Golf Course Architects
The architects and designers behind America's finest private golf clubs. 20 architects across 139 courses in our database, from the Golden Age masters to today's modern minimalists.
Sorted by number of clubs designed. Select an architect to view their full portfolio, design philosophy, and course map.
Early American
1890s–1920s
Golden Age
1900s–1940s
Donald Ross
29Golden Age era · 1872–1948
29 clubs in our database
Notable: Seminole Golf Club, Aronimink Golf Club
A. W. Tillinghast
14Golden Age era · 1874–1942
14 clubs in our database
Notable: Baltusrol Golf Club, San Francisco Golf Club
Alister MacKenzie
6Golden Age era · 1870–1934
6 clubs in our database
Notable: Augusta National Golf Club, Cypress Point Club
Seth Raynor
5Golden Age era · 1874–1926
5 clubs in our database
Notable: Fishers Island Club, Camargo Club
Post-War
1940s–1970s
Dick Wilson
6Post-War era · 1904–1965
6 clubs in our database
Notable: Des Moines Golf and Country Club, Hillwood Country Club
George Cobb
5Post-War era · 1914–1986
5 clubs in our database
Notable: Quail Hollow Club, Vestavia Country Club
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
4Post-War era · 1906–2000
4 clubs in our database
Notable: Old Warson Country Club, Hazeltine National Golf Club
Modern
1970s–present
Jack Nicklaus
16Modern era · b. 1940
16 clubs in our database
Notable: Muirfield Village, Shoal Creek Club
Tom Fazio
10Modern era · b. 1945
10 clubs in our database
Notable: Wade Hampton Golf Club, The Madison Club
Pete Dye
6Modern era · 1925–2020
6 clubs in our database
Notable: Oak Tree National, Liberty Corner Country Club
Rees Jones
3Modern era · b. 1941
3 clubs in our database
Notable: Ocean Forest Golf Club, The Golf Club - Piedmont Driving Club
Other
Various eras
A. Vernon Macan
77 clubs in our database
Notable: California Golf Club of San Francisco, Yakima Country Club
Devereux Emmet
44 clubs in our database
Notable: Garden City Golf Club, Congressional Country Club
William Flynn
44 clubs in our database
Notable: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, The Country Club
Tom Weiskopf & Jay Morrish
33 clubs in our database
Notable: Forest Highlands Golf Club, Double Eagle Club
William Watson
33 clubs in our database
Notable: San Diego Country Club, Fort Washington Golf & Country Club
Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay
33 clubs in our database
Notable: Adios Golf Club, Isleworth Golf & Country Club
Perry Maxwell
33 clubs in our database
Notable: Prairie Dunes Country Club, Southern Hills Country Club
All Architects
Complete list including architects with fewer than three clubs in our database.