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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
- Griffin Gate Golf Club, Lexington, KY
- Lake of Isles (North Course), North Stonington, CT
- The Bridge, Bridgehampton, NY
- The Falls at Grand Falls & Casino Golf Resort, Larchwood, IA
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
- Shizuoka Country Hamaoka Golf Course (Ogasa and Takamatsu Courses), Shizuoka, Japan
- Tulsa Country Club, Tulsa, OK
Golf Course Projects - Remodeled
- BallenIsles Country Club (South Course), Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- Brynwood Golf & Country Club, Armonk, NY
- Buck Hill Falls Golf Club (White, Blue and Red Nines), Buck Hill Falls, PA
- Crooked Oaks Golf Course at the Seabrook Island Club, Seabrook Island, SC
- Deal Golf & Country Club, Deal, NJ
- Glen Ridge Country Club, Glen Ridge, NJ
- Griffin Gate Golf Club, Lexington, KY
- Hidden Valley Country Club, Sandy, UT
- Hodogaya Country Club, Kanagawa, Japan
- Indian Spring Country Club, Marlton, NJ
- LPGA International Busan, Busan, South Korea
- Monster Golf Course at Resorts World Catskills, Kiamesha Lake, NY
- Montauk Downs, Montauk, NY
- Montclair Golf Club, West Orange, NJ
- Nashawtuc Country Club, Concord, MA
- Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Ocean Winds Golf Course at the Seabrook Island Club, Seabrook Island, SC
- Playa Grande Golf And Ocean Club, Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic
- Shadow Wood Country Club (North and South Courses), Bonita Springs, FL
- Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan
- The Royal Montreal Golf Club (Blue Course), Ile Bizard, Quebec, Canada
- The Tuxedo Club, Tuxedo Park, NY
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)
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