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Joe Lee might be the most prolific golf course architect you've never heard of. Over his 40-plus year career, Lee would leave a mark on some 200 golf courses. A direct descendant of Civil War general Robert E. and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, Lee got his start in golf working for Louis Sibbett “Dick” Wilson. As Wilson’s career and life ...
Joe Lee was one of golf's most celebrated architects of the 20th century. Over his 40-plus year career, Lee left a mark on some 200 golf courses. A direct descendant of Civil War general Robert E. and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, Lee got his start in golf working for Dick Wilson.
Oct 23, 2015 · Jack Nicklaus greatly admires this designer’s golf courses. So does Golf Digest architecture editor Ron Whitten, who wrote an entire book about his work titled, Joe Lee: 50 Years of Golf Design. His layouts have hosted scores of professional tournaments and thrilled everyday golfers for more than 60 years. It’s a wonder Joe Lee isn’t […]
This is a list of golf course architects and golf course design firms. Golf course architecture is a specific discipline of landscape design, with many architects represented in the United States by the American Society of Golf Course Architects.
Bent Pine is the crown jewel of the 80 Florida courses designed by golf architect, “Gentleman” Joe Lee, who also co-designed Doral’s Blue Monster and Orlando’s Bay Hill, with his early partner, Dick Wilson. Considered in the “Goldilocks Zone,” it offers tour caliber holes challenging low handicappers, yet enjoyable to those with higher ones.
Architect Jo Lee. “Gentleman Joe Lee” earned a reputation as a southern gent who designed and built player-friendly golf courses around the world including, Palm Beach National Golf and Country Club. His courses are known to challenge all levels of golfers. Blue Monster, LaCosta, Bay Hill, Cog Hill (Western Open) and Warwick Hills (Buick Open).
Gentleman Joe Lee. For over 50 years, Mr. Joe Lee was a golf course architect and a consummate gentleman of the game. Joe Lee might be the greatest golf course architect you never heard of. Joe Lee remained surprisingly anonymous despite creating and renovating more than 250 golf courses (including both the Magnolia and Oak Golf Courses ...
