David McLay Kidd was born and raised in the Scottish lowlands; you might say golfing is in Kidd’s blood. As...
Golf Architects/Designers: Von Hagge, Smelek & Baril (Richard A. Baril)
on Monday 8, AugustRichard A. Beril graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in Landscape Architecture in 1981. Rick worked at a Landscape Architectural design/build...
Golf Architects/Designers: Von Hagge, Smelek & Baril (Michael J. Smelek)
on Monday 1, AugustSince learning to play golf at age eleven, Mike Smelek has been fascinated by both the complexity of the game and the diverse beauty...
Golf Architects/Designers: Von Hagge, Smelek & Baril (Robert von Hagge)
on Monday 25, JulyRobert von Hagge was literally born and raised on a golf course. For six years in the 1920’s, his father, Ben F. von Hagge,...
Golf Architects/Designers: Manuel Piñero
on Thursday 7, JulyManuel Piñero was born in Badajoz on the 1st of September 1952 and as a child his parents moved to Madrid, where “purely by...
Golf Architects/Designers: Pepe Gancedo
on Wednesday 29, JuneJosé “Pepe” Gancedo is considered the “Picasso” of the golf designers. Born in Malaga in 1938, he started to play golf with 12 years old; by that...
Golf Architects/Designers: Robert Trent Jones Jr.
on Thursday 14, AprilBorn July 24, 1939 in New Jersey, Usa; Robert Trent “Bobby” Jones, Jr. is the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones...