Golf Course Architects

David Hemstock

2 courses

Appointed to advise and lead a multi-year programme of course improvements beginning in the early 2010s, including analysis of bunkering, tee positions, turf and possible routing adjustments.

Richard Banks

2 courses

Early Melbourne professional Richard Banks laid out the original nine holes for the club's opening in September 1913.

C. E. "Robbie" Robinson

2 courses

Canadian golf course architect C. E. "Robbie" Robinson is consistently credited by independent golf-course references as the designer of Bowmanville Golf & Country Club. The club itself confirms that the original front nine was constructed in early 1959 and the second nine followed approximately twelve years later.

Aymerich Consulting

2 courses

Spanish golf course development firm behind Villa Nueva Resort design

Geoff Shackelford

2 courses

Participated in the design collaboration for Rustic Canyon and has documented the project's architectural ideas and development.

Jack L. Daray Jr.

United States

2 courses

Mid‑century U.S. golf course architect, carried forward father’s legacy

Douw van der Merwe

2 courses

Douw van der Merwe of DDV Design Group designed Phakalane's championship course. Phakalane Estates explicitly credits DDV Design Group and van der Merwe.

Jim Spears

2 courses

Tom Jones

2 courses

Credited in recent historical reporting as a co-designer of the original course that opened in 1992.

Will Garrett

2 courses

Designer of a family‑friendly 9‑hole Texas gem

Robert Bruce Harris

2 courses

Mid‑20th‑century Illinois-based architect of over 150 practical golf courses

Nathan Crace

2 courses

Led the comprehensive 2008 renovation through Watermark Golf/Nathan Crace Design, including redesigned greens and bunkers, new tees, irrigation, cart paths and expanded practice facilities.

Dan Proctor

2 courses

Part of the team credited by the official site with later course renovation work.

Dave Axland

2 courses

Part of the team credited by the official site with later course renovation work.

Ian Woosnam

2 courses

Masters champion and Ryder Cup captain who designed Dale Hill's second 18-hole course, opened in 1997.

Chris Wilczynski

2 courses

Founder of C.W. Golf Architecture and ASGCA member who designed the new 18-hole course for Taylor Morrison's Esplanade at Azario community.

Michel Niedbala

2 courses

French sustainable-focused golf architect behind UGOLF Villenave‑d’Ornon

Toshio Suzuki

Japan

2 courses

Laurie Waters

2 courses

Four-time South African Open champion who worked with George Waterman on Durban Country Club's original design.

Mel Flanagan

2 courses

Irish golf professional and course designer behind Hollywood Lakes

Jeff Lane Turf Consultancy

2 courses

Jeff Lane Turf Consultancy collaborated with Golf Oracle on the comprehensive 2016 redesign and modernisation of the former Armadale Golf Course.

Cary Bickler

2 courses

Cary Bickler directed major improvements at Tahoe Donner during the 2006-08 period and was retained again as project architect for the 2020 course repair and replacement programme. That later project reconstructed all greens, expanded tees, improved drainage and fairways, and relocated cart paths before reopening in 2021.

Tiger Woods

2 courses

Champion golfer turned selective golf course designer

Jim Lipe

2 courses

Original designer of the Nayar course, which opened in 2001.

Graeme Webster

2 courses

Scottish golf course architect shaping parkland courses through natural terrain

Craig Parry

2 courses

PGA Tour winner Craig Parry has contributed to Bayview's modern redevelopment. The club's official course tour states that Parry designed holes 9, 15 and 16, while its homepage notes his input into renovated greens.

Gary Player Design

2 courses

Responsible for the Black Knight Design redevelopment that produced the estate's current 18-hole course.

Dan Schlegel

2 courses

Mid‑Atlantic golf course designer and renovation specialist

Mark Love

2 courses

Golf-course designer, brother of Davis Love III, shaping Sea Island’s signature layouts

Christoph Städler

2 courses

Veteran German amateur champ turned leading sustainable golf architect

Kevin Tucker

2 courses

Landscape architect behind multiple southeastern US courses since the 1990s

Larry Nelson

2 courses

Professional golfer turned golf course designer

Brad Bell

2 courses

Former PGA Tour pro turned expressive mountain‑course designer

Lyndy Lindsey

2 courses

Greg Martin

2 courses

Thomas Clark

2 courses

Veteran Virginia‑based golf architect with decades of course and remodel experience

Ernie Schrock

2 courses

Indiana architect behind two Autumn Ridge courses

Steve Smyers

2 courses

Yoshio Asakawa

2 courses

Norman H. Woods

2 courses

Prolific mid‑20th‑century designer active in Pacific Northwest and Canada

Drew Rogers

2 courses

Landscape architect turned boutique golf course designer rooted in Golden Age tradition

Jack Frei

2 courses

The club's official course page and current scorecard credit Jack Frei as the architect of McCormick Woods, built in 1986.

Jed Azinger

2 courses

Florida-based golf course architect and former superintendent turned designer

Philip Walton

2 courses

Irish Ryder Cup player credited by St Helen's Bay's official history with designing the 18-hole course that opened in 1993.

Alan Rijks

2 courses

Dutch golf-course architect reported by De Nederlandse Golfkrant as responsible for alterations and rebuilding work on several holes around 2014. Available sources do not establish that he redesigned the complete Gerard Jol routing.

Bruno Steensels

2 courses

Belgian architect blending strategic design with natural harmony

Instangreen Corp. Bhd.

2 courses

The resort's official history credits Instangreen Corp. Bhd. with the design of the 18-hole course completed in 1996.

Andy Raugust

2 courses

Designer of Camas Meadows, ex–Jack Nicklaus design alum