DESIGN TEAM

Bryce M. Swanson

Bryce Swanson

Bryce Swanson is a native of Crystal Lake, IL located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, IL. Meeting a landscape architect and golf course architect in his hometown, he realized at an early age he wanted to pursue the field of golf course architecture. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree.

He joined the staff at Rees Jones, Inc. in 2000 after working with two other golf course architecture firms. Since then, Bryce has been involved in the design or redesign of over 19 daily - fee, resort or private facilities throughout the United States, Mexico, Asia and Bahamas. Bryce was also the Co-Designer and Project Architect for the renovation of Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course for the 2011 PGA Championship, renovation of Bellerive Country Club for 2018 PGA Championship and the design of the new, Ralston Creek Course at the Daniel Island Club, home of the Nationwide Tour Championship since 2009.

Bryce became an Associate Member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) in 2007 and was elected a Regular Member in 2010. In October 2010 by a panel of Golf Magazine editors, Bryce was one of three golf course architects named to "Golf’s 40 under 40: The 40 most influential people in golf under 40 years old."

Education

Iowa State University - Ames, IA

• Graduated May 1995: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture

Experience

Rees Jones, Inc. - Montclair, NJ

• (January 2000 - Present) - Vice President (2010) & Senior Designer
• Responsible for all pre-planning client contact, site evaluation, project development and contract negotiations.
• Responsible for site analysis, course routing studies, preparation of all bid and construction documents, cost estimating, all construction inspection site visits, communicating with all project consultants and general project management.

Hale Irwin Golf Design - St. Louis, MO

• (October 1996 - December 1999) Project Architect and Design Associate
• Responsible for routing studies, construction drawings, construction management, and project management.

Golf Course Projects - Original Designs

• Bahia Maroma, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Mexico
• Blue Top Ridge at Riverside, Riverside, IA
• Creek Course At Hammock Dunes, Palm Coast, FL
• Daniel Island Club (Ralston Creek Course), Daniel Island, SC
• Grand Falls Casino Resort, Larchwood, IA
• Lake of Isles (North Course), North Stonington, CT

Golf Course Projects - Completely Remodeled

• Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course), Johns Creek, GA
• Atlanta Athletic Club (Riverside Course), Johns Creek, GA
• Bear Creek Golf Club, Hilton Head Island, SC
• Belle Meade Country Club, Nashville, TN
• Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, MO
• Big Spring Country Club, Louisville, KY
• Ibaraki Country Club, Osaka, Japan
• Lyford Cay Club, Nassau Island, New Providence, Bahamas
• Tulsa Country Club, Tulsa, OK

Golf Course Projects - Remodeled

• Brynwood Golf & Country Club, Armonk, NY
• Montauk Downs, Montauk, NY
• Montclair Golf Club, West Orange, NJ
• Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Playa Grande Golf Club, Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic
• The Royal Montreal Golf Club (Blue Course), Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada

Affiliations

American Society of Golf Course Architects

• Associate Member (2007 - 2009)
• Regular Member (2010 - Present)

United States Golf Association

• Member (2001 - Present)

Montclair Golf Club - Montclair, New Jersey

• Member (2001 - Present)

• GREG MUIRHEAD
• STEVE WEISSER
• BRYCE SWANSON