Designers.
Every architect with a designed course in the scratched.io catalog. Their full course list one click away.
Pre-1937. The era that defined American golf architecture.
Donald Ross
Inverted-saucer green complexes that repel mishit approach shots.
Alister MacKenzie
Spectacular natural-looking bunkers and width that rewards angles.
A.W. Tillinghast
Brutal one-shot holes and tiered green complexes.
George C. Thomas
Heroic carries, sand-flashed barranca bunkers, sweeping fairway curves.
Perry Maxwell
Wildly contoured "Maxwell rolls" greens.
Seth Raynor
Geometric bunkering and template holes (Redan, Biarritz, Eden, Short).
C.B. Macdonald
Template holes copied from the great holes of Scotland and England.
George Crump
Punishing carries over sand, pine, and oblivion.
Hugh Wilson
Variety, restraint, white-faced wicker basket flagsticks.
William Flynn
Beautifully shaped fairway contours and naturalistic bunkering.
H.S. Colt
Heathland aesthetic, brilliant routing, strategic bunkering.
Walter Travis
Subtle, demanding greens that reward putting touch.
Tom Simpson
Quiet brilliance; classical British heathland and links sensibility.
Willie Park Jr.
Walking-distance par 3s, classic Scottish bunkering.
Post-war through the late 80s. Tournament-grade design at scale.
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Heroic-school design: long carries, big greens, large bunker complexes.
Tom Fazio
Pristine conditioning, white-cap sand, sweeping aesthetic shaping.
Jack Nicklaus
Right-to-left fade-friendly holes; framed targets; dramatic finishing holes.
Pete Dye
Visual intimidation, railroad ties, demanding angle-of-attack tee shots.
Robert Trent Jones Jr.
Site-responsive routings, walkable layouts, restrained shaping.
Rees Jones
Tournament-ready bunker setups and clear strategic options.
Gary Player
Risk-reward par 5s, target-style approach shots.
Arnold Palmer
Playable for the everyday golfer; tournament-stiff from the tips.
1990s onward. Minimalism, walkability, restoration revival.
Coore & Crenshaw
Walking-friendly routings, naturalistic bunkering, ground-game width.
Tom Doak
Minimalist shaping, brilliant green complexes, walkable routings.
Gil Hanse
Restoration-grade detail; bunker shaping that nods to Tillinghast and Ross.
Mike Strantz
Wild, expressive, art-school shaping with massive contours.
Greg Norman
Native grass waste areas; bold visual lines off the tee.
Jim Engh
Severe contours, eye-popping green sites, "muscle bunker" shaping.