Golf Course Architects

Golf Course Architects of the World

  • Jack Nicklaus — American. 18 professional major championships. His firm, Nicklaus Design, has created more than 440 courses in over 45 countries.
  • Peter Thomson — Australian professional golfer. Five-time Open champion. Many of his courses were co-designed with Michael Wolveridge and Ross Perrett.
  • Ronald Fream / Golfplan — American architect. Leads the design firm Golfplan, often working with David Dale.
  • JMP Golf Design (J. Michael Poellot / Bob Moore) — American design firm.
  • Schmidt-Curley Design — American design firm, a partnership of Lee Schmidt and Brian Curley.
  • Robert Trent Jones Jr. — American architect. Son of the architect Robert Trent Jones Sr.
  • Ted Parslow / Parslow & Winter — Australian architect. In Malaysia he has designed new courses and renovated existing ones.
  • Greg Norman — Australian professional golfer. Two-time Open champion.
  • Max Wexler — Architect with courses in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
  • Denis Griffiths — American architect.
  • Arnold Palmer — American professional golfer. Seven major championships.
  • Graham Marsh — Architect and former Australian professional golfer.
  • Ross Watson — Australian architect.
  • Nick Faldo — English professional golfer. Six major championships.
  • Pirapon Namatra — Thai architect.
  • Gary Player — South African professional golfer. Nine major championships.
  • Desmond Muirhead — British-born architect.
  • Ron Garl — American architect.
  • Sukitti Klangvisai — Thai architect.
  • Yoshikazu Kato — Japanese architect.
  • Pravit Raeng-Po — Thai architect.
  • Bob McFarland — Architect.
  • Rick Robbins — American architect.
  • Nelson & Haworth — American design firm.
  • Paul Jansen — Architect. On the courses listed on GoGolf, his work has been renovation.
  • Peter Dalkeith Scott — Australian architect.
  • Mark F. Rathert — American architect.
  • Jack Nicklaus II — Eldest son of Jack Nicklaus and head of design at Nicklaus Design.
  • Chohei Miyazawa — Japanese architect.
  • Nigel B. Douglas — Architect.
  • Pete Dye & Perry Dye — American father-and-son architects. Pete Dye is known for designing TPC Sawgrass.
  • Morrow & Tikkanen — Design firm.
  • Roger Packard — American architect.
  • Pacific Coast Design — Australian design firm.
  • Ernie Els — South African professional golfer. Four major championships.
  • Vijay Singh — Fijian professional golfer. Three major championships.
  • Seve Ballesteros — Spanish professional golfer. Five major championships.
  • Gil Hanse — American architect. Designed the golf course for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
  • Arthur Hills — American architect.
  • Larry Nelson — American professional golfer. Three major championships.
  • Ian Baker-Finch — Australian professional golfer. Won the 1991 Open Championship.
  • Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki & Kentaro Sato — Masashi Ozaki topped the Japan Golf Tour money list 12 times.
  • David Graham & Gary Panks — David Graham is an Australian professional golfer with two major championships.
  • Andy Dye — American architect and a member of the Dye family.
  • Ted Robinson — American architect.
  • Alister MacKenzie — British, 1870–1934. Augusta National (with Bobby Jones), Cypress Point, Royal Melbourne West Course
  • Donald Ross — Scottish-born, 1872–1948. Pinehurst No. 2
  • A.W. Tillinghast — American, 1876–1942. Winged Foot, Bethpage Black, Baltusrol
  • Harry Colt — English, 1869–1951. Sunningdale New Course, Royal Portrush (Dunluce Links)
  • Old Tom Morris — Scottish, 1821–1908. Prestwick, Muirfield (original layout)
  • Charles Blair Macdonald — American, 1855–1928. National Golf Links of America
  • Seth Raynor — American, 1874–1926. Fishers Island
  • Robert Trent Jones Sr. — American, 1906–2000. Valderrama, Spyglass Hill
  • Tom Fazio — American, born 1945. Shadow Creek
  • Tom Doak — American, born 1961. Pacific Dunes, Cape Kidnappers, Tara Iti
  • Coore & Crenshaw (Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw) — American. Sand Hills, Bandon Trails, Cabot Cliffs
  • Rees Jones — American, born 1941. Known as the "Open Doctor" for his renovations of U.S. Open venues
  • David McLay Kidd — Scottish, born 1967. Bandon Dunes
  • Mike Strantz — American, 1955–2005. Tobacco Road
  • Kyle Phillips — American. Kingsbarns
  • Tiger Woods (TGR Design) — American, born 1975. Bluejack National, El Cardonal
  • Charles Hugh Alison — English, 1883–1952. Hirono Golf Club, Kawana Hotel Fuji Course
  • Seiichi Inoue — Japanese, 1908–1981. Oarai Golf Club
  • Kinya Fujita — Japanese. Kasumigaseki Country Club East Course
  • Tom Watson — American, born 1949. The Links at Spanish Bay (co-design), The National Golf Club of Kansas City, Tom Watson Golf Course (Miyazaki)
  • Nick Price — Zimbabwean (born in South Africa), born 1957. McArthur Golf Club (with Tom Fazio), Four Streams (with Steve Smyers), TPC Cancun
  • Allan Robertson — Scottish, 1815–1859. Carnoustie (original 10 holes), Old Course at St Andrews (green enlargement)
  • Annika Sörenstam — Swedish, born 1970. Mission Hills Annika Course, Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro
  • Ben Hogan — American, 1912–1997. Trophy Club Country Club (Hogan Course, with Joe Lee)
  • Bernhard Langer — German, born 1957. Jameson Golf Links (formerly Portmarnock Links), Costa Navarino Dunes Course, Golfanlage Schloss Nippenburg
  • Bobby Jones — American, 1902–1971. Augusta National Golf Club (with Alister MacKenzie), Peachtree Golf Club
  • Byron Nelson — American, 1912–2006. Preston Trail Golf Club (with Ralph Plummer)
  • Colin Montgomerie — Scottish, born 1963. The Montgomerie (Carton House), The Montgomerie Maxx Royal, Montgomerie Links
  • Darren Clarke — Northern Irish, born 1968. Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort, Castle Dargan
  • Davis Love III — American, born 1964. Ocean Creek Golf Club, Diamante (Dunes Course)
  • Devereux Emmet — American, 1861–1934. Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Garden City Golf Club (original Island Golf Links), Bethpage State Park (Green Course)
  • Fred Couples — American, born 1959. San Juan Oaks Golf Club, Kelly Plantation, Westfields Golf Club
  • Gene Sarazen — American, 1902–1999. Sunset Hill Golf Club, Slammer & Squire (with Sam Snead and Bobby Weed)
  • George C. Thomas Jr. — American, 1873–1932. Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles Country Club (North Course), Bel-Air Country Club
  • Hale Irwin — American, born 1945. Coyote Crossing Golf Club, TPC at Wakefield Plantation, St. James Plantation
  • Harry Vardon — Born in Jersey, 1870–1937. Woodhall Spa, Little Aston
  • Herbert Fowler — English, 1856–1941. Walton Heath Golf Club (Old Course, New Course), Beau Desert Golf Club, Burnham & Berrow Golf Club
  • Ian Woosnam — Welsh, born 1958. Lighthouse Golf Course, Irie Fields (Kittitian Hill)
  • Isao Aoki — Japanese, born 1942. The North Country Golf Club, Eagle Ridge Golf & Country Club (Isao Aoki Course)
  • James Braid — Scottish, 1870–1950. Gleneagles King's Course, Boat of Garten
  • Jeev Milkha Singh — Indian, born 1971. Kensville Golf & Country Club
  • Jerry Pate — American, born 1953. Old Waverly Golf Club (with Bob Cupp), Kiva Dunes, Ol' Colony Golf Complex
  • J.H. Taylor — English, 1871–1963. York Golf Club, Hindhead Golf Club, Royal Birkdale (1922 redesign)
  • Johnny Miller — American, born 1947. Thanksgiving Point Golf Club, Maderas Golf Club, Harmony Golf Preserve
  • José María Olazábal — Spanish, born 1966. Costa Navarino (The Olympic Course), Education City Golf Club, Mission Hills (Olazabal Course)
  • Justin Leonard — American, born 1972. Old American Golf Club (with Tripp Davis)
  • K.J. Choi — South Korean, born 1970. Amber Hills Golf & Resort Rock Valley Course (with Albanese & Lutzke)
  • Mark O'Meara — American, born 1957. Grandview Golf Club, Carton House (O'Meara Course), Tuhaye
  • Nancy Lopez — American, born 1957. Lopez Legacy (The Villages)
  • Phil Mickelson — American, born 1970. Whisper Rock Golf Club (Lower Course), Mickelson National Golf Club
  • Raymond Floyd — American, born 1942. Old Palm Golf Club, The Captain's Club, Arrowhead Country Club
  • Retief Goosen — South African, born 1969. The Legend Golf & Safari Resort (Signature Course, co-designed), Dayi Smokey Mountain Resort
  • Sam Snead — American, 1912–2002. Slammer & Squire (with Gene Sarazen and Bobby Weed)
  • Sandy Lyle — Scottish, born 1958. Golfpark Schloss Wilkendorf (Sandy Lyle Platz)
  • Sergio García — Spanish, born 1980. Aranya International Golf Club, TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course (design consultant to Greg Norman)
  • Steve Elkington — Australian, born 1962. TPC Louisiana (with Pete Dye and Kelly Gibson)
  • Tom Dunn — Scottish, 1849–1902. Royal Worlington and Newmarket Golf Club, Sheringham Golf Club, Richmond Golf Club
  • Tom Kite — American, born 1949. Liberty National Golf Club, Vanderbilt Legends Club, Legends on Lake LBJ
  • Tom Lehman — American, born 1959. The Prairie Club Dunes Course, Omni Tucson National Sonoran Course, TPC Twin Cities (co-designed)
  • Tony Jacklin — English, born 1944. The Concession Golf Club (with Jack Nicklaus), St. Pierre Park Golf Club
  • Walter Travis — American (born in Australia), 1862–1927. Garden City Golf Club (redesign), Westchester Country Club, Ekwanok Country Club
  • Willie Dunn Jr. — English, c. 1864–1952. Shinnecock Hills Golf Club (18-hole expansion), Maidstone Club, Cranford Golf Club (now Echo Lake Country Club)
  • Willie Park Jr. — Scottish, 1864–1925. Sunningdale Golf Club (Old Course), Huntercombe Golf Club, Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course)