Architects

A collection of the world's best golf course architects and designers

Legends

England

Alister MacKenzie

Scotland

Donald Ross

U.S.A.

A.W. Tillinghast

England

Harry Colt

Scotland

Old Tom Morris

Portrait photo of Seth Raynor, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Seth Raynor

Portrait photo of Charles Blair Macdonald, golf course architect

Canada

Charles B. Macdonald

England

Robert Trent Jones Sr.

U.S.A.

Pete Dye

U.S.A.

Jack Nicklaus

U.S.A.

Tom Fazio

Portrait photo of Perry Maxwell, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Perry Maxwell

1800–1910

Pioneers

Scotland

Old Tom Morris

Portrait photo of Willie Park Jr., golf course architect

Scotland

Willie Park Jr.

Scotland

Allan Robertson

Portrait photo of Charles Blair Macdonald, golf course architect

Canada

Charles B. Macdonald

Portrait photo of Willie Dunn Jr., golf course architect

England

Willie Dunn Jr.

England

John Low

Portrait photo of Archie Simpson playing golf, golf course architect

Scotland

Archie Simpson

Scotland

Ben Sayers

1910–1930

Golden Age

England

Alister MacKenzie

England

Harry Colt

Scotland

Donald Ross

U.S.A.

A.W. Tillinghast

Portrait photo of Seth Raynor, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Seth Raynor

Portrait photo of George Arthur Crump, golf course architect

U.S.A.

George Arthur Crump

Portrait photo of George C. Thomas Jr., golf course architect

U.S.A.

George C. Thomas Jr.

Portrait photo of Tom Simpson, golf course architect

England

Tom Simpson

Portrait photo of Stanley Thompson, golf course architect

Canada

Stanley Thompson

U.S.A.

William Flynn

Portrait photo of Herbert Fowler, golf course architect

England

Herbert Fowler

1930–1950

Mid-Century / Dark Age

England

Robert Trent Jones Sr.

U.S.A.

Dick Wilson

U.S.A.

William P. Bell

Portrait photo of Press Maxwell, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Press Maxwell

Portrait photo of Ralph Plummer, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Ralph Plummer

Portrait photo of William Langford, golf course architect

U.S.A.

William Langford

Portrait photo of Theodore Moreau, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Theodore Moreau

Portrait photo of Ellis Maples, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Ellis Maples

England

Alfred H. Tull

Portrait photo of William Gordon, golf course architect

U.S.A.

William Gordon

1950-1970

Modernist / Tournament Era

Portrait photo of George Fazio, golf course architect

U.S.A.

George Fazio

Portrait photo of Jay Morrish, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Jay Morrish

Portrait photo of Joe Lee, golf course architect standing next to Mickey Mouse

U.S.A.

Joe Lee

Portrait photo of George Cobb, golf course architect

U.S.A.

George Cobb

Portrait photo of Bruce Devlin, golf course architect

Australia

Bruce Devlin

Portrait photo of Desmond Muirhead, golf course architect

England

Desmond Muirhead

U.S.A.

Robert von Hagge

England

Robert Trent Jones Sr.

1970-1990

Resort / Signature Era

U.S.A.

Pete Dye

U.S.A.

Jack Nicklaus

U.S.A.

Arnold Palmer

Portrait photo of Gary Player, golf course architect

South Africa

Gary Player

U.S.A.

Tom Fazio

Portrait photo of Ed Seay, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Ed Seay

Portrait photo of Larry Packard, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Larry Packard

Portrait photo of Bob Cupp, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Bob Cupp

U.S.A.

Rees Jones

U.S.A.

Arthur Hills

Portrait photo of Greg Norman, golf course architect

Australia

Greg Norman

1990-2000

Second Golden Age / Minimalist

U.S.A.

Tom Doak

Portrait photo of Bill Coore, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Bill Coore

U.S.A.

Ben Crenshaw

Portrait photo of Gil Hanse, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Gil Hanse

Portrait photo of Mike Devries, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Mike DeVries

Portrait photo of Jim Urbina, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Jim Urbina

Portrait photo of Kyle Phillips, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Kyle Phillips

Portrait photo of Brian Silva, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Brian Silva

2010-2026

Contemporary & Sustainable

Portrait photo of David McLay Kidd, golf course architect

Scotland

David McLay Kidd

Portrait photo of Rob Collins, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Rob Collins

Portrait photo of Tad King, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Tad King

U.S.A.

Craig Haltom

Portrait photo of Mark Parsinen, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Mark Parsinen

Portrait photo of Beau Welling, golf course architect

U.S.A.

Beau Welling

U.S.A.

Tom Weiskopf

U.S.A.

Tiger Woods