"A great course must always call for courage, skill, strategy, self-control, a test of temper and a revealer of character. A great course must, like life, offer problem solving, intrique, mystery, the ability to be creative, the opportunity to experiment, to challenge your limits and test your character. A great course does not consume energy, it creates energy."

Golf Courses Designed by Don Knott and Gary Linn

Highland Springs, Hole 12

DOMESTIC PROJECTS

Arkansas

*Chenal Country Club (Founders Course) - Click to see photo
Little Rock (1990)
Ranked 3rd in Golf Digest Best New Private Courses, 1991
Ranked 2nd in Golf Digest State of Arkansas listing, 2005
Cited by Golfweek in Top 100 Modern Courses, 1999

*Chenal Country Club (Bear Den Mountain Course)
Little Rock (2003)
Ranked 9th in Golf Digest State of Arkansas listing, 2005

California

*Shoreline Golf Links
Mountain View (1983)

*Monarch Beach Golf Links , Holes 1-9
Dana Point (1984)

*Poppy Hills (NCGA)
Pebble Beach (1986)
Site of the PGA AT&T Pro Am Golf Tournament (1993-2008)
Site of the Spalding Pro Am
Site of the 1991 NCAA Championships

*Links at Spanish Bay - Click to see photo
Pebble Beach (1988)
Cited by Golf Digest in Best New Resort Course of the Year, 1998
Cited by Golf Digest in Top 100 Golf Courses in USA, 1991,1997
Cited by Golf Magazine in Top 100 Golf Courses in USA, 1991
Cited by Golf Digest as Top 25 Resort Courses in USA, 1991

*Desert Dunes Golf Club - Click to see photo
Desert Hot Springs (1989)
Cited by Golf Digest as 3rd Best Public Course of the Year, 1989
Cited by Golf Digest as Top 50 Public Courses in USA, 1990

*Rancho La Quinta Country Club
La Quinta (1994)
Site of PGA Tour "The Skin's Game," 1996-1998

*The Ridge Golf Course - Click to see photo
Auburn (1999)
Site of the LPGA Longs Drug Challenge (2004-2005)

*Cordevalle Golf Club - Click to see photo
San Martin (1999)
Site of the Frys.com Open, 2010-2013
Site of U.S. Women's Open Championship, 2016
Ranked 18th in Golf Digest State of California listing, 2005

*Winchester Golf & CC - Click to see photo
Meadow Vista (2000)
Ranked 17th in Golf Digest State of California listing, 2005
Cited by Golfweek in Top 100 Modern Courses, 2002

Winchester Golf & CC

Foxtail Golf Club (North Course)
Rohnert Park (2003)
Cited by GolfInc as Renovation of the Year Finalist, 2004

*Dublin Ranch Golf Course
Dublin (2004)

Colorado

*Keystone Ranch Golf Course
Keystone (1978)
Selected by Golf Digest among Best 50 Resort Courses in USA
Ranked 8th in Golf Digest State of Colorado listing, 1999

*Beaver Creek Golf Club
Avon (1980)

*Crested Butte Country Club
Crested Butte (1984)

*Ute Creek Golf Course
Longmont (1997)

Hawaii

Wailea "Emerald", Hole 18

*Makena Golf Resort (South Course)
Makena, Maui (1978/1992)
Ranked 8th in Golf Digest State of Hawaii listing, 2005

*Kiahuna Golf Club
Poipu Beach, Kauai (1981)

*Prince Golf Course - Click to see photo
Princeville, Kauai (1990)
Cited by Golf Digest as Best New Resort Golf Course of 1990
Cited by Golf Digest in Top 50 Golf Courses in USA, 1993
Ranked 1st in Golf Digest State of Hawaii listing, 1999-2005
Golf Digest Top 5 Resort Courses in USA, 1992
Cited by Golfweek in Top 100 Modern Courses, 1999, 2002

*Poipu Bay Golf Course
Koloa, Kauai (1991)
Ranked 12th in Golf Digest State of Hawaii listing, 2005
Site of PGA Tour Grand Slam Of Golf, 1994-2006

*Makena Golf Resort (North Course) - Click to see photo
Makena, Maui (1978/1992)
Site of the Hawaii State Open Championship, 1994-1998
Ranked 14th in Golf Digest state of Hawaii listing, 2001

*Wailea Golf Resort (Gold Course) - Click to see photo
Wailea, Maui (1993)
Ranked 6th in Golf Digest Best New Resort Courses, 1994
Ranked 9th in Golf Digest state of Hawaii listing, 2005
Site of Senior PGA "The Skin's Game", 2001-2006

*Wailea Golf Resort (Emerald Course) - Click to see photo
Wailea, Maui (1994)
Ranked 2nd in Golf Digest Best New Resort Courses, 1995
Ranked 13th in Golf Digest State of Hawaii listing, 2005

Idaho

*Sun Valley Resort (Trail Creek Course)
Sun Valley (1981)
Golf Digest Top 75 Resort Courses in USA
Ranked 1st in Golf Digest State of Idaho listing, 1991-2001

Jug Mountain Ranch - Click to see photo
McCall (2004/2006)
Cited by Golf Digest as 2nd Best New Public Course in 2007

Jug Mountain Ranch

*Sun Valley Resort (White Cloud Course) - Click to see photo gallery
Sun Valley (2008)

Louisiana

*Le Triomphe Country Club
Broussard (1986)
Site of Annual PGA Web.com Tour Louisiana Open, 1992-2016
Ranked 5th in Golf Digest State of Louisiana listing, 1999

Maine

*Sugarloaf Golf Club
Carrabassett Valley (1984)
Ranked by Golf Digest as Best New Course in Aesthetics, 1986
Ranked 1st in Golf Digest State of Maine listing, 1991-2005
Golf Digest Top 75 Resort Courses in USA

Michigan

*The Orchards Golf Club - Click to see photo
Washington (1993)
Cited by Golf Magazine among Top 10 Best New Courses, 1994 Top 10 Best New Public Courses, Golf Digest, 1995
Listed by the Detroit News Golf Guide as the #1 Public course in Michigan, 1997

Missouri

*Highland Springs Country Club - Click to see photo
Springfield (1989)
Site of Annual PGA Web.com Tour Price Cutter Charity Championship, 1990-2016
Ranked 7th in Golf Digest state of Missouri listing, 2001
Site of 1991 Missouri State Amateur Tournament

*Tiffany Greens Golf Club
Kansas City (1999)
Site of the Senior PGA Tour Waterhouse Championship,1999-2002
Ranked 7th in Golf Digest State of Missouri listing, 2003

New York

*Long Island National Golf Club
Riverhead, Long Island (1999)

Oregon

*Sunriver Resort (Woodlands Course)
Sunriver (1980)
Sited by Golf Digest among Top 25 Resort courses in USA
Site of the Oregon Open, 1981-1996
Ranked 11th in Golf Digest State of Oregon listing, 2001
Cited by Back Nine Magazine as Best Resort Course in Northwest

*Eagle Point Golf Club
Eagle Point (1996)
Top 10 Best New courses by Golf Magazine, 1997
3rd Best New Public Course, Golf Digest, 1997
Ranked 11th in Golf Digest State of Oregon listing, 2005

Texas

*Sky Creek Ranch Golf Club
Keller (1999)


INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Australia

*Joondalup Country Club
Perth (1986)
Ranked 4th in Western Australia by Western Australia Golf Association
Ranked by Australian National Golf among Top 15 Courses in Australia
Ranked #1 Public Access Course in Australia by Golf Course Guide, 2002
Site of the 1987 Western Australia Open and PGA Championships

*The Cape Golf Club
Cape Schanck, Victoria (1986)

*The National Golf Club - Click to see photo
Cape Schanck, Victoria (1986)
Cited by Australian Golf Magazine among Top 20 Courses in Australia
Ranked 15th in Australia by Golf Digest, 2005

The National Golf Club

*Meadow Springs Golf & Country Club
Mandurah, Western Australia (1987)
Ranked 2nd in Western Australia by Western Australia Golf Association
Ranked by Australian National Golf among Top 5 Courses in Australia

*Hyatt Regency Coolum Golf Course
Sunshine Coast, Queensland (1989)
Cited by Australian Golf Magazine among Top 20 in Australia
Site of the Coolum Classic, an Australian PGA Tour event

*Joondalup Country Club (3rd Nine)
Perth (1990)

Canada

*Glencoe Golf and CC (Forest Course)
Calgary, Alberta (1984)
Selected by Score Magazine as One of Canada's Top 50 Courses
Site of the 1989 Canadian CPGA Championship
Site of the 1998 AT&T Canada Senior Open

*Glencoe Golf and CC (Meadows Course)
Calgary, Alberta (1985)

*Glencoe Golf and CC (Bridges Nine)
Calgary, Alberta (2006)

*Chateau Whistler Golf Club - Click to see photo
Whistler, British Columbia (1992)
Best New Canadian Golf Course by Golf Digest, 1993
Selected as One of Canada's Top 50 Courses by Score Magazine

*Wildflower Golf Course
Stuart Island, British Columbia (1995)

China

*Shanghai Country Club
Shanghai (1990)

*Spring City Resort (Lake Course) - Click to see photo
Kunming, Yunnan (1999)
Ranked #1 in China by Golf Digest, 2005
Ranked #1 in China by Golf Magazine, 2006

Spring City Resort

*Harbour Plaza Golf Club (27 Holes)
Dongguan, Guangdong (1999)
Ranked 9th in China by Golf Digest, 2005

Blue Bay International Golf Club
Zhangzhou, Fujian (2016)
click to see gallery

Colombia

*Mesa de Yeguas Country Club (27 Holes)
Anapoima (1997)

Costa Rica

*Reserva Conchal Golf Club - Click to see photo
Playa Conchal, Guanacaste (1997)
Ranked #2 in Costa Rica by Golf Digest, 2003

France

*Golf & Country Club de Bossey
Chateau de Crevin, Bossey (1984)
Top 50 Courses in Europe by Golf World and Golf Digest

*Le Prince de Provence Golf Club
Vidauban (1994)

India

*Royal Springs Golf Course
Srinagar, Kashmir (2001)
Ranked 4th in India by Golf Digest, 2018

Indonesia

*Pantai Indah Kapuk Golf Course
Jakarta, Utara (1992)

Japan

Shizukuishi Golf Course
Mt. Takakura (1983)

*Oak Hills Country Club
Narita, Chiba Prefecture (1983)
Site of Japan PGA Senior Tournament

*Pine Lake Golf Club
Nishiwaki, Hyogo Prefecture (1985)
Best New Course in Japan by Choice Magazine 1986
Site of Mitsubishi Gallant Tournament 1987
Site of the Kansai Open Golf Championship 1990
Ranked 24th in Japan by Golf Classic, 2002

*Springfield Golf Club
Gifu Prefecture (1986)
Voted Most Popular Member Course by Kansai Golf Association
Ranked 30th in Japan by Golf Classic, 2002

*Golden Valley Golf Club
Nishiwaki, Hyogo Prefecture (1987)
Selected by Choice Magazine as Best New Course in Japan 1990 Site of the Japan PGA Mitsubishi Gallant Tournament, 1990
Site of the Japan Golf Association Philanthropy Golf Tournament, 1994
Ranked 12th in Japan by Golf Digest, 2003
Ranked 15th in Japan by Golf Classic, 2002

*Karuizawa Golf Club (18 Hole Addition)
Karuizawa, Gumma Prefecture (1988)

*Cherry Hills Golf Club (27 Holes)
Miki, Hyogo Prefecture (1989)

*Sun Hills Country Club (27 Holes)
Tochigi Prefecture (1990)

*Zuiryo Golf Club
Gifu Prefecture (1990)

*Kinojo Golf Club - Click to see photo
Okayama Prefecture (1992)
Site of the Japan PGA KSB Open, 1994-1996
Ranked 19th in Japan by Golf Classic, 2002

*Fuji Country Club (Ichihara Course)
Koshikiya, Chiba Prefecture (1992)

*Sun Hills Country Club (4th Nine)
Tochigi Prefecture (1992)

*Eastwood Country Club
Tochigi Prefecture (1992)

*Miho Country Club
Ibaraki Prefecture (1993)
Ranked 27th in Japan by Golf Classic, 2002

*Katsura Golf Club
Hokkaido Prefecture (1993)
Site of the Japan Open, 1999
Ranked 6th in Japan by Golf Classic, 2002

*Regus Crest Country Club (Grand Course)
Hiroshima (1993)

*Nasu Highland Golf Club
Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture (1993)

*Regus Crest Country Club (Royal Course)
Hiroshima (1994)

*King Hills Country Club
Kumamoto, Kyushu (1994)

*The Country Club
Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture (1995)

*Shigaraki Country Club (Sugiyama Course)
(27 hole reconstruction)
Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture (1997-2000)

Korea

*Yongpyong Golf Club
Gangwon-Do (1988)

*Oak Valley Country Club (27 Holes)
Wonju (1998)
Ranked #7 in Korea by Golf Digest, 2003

The Windsor Club

Malaysia

*The Mines Resort and Golf Club
Kuala Lumpur (1998)
Site of the World Cup Golf Tournament, 1999
Site of the PGA CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, 2010-2011
Ranked #1 in Malaysia by Golf Digest, 2003

New Zealand

*Gulf Harbour Country Club
Auckland (1997)
Site of the World Cup Golf Tournament, 1998
Site of the European Tour New Zealand Open, 2004-2005
Ranked #5 in New Zealand by Golf Digest, 2005

Norway

*Miklagard Golf Club
Oslo (2002)
Ranked #2 in Norway by Golf Digest, 2005

Philippines

*Calatagan Golf Course
Batangas (1977)

*Sta. Elena Golf & CC (27 Holes)
Laguna (1993)
Site of the World Amateur Championship, 1997
Ranked #1 in Philippines by Golf Digest, 2005

*Cagayan de Oro Golf Club
Cagayan de Oro (1999)

Russia

*Moscow Country Club
Nakhabino, Moscow (1993)
Site of the Russian Open Golf Championship, 1994-1999
Ranked #1 in Russia by Golf Digest, 2005

Singapore

*Raffles Country Club (Lake)
Singapore (1986)
Ranked #3 in Singapore by Golf Digest, 2005

*Raffles Country Club (Palm)
Singapore (1987)
Ranked #5 in Singapore by Golf Digest, 2005

South Africa

*Wild Coast Country Club
Transkei (1984)

Taiwan

*Sun Rise Country Club
Yang Mei (1991)
Site of the 1992 Women's World Cup Championship
Site of the 1993 Dunhill Cup Qualifying Tournament
Site of the Taiwan PGA Championship 1998
Site of the 2011 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
Ranked #1 in Taiwan by Golf Digest, 2005

*Royal Country Club
Taipei (1994)

Thailand

*Green Valley Country Club
Bangkok (1988)

*Santiburi Country Club
Chang Rai (1992)
Ranked #3 in Thailand by Golf Digest, 2003

*Eastern Star Country Club
Ban Chang (1993)

*President Country Club (27 Holes)
Bangkok (1994)

GOLF COURSE RENOVATIONS

Almaden Country Club
San Jose, California

*Anyang Bnest Golf Club
Seoul, Korea

*Country Club of Detroit
Detroit, Michigan

Crystal Springs Golf Course
Burlingame, California

Deep Cliff Golf Course
Cupertino, California

Foxtail Golf Club (South Course)
Rohnert Park, California

Glenbrook Club
Glenbrook, Nevada

*Green Hills Country Club
Millbrae, California

Juniper Hills Country Club
Pocatello, Idaho

Laguna Lake Golf Course
San Luis Obispo, California

Lake Wildwood Golf Club
Penn Valley, California

*Menlo Country Club
Woodside, California

Napa Golf Course
Napa, California

*Pasatiempo Golf Club
Santa Cruz, California

Riverside Golf Course
Fresno, California

Stanford University Golf Club
Stanford, California

Sunnyvale Golf Course
Sunnyvale, California

Valley Oaks Golf Course
Visalia, California

The Villages Golf and Country Club
San Jose, California


*Donald Knott and Gary Linn collectively served as lead Project Architects for the Robert Trent Jones II Group on these domestic and international Golf Course projects

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