Architects

The designers behind the courses on my wall. Grouped by who built them, ranked by how their work hits me.

My Top 3

1
Pete Dye
1925–2020
4 courses on the wall
Strategic torture. Every course makes you think. The Scotland trip changed American golf.
2
Donald Ross
1872–1948
6 courses on the wall
The Pinehurst master. Greens that reject anything less than precise. Timeless.
3
Mike Strantz
1955–2005
3 courses on the wall
Gone too soon. Tobacco Road, True Blue, Caledonia — all unforgettable, all his.

By Architect

Pete Dye

4 courses
#7
Kiawah Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, SC
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#12
Casa de Campo (Teeth of the Dog)
Dominican Republic
#25
French Lick (Pete Dye Course)
French Lick, IN
#31
Blackwolf Run
Kohler, WI

Donald Ross

6 courses
#4
Pinehurst No. 2
Pinehurst, NC
#15
Southern Pines
Southern Pines, NC
#16
Mid Pines
Southern Pines, NC
#17
Pine Needles
Southern Pines, NC
#38
French Lick (Donald Ross Course)
French Lick, IN
#39
CC of North Carolina
Pinehurst, NC

Mike Strantz

3 courses
#20
Tobacco Road
Sanford, NC
#33
Caledonia
Pawleys Island, SC
#40
True Blue
Pawleys Island, SC

Tom Weiskopf

2 courses
#30
Forest Dunes
Roscommon, MI
#49
Troon North Monument
Scottsdale, AZ

Gil Hanse

1 course
#28
Sweetens Cove
South Pittsburg, TN

Hurdzan / Fry / Whitten

1 course
#23
Erin Hills
Erin, WI

Gil Hanse / Jim Wagner

1 course
#24
Streamsong Black
Bowling Green, FL

Tom Doak

2 courses
#21
Streamsong Red
Bowling Green, FL
#29
The Loop
Roscommon, MI

Jack Nicklaus

2 courses
#8
Valhalla
Louisville, KY
#50
Reynolds Lake Oconee
Greensboro, GA

Ben Crenshaw & Bill Coore

2 courses
#22
Streamsong Blue
Bowling Green, FL
#33
Caledonia
Pawleys Island, SC

Seth Raynor

1 course
#35
Wailua Golf Course
Kauai, HI

C.B. Macdonald

1 course
#13
Yale Golf Course
New Haven, CT

Jack Neville & Douglas Grant

1 course
#5
Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach, CA

Robert Trent Jones Sr.

1 course
#6
Spyglass Hill
Pebble Beach, CA

A.W. Tillinghast

1 course
#11
Quaker Ridge
Scarsdale, NY