Arnold Palmer, son of a Pennsylvania golf pro and greenskeeper,
grew up on the fairways of Latrobe Country Club about 80 miles
from Pittsburgh. His first love was playing and competing, but
the question of what makes a great golf hole always fascinated him.

Collaborating with noted architect Ed Seay, Arnold embarked
on a design career that contributed to golf’s growth even as it
extended his own fame.

    VIRGINIA: Dominion Valley Country Club      

    FLORIDA: Frenchman's Reserve     

Having done so many Florida courses, however, the Palmer
Design team has extensive experience with water as a design
feature. In fact, when you see lakes and ponds smoothly
transitioning into their adjacent fairways and snaring the poor
shots while sparing the decent ones, there's a good chance the
course bears the Palmer signature.

    GEORGIA: The Landings (2 courses)

Another recent example of a multi-course development tapping
into the Palmer reputation for quality and consistent challenge
is Suncadia, in the dry uplands of Washington state, east of Seattle.
Courses by Tom Doak and Jacobsen-Hardy also beckon the
traveling golfer at Suncadia, but Palmer’s 7,100-yard Prospector
course at Suncadia stands out.

    WASHINGTON: Suncadia

Of all U.S. courses in the Palmer portfolio, Suncadia may have
the most dramatic mountain views and the boldest fairway contours.
Perhaps its only equal in that regard is the mountain-meadow
beauty Palmer fashioned at Running Y Ranch in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

    OREGON: Running Y Ranch

 

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IV. Arthur Hills: Value-Adding Visionary

V. Robert Trent Jones II: Continuing the Legacy

VI. Bob Cupp & Tom Jackson: Veterans with Prime Portfolios

VII. Pete Dye: Lifelong Innovator (Part-Time Intimidator)

VIII. Greg Norman: Still a Champ and Competing, But on a Larger Golf Landscape

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