Lifespan September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016 Birthplace Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States Nickname The King Playing record 7 majors / 62 PGA Tour wins / World Golf Hall of Fame (1974) Design firm Arnold Palmer Design Company (founded 1972) Courses designed More than 300 courses in over 25 countries Official site arnoldpalmerdesign.com Arnold Palmer, […]
Nationality United States Education Iowa State University, BSc in landscape architecture (1970) Design firm Denis Griffiths & Associates (founded 1987 / Braselton, Georgia, United States) Society President of the ASGCA (American Society of Golf Course Architects) 1996–1997 / Fellow of the society Denis Griffiths is an American golf course architect. He took his degree in […]
Nationality Australia (as given in the course profiles) Main areas of work Singapore / Malaysia / Indonesia / Thailand / Brunei Notable work Sentosa Golf Club, Tanjong course (renovation) / Tanah Merah Country Club / Glenmarie Golf and Country Club Max Wexler is a golf course architect who has been at work in Southeast Asia […]
Born February 10, 1955 Birthplace Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Nickname The Great White Shark Playing record Two Open Championships / 331 weeks at world No. 1 / World Golf Hall of Fame (2001) Design firm Greg Norman Golf Course Design Courses designed About 140 courses in 36 countries on six continents Official site gngcd.com Greg […]
Nationality Australia Profession Civil engineer Design firm Parslow & Winter Golf Design (founded 1973 as E & G Parslow and Associates, renamed 2013) Base Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Society Society of Australian Golf Course Architects (SAGCA), founding member / president in 2014 Official site pwgolfdesign.com Ted Parslow is an Australian golf course architect. A civil engineer […]
Born July 24, 1939 Birthplace Montclair, New Jersey, United States Family Son of the architect Robert Trent Jones Sr.; brother of the architect Rees Jones Design firm Robert Trent Jones II (founded 1972) Courses designed More than 300 in over 50 countries on six continents Official site rtj2.com Robert Trent Jones Jr., born on July […]
Founded 1997 Base Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Founders Lee Schmidt (born September 14, 1947) and Brian Curley (born November 12, 1959) Best-known work Mission Hills Shenzhen and Mission Hills Haikou (China), Siam Country Club Pattaya (Thailand) Official site schmidt-curley.com Schmidt-Curley Design is a golf course design company founded in the United States in 1997 by […]
Founded 1985 (according to the firm’s website) Offices Belmont, California (West Coast) / Chapel Hill, North Carolina (East Coast), United States Founder J. Michael Poellot Current principals Brian Costello and Bob Moore Official site jmpgolf.com JMP Golf Design Group is an American practice that works in golf course architecture and nothing else. Its website gives […]
Born March 16, 1942 (some sources give 1943) Birthplace California, United States Education Washington State University (landscape architecture) Design firm Golfplan (founded 1972 / Santa Rosa, California, United States) Official site golfplan.com Ronald Fream is an American golf course architect, born on March 16, 1942 in California; some sources give his birth year as 1943. […]
Lifespan August 23, 1929 – June 20, 2018 Birthplace Brunswick, Victoria, Australia Playing record 5 Open Championship titles / World Golf Hall of Fame (1988) Design firm Thomson, Wolveridge & Perrett (later Thomson Perrett) Courses designed More than 180 courses in over 30 countries Peter Thomson, born on August 23, 1929 in Brunswick, Victoria, was […]
Born January 21, 1940 Birthplace Columbus, Ohio, United States Nickname The Golden Bear Playing record 18 majors / 73 PGA Tour wins Design firm Nicklaus Design (founder and chairman) Courses designed More than 440 courses in over 45 countries Official site nicklausdesign.com Jack Nicklaus, born on January 21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio, is an American […]
