This is a list of golf course architects and golf course design firms. Golf course architecture is a specific discipline of landscape design, with many architects represented in the United States by the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Some architects are highly successful professional golfers who went on to design golf courses.
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- Charles Hugh Alison
- Peter Alliss
- Mary Armstrong, golf and landscape architect, accomplished amateur player
B
- Seve Ballesteros, legendary professional golfer, golf writer, and golf course architect with Trajectory SL (Spain)
- Rick Baril, golf architect
- Brad Bell, professional golfer and architect
- William P. Bell
- Deane Beman
- Tom Bendelow
- Kevin Benedict
- Bruce Borland
- Harry Bowers, golf course designer
- James Braid, golfer and architect
- Mark Brooks, golfer and architect
C
- Tony Cashmore
- Billy Casper
- Bobby Clampett
- Clive Clark, golfer and architect
- George Cobb
- Neil Coles
- Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd
- Harry Colt
- Pete Cooper, golfer and architect
- Bill Coore (partner with Ben Crenshaw)
- Geoffrey Cornish
- Brian E. Costello, ASGCA, international architect
- Henry Cotton, golfer and architect
- Ben Crenshaw (partner with Bill Coore)
- George Arthur Crump
- Brian Curley
- Mike Clayton
D
- Johnny Dawson
- Glen Day
- Bruce Devlin
Mike DeVries
- Bill Diddel
- W. H. Diddle
- Ida Dixon (1854-1916), first female golf course architect in the United States
- Tom Doak
- George Duncan, golfer and architect
- Tom Dunn
- Alice Dye, one of the few female architects
- Pete Dye
David Dale
E
- Chandler Egan
- Prosper Ellis
- Devereux Emmet (1861â€"1934)
- Abe Espinosa
- European Golf Design
James Edwards
F
- Nick Faldo
- George Fazio
- Tom Fazio
- Willie Fernie, golfer and architect
- Forrest Fezler
- Homer Fieldhouse
- William Flynn, golfer and architect
- Ross Forbes
- John Fought
- Walter Fovargue, golfer and architect
- William Herbert Fowler
G
- Jonathan Gaunt, golf course designer & architect, and a member of the European Institute of Golf Course Architects - www.gaunt-golf-design.com
- Timothy Gerrish
- Clark Glasson, California architect
- Bob Goalby
- Hubert Green
- Denis Griffiths ASGCA - www.dgagolf.com
- Alex Gould
H
- Eddie Hackett
- Dan Halldorson
- Martin Hawtree
- Mark Hayes, golfer and architect
- Randy Heckenkemper
- Arthur Hills
- Marion Hollins
- Robert Hunter
- Johnny Ross Henry, golfer, antique club collector, club maker and architect
- John Harbottle
- Gil Hanse
- Frank Hummel
I
- Hale Irwin
- International Design Group, specialist golf course designers & architects
J
- Tony Jacklin
- John Jacobs, English golfer and architect
- Don January
- Bill Johnston, golfer and architect
- Clyde Johnston
- Bobby Jones, legendary golfer and architect
- David Jones, golfer and architect
- Rees Jones
- Robert Trent Jones
- Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
K
- Tom Kite
- Gary Koch
Harley Kruse Society of Australian Golf Course Architects SAGCA Member and President
L
- Emil Loeffler
- Davis Love III
- Christian Lundin
M
- A.V. Macan
- Charles B. Macdonald
- Alister MacKenzie
- Richard Mandell
- Graham Marsh
- Greg Martin
- Billy Martindale
- W. Bruce Matthews III
- Perry Maxwell
- Shelley Mayfield
- Tom McBroom
- Mark McCumber
- Peter McEvoy
- Harold "Jug" McSpaden
- Steve Melnyk, golfer and architect
- Johnny Miller
- Mike Morley
- Old Tom Morris
- Jay Morrish
- John Stanton Fleming Morrison
- Mark Mungeam
- Robert McNeil
N
- Jack Nicklaus, legendary golfer, with Nicklaus Design
- Greg Norman
- Bernard Nicholls
- Dick Nugent
- Nai Chung Chang
O
- Pete Oakley
- Christy O'Connor Jnr
- Willie Ogg
- Jaime Ortiz-Patino
P
- Arnold Palmer, legendary golfer and architect
- Willie Park, Jr., professional golfer, golf writer, businessman, golf club designer, and golf course architect
- Jerry Pate
- Steve Pate
- Agustin Piza
- Gary Player
- Bill Powell
- Jimmy Powell, golfer and architect
- Ron Prichard
R
- Henry Ransom
- Joginder Rao
Seth Raynor
- Dean Refram
- Wilfrid Reid
- Robert Lawrence
- Allan Robertson
- Ted Robinson
- Bill Robinson
- John F Robinson (Golf Course Architect) John Robinson
- Rocky Roquemore
- Donald Ross, golfer and architect
- Mackenzie Ross
S
- Ben Sayers
- Lee Schmidt
- Kipp Schulties
- Donald Sechrest
- Barry Serafin
- Bob Shearer
- Tom Sieckmann
- Brian Silva
- Annika Sörenstam
- Philip Spogárd
- Donald Steel
- Mike Strantz
- Herbert Strong
- Bruce Summerhays
T
- John Henry Taylor
- Dave Thomas, golfer and architect
- George C. Thomas, Jr.
- Stanley Thompson
- Peter Thomson, golfer and architect
- A. W. Tillinghast
- Herbert Charles Tippet
- Walter Travis
- Brian Tucker
- Alfred H. Tull (1897 â€" 1982)
- Herbert J. Tweedie
U
V
- Harry Vardon
- George Von Elm
- Douw van der Merwe
W
- Bobby Weed
- Tom Weiskopf
- Beau Welling, with Beau Welling Design
- Robert W. White, golfer and architect
- Chris Wilczynski, golf course architect - CW Golf Architects
- Hugh Irvine Wilson
- Derrell Witt
- Norman H. Woods
- Tiger Woods, with Tiger Woods Design
Y
- John Francis Yuhas, Golf Course Architect
Z
- Jenny Zhang
References
External links
- American Society of Golf Course Architects member list