationality Thailand Notable work Phuket Country Club / Loch Palm Golf Club / Majestic Creek Country Club / Rachakram Golf Club Sukitti Klangvisai is a Thai golf course architect. English-language sources usually give him the title Dr. Sukitti Klangvisai, and the spelling varies from one to the next — Sukitt Klangvisai, Sukitti Klangvisay. From the […]
Born November 22, 1944 Birthplace Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States (the family moved to Lakeland, Florida when he was seven) Education BSc in turfgrass science, University of Florida Design firm Garl Nix Golf Design (Lakeland, Florida, United States) Official site rongarl.com Courses designed More than 250 worldwide Ron Garl, born on November 22, 1944 in Tuscaloosa, […]
Born March 23, 1923 Died May 2, 2002 (Newport Beach, California, United States, aged 79) Birthplace Norwich, England Education University of Cambridge / University of British Columbia / University of Oregon Notable work Muirfield Village Golf Club (designed with Jack Nicklaus) Desmond Muirhead, born Gordon Desmond Muirhead on March 23, 1923 in Norwich, England, was […]
Born November 1, 1935 Birthplace Johannesburg, South Africa Nickname The Black Knight Playing record Nine majors (career Grand Slam) / nine senior majors / World Golf Hall of Fame (1974) Design firm Gary Player Design (since the early 1980s) Courses designed More than 130 projects in 38 countries across five continents Official site garyjimplayer.com Gary […]
Nationality Thailand Design firm GolfEast (founded 2004) Official site golfeast.co.th Notable work Nikanti Golf Club / Pineapple Valley Golf Club Hua Hin / Singha Park Khon Kaen Pirapon Namatra is a golf course architect based in Thailand, known at home by the nickname Khun Ope. His first course was Bangsai Country Club, which opened in […]
Born July 18, 1957 Birthplace Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England Playing record 6 majors / 97 weeks at world No. 1 Honour Knighthood (2009) Design firm Faldo Design (founded 1991) Courses designed More than 50 projects in 20 countries on five continents Official site nickfaldodesign.com Nick Faldo, born on July 18, 1957 in Welwyn Garden […]
Nationality Australia Design firm Ross Watson Golf Course Design Services Society Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA, founded 1989), founding president / honorary member Notable work Terrey Hills / Magenta Shores / The Vines / Kota Permai / Horizon Hills Ross Watson is an Australian golf course architect. He began as a draftsman working […]
Born January 14, 1944 Birthplace Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia Education University of Western Australia / Claremont Teachers College Design firm Graham Marsh Golf Design (founded 1986) Playing record 20 Japan Golf Tour wins / 10 European Tour wins / U.S. Senior Open (1997) / MBE (1984) Graham Marsh, in full Graham Vivian Marsh, was born […]
