About
Campbell was the great-grandson of Robert Chambers, an early British golf historian and co-designer of the original nine-hole course at Royal Liverpool, connecting him to a historic lineage of golf influence.
Major Sir Guy Colin Campbell was an accomplished golf course architect, writer, and army officer. He studied at the University of St Andrews, where he excelled both academically and in sports. Although not a professional golf course architect by trade, Campbell worked extensively in golf architecture starting in the mid-1920s, often collaborating with Stafford Vere Hotchkin and Cecil Key Hutchison, a trio sometimes called "The Three Majors." Their work included notable projects such as Ashridge Golf Club, Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club, Killarney Golf Club's Mahony's Point course, and the redesign of Prince's Golf Club after World War II.
Campbell also contributed to golf course design theory and wrote extensively on golf, including a chapter on course design in the 1952 book A History of Golf in Britain. His architectural philosophy emphasized natural hazards, varied hole design, and good course condition. Besides golf, Campbell served with distinction in World War I and re-enlisted during World War II despite being in his fifties. He passed away in 1960 in Virginia, USA.
