Rees Jones
[From Wikipedia]
Rees Jones (born September 16, 1941 in Montclair, New Jersey) is a noted golf course architect. He is the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and the younger brother of golf course designerRobert Trent Jones, Jr..
His first exposure to golf course design came as a boy when he would accompany his father surveying courses. After attending Yale and graduate studies at Harvard University‘s Graduate School of Design, he joined his father and older brother at Robert Trent Jones Incorporated. He helped his father on numerous courses until forming his own firm in 1974. He has designed or redesigned over 100 golf courses in his career.
Jones continues to design courses and currently resides in his hometown of Montclair, New Jersey. He has also served as the president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. A noted environmentalist, he has been a vocal champion for the cause the cause of environmentally-friendly golf courses.
Partial list of courses designed
With Robert Trent Jones Incorporated
- Montauk Downs, Long Island, New York (1968)
- Ocean Pines, Maryland(1971)
- Turnberry Isle, Florida (1972)
With Rees Jones Incorporated
- Arcadian Shores, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (1974)
- Marriott’s Griffin Gate, Lexington, Kentucky (1981)
- Haig Point, Daufuskie Island, South Carolina (1986)
- Pinehurst #7, Pinehurst, North Carolina (1986)
- The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts (1988) – restoration
- Gleneagles at the Equinox, Manchester, Vermont (1992) – reconstruction
- Atlantic, Bridgehampton, New York (1992)
- Sandpines, Florence, Oregon (1992)
- Huntsville, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (1994)
- Legend Trail, Scottsdale, Arizona (1995)
- Ocean Forest, Sea Island, Georgia (1995)
- East Lake, Atlanta, Georgia (1995) – reconstruction
- Poppy Ridge, Livermore, California (1996)
- Baker Hill, Newbury, New Hampshire (2003) – Golf Digest’s voted Best Course in New Hampshire
- Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri (2006) – reconstruction
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