KIPP SCHULTIES is carving his own niche in high-end and resort course designs after getting his start with Gene Bates Design.

easy guy to work with,” Arterburn added. “Faxon said. is, too — he’s shown a willingness to learn, not He got his solo start with Genoa just be a dictating Tour professional. They make a Lakes in Nevada in 1991. Since then, good team.” Harbottle has designed 11 new courses Henry DeLozier, vice president of opera- and several 9-hole additions, primarily tions for Pulte Homes-Del Webb, admires the in the Northwest. Ironically, the oppor- work of several architects, including Phoenix- tunity to go out on his own matched based Forrest Richardson, Tripp Davis, David continued on page 24 Druzisky and Jeff Lawrence. “Forrest has real traditional values about the PHOTO BY JOHNSON DESIGN game, but then he also introduces some creative concepts in how people can enjoy the game more,” DeLozier said. “He also seems to really do well on challenging sites. “Tripp Davis is a good enough player that he understands all that means to design. David Druzisky just did The Duke at Rancho El Dorado and did a real nice job working on Dragon Ridge in Las Vegas with Jay Morrish. And, I’ve heard good things about Ian Scott-Taylor in the Baltimore area, although I haven’t seen his work yet.” The work of Todd Eckenrode has impressed TOM CLARK and Tim Schantz, vice president of development for partner Brian Ault anticipate a busy year.

Troon Golf. Eckenrode formed Origins Golf Andy Johnson Design Andy Raugust Armstrong Golf Architects Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates Ault, Clark & Associates Boswell Golf Design Inc. Burns Golf Design Cal Olson Golf Architecture Carrick Design Inc. Casey O'Callaghan Design Inc. Chris Commins/Sunshine Design Clifton, Ezell & Clifton Golf Design Group Clyde Johnston Designs Inc. Coore & Crenshaw Design in Irvine, Calif., with partner Charles Davison. Schantz said Eckenrode, formerly with New projects 1998-2002 52336402340341396 Gary Roger Baird, particularly excels at adapting Renovations 1998-2002 5 6 70 18 55 4 0 6 81 21 7 2 10 0 a design to a site. Eckenrode’s reputation is Average Fee (last 5 courses) per $100,000 120 n/r 130 n/r 275 130 n/r 300 n/r 150 200 195 200 600 spreading — he reported recently that his firm has six new 18-hole projects under contract. TYPES OF COURSES In the South, architect Bob Cupp praised the Daily Fee 9 3 1 2216431011175 0131 work of two fellow Atlanta-based designers, Private 1 5 29 28 5 2 0 0 29 7 3 1 2 4 Michael Riley (“terrific cognitive ability on the Semi-Private 0 0131110 00 00 31241 ground”) and Bill Bergin, an Auburn graduate Municipal/Military 002728000030020 whose career Cupp said he is following. Another designer gaining attention is Mike GREENS FEES Young, based in Athens, Ga. He came into the Less than $20 401100000000000 industry after approximately eight years with two $21 - $40 501905020040011 major turf equipment manufacturers. Since then, $41 - $60 1 1 3 7 10 0 1 1 0 10 3 10 8 1 he has designed more than 40 courses, including Greater than $60 0 2 2 20 7 6 0 9 11 3 7 3 10 0 12 in Georgia. Rich Katz of Billy Casper Golf described GEOGRAPHIC REGION Young as “one of those guys who’s under the Northeast 0 0 69 11 15 1 0 0 10 0 3 0 0 3 radar, but shouldn’t be, based on his work.” Southeast 2 0 0 18175 1 0 0 0 7 12191 Southwest 400 40001020101 Midwest 001157020001001 TWO TO WATCH Northwest 110 00000100000 Several industry insiders mentioned Tacoma, Far West 370 600090220000 Wash.-based John Harbottle and Kipp Schulties of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Harbottle spent six CONSTRUCTION COSTS years with Pete Dye before going out on his own Less than $2 million 8369914150213070 in 1991. $2-6 million 2 5 1 35382 2 1 6 0 8 12125 Like many architects, Harbottle got his hands $6-10 million 000 90005530101 dirty early — digging pipe, laying drainage and $11-15 million 000 11000000000 working up to running a tractor. Greater than $15 million 001 00000000000 “One great thing about the Dye organization, they give you plenty of hands-on instruction,” he

April 2003 21 Greater than $15 million $11-15 million $6 -10 million $2-6 million Less than $2 million CONSTRUCTION COSTS Far West Northwest Midwest Southwest Southeast Northeast GEOGRAPHIC REGION Greater than $60 $41-$60 $21-$40 Less than $20 GREENS FEES Municipal/Military Semi-Private Private Daily Fee TYPES OF COURSES Average Fee (last 5 courses) per $100,000 Renovations 1998-2002 New projects 1998-2002 MARK MUNGEAM a partner at high-profile Cornish, Silva & Mungeam is 1365239021301383073210881301131090126061106090007 16990513317146414248605148 2616020761222101610400107 18210110732015125018362110151272201162442064390499 072 0031734 14478031 798952 1751 1976231 13 11 3 2 6 7 9 11 15 5 7 11 29 5 9 8 9 17 11 3 0 8 7 4 4 11 7 3 43 3 7 1 3 0 10 1 2 5 4 3 21 162111207914348111221351202123714020119102531413225051811 7 20 / 0 5 / 5 6 3 / 5 5 0 / / / / / 5 / / 5 5 / 2 / 5 M30nrnrnr40nr60nr20nr4030nr35 300 n/r 400 n/r 250 600 n/r n/r 400 n/r n/r n/r 300 1M 150 n/r 120 250 350 n/r n/r 250 n/r n/r n/r n/r n/r n/r 200 150 250 360 n/r 130 250 800 450 n/r n/r 0000000000000000200300 010000000000000000000 0020000000000000201101 010150000120001031010 2180012000000101507214 0205020012010202051341 0240002000200052002410 06010200102310114101830120000000010020000020 000010000010000000300 0025027020400140252038 002412221428120142100010860030132210000071207000004162350010300102604030312310902004010007560001 01136218000601100200534005800000000131420602000 02000000815000001100021147100250032703841403 090179211283101113524102154231000501010303231281903600110111000072200131000000031000001000002 000000922000000000000 266000742300221010051 017003324223181250054 4020030040002204010001 050000032212461010071 1130001001012403101015 002071028110031240030 7464007081218406382474 27138052081595213623624106Cornish, Silva & Mungeam Couples-Bates Cupp Design Inc. Craig Schreiner Golf Course Architects Dasher Golf Design Dave Bennett Organization Incorporated David W. Pfaff D.A. Weibring/Golf Resources Group Denis Griffiths and Associates DeVictor Langham Inc. DeVries Designs Inc. DMK Golf Design Ed Beidel Faxon & Booth FAZIO Fazio Golf Course Designers Forrest Richardson & Assoc. Freeland Golf Group Gary Panks Gary Player Design Gary Roger Baird/Global Golf Design Gene Bates Golf Design Golf Design Studio RICHARDSON Gleason Golf Course Design Inc. Golfplan-Fream & Dale Golf Sense Inc. Greg Norman Golf Course Design Greg Nash Hale Irwin Golf Design Heckenkemper Golf Course Design Herfort Norby Golf Course Architects HURDZAN Hurdzan/Fry Golf Course Design Jacobson Golf Course Design Jacobsen Hardy Golf Course Design James Engh Golf Design Group Jeffrey D. Brauer/Golfscapes Jerry Matthews Natural Course Design Golf Design Jim Lipe Design Inc. JMP Golf Design Group

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BOB LOHMANN has completed more than 30 new courses and renovations over the past five years. Kipp Schulties Golf Design, Inc. Kipp Schulties Golf Design, Design Group Knott-Brooks-Linn Golf Course Inc. Lindsay Ervin & Associates, Lohmann Golf Designs Inc. Inc. Love Enterprises & Associates, McCumber & Assoc. McCumber Golf, Inc./Mark Medallion Golf Inc. Michael A. Zikorus Golf Course Design Nicklaus Design Northeast Golf Co. Nugent Golf Associates Palmer Course Design Co. Pearson Golf Design Pete Dye Pittman Poe & Associates Rainville & Bye Golf Course Architects Rathert International Golf Design Rees Jones Inc. Renaissance Golf Design Richard Mandell Golf Architecture Richard M. Phelps, Ltd. Robbins & Associates International Robert C. Walker, Inc. Robin Nelson, Golf Course Architect Robinson Golf, Inc The Roger Rulewich Group Ron Garl Golf Course Design Sanford Golf Design Schmidt-Curley Design Inc. Schreiner Golf Architects Stephen Kay Steve Smyers Thompson Golf Planning, Ltd. Tim Liddy/Associates, Inc. Todd Eckenrode, Origins Golf Design Tom Johnson Golf Design Tripp Davis and Associates Tom Weiskopf Designs Tour 18 Design Group von Hagge, Smelek & Barill W. Bruce Matthews III Weed Golf Course Design Williams, Gill & Assoc. of Texas

New projects 1998-2002 3 0 2 7 5 5 0 4 60 1 8 31 1 7 8 5 2 25 6 4 9 8 6 7 15 9 7 3 18 12 7 8 2 8 2 1 8 11 1 14 9 7 11 Renovations 1998-2002 11 7 2 24 1 4 1 9 2 28 15 1 1 3 9 15 2 12 10 11 33 11 1 5 4 38 9 10 16 28 75 0 4 8 1 2 14 1 0 4 19 7 18 Average Fee (last 5 courses) per $100,000 n/r n/r n/r n/r 485 n/r 250 n/r n/r 200 200 n/r 175400 350 n/r n/r n/r n/r n/r n/r 285 250 200275 400 350 200 n/r n/r 175 n/r n/r n/r n/r 225 n/r n/r n/r 750 n/r n/r 135

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continued from page 21 TODD JESTER learned construction with Golden advice he had received Bear/Paragon and design with Jerry Pate before going it from Dye when he was in alone. college. “I wrote Pete a letter and [Pete’s wife] Alice wrote back and said, ‘Pete said to Genoa Lakes, Harbottle was do this: Learn how to put a project together, secure the ready. ground and then get yourself appointed to design it,’ ” Schulties got his start as Harbottle said. When a developer acquaintance and a an intern with Gene Bates in great site present- 1991, and joined Bates’ firm after graduating from Purdue ed themselves at with a civil engineering degree the next year. He began working as a designer in 1993 with the newly created Couples/Bates firm. He resigned in 1997, but stayed con- nected as an independent designer on Fred Couples Signature courses for nearly two years. On his own since 1998, Schulties has done predomi- Designing nantly high-end resort or private course projects, either under his own name or in concert with others, including Couples and Nicklaus Design. woman His work includes a major restoration of the Lost Tree oday’s tough golf develop- HATTIE Club, the residence of Jack ment climate poses a chal- PAVLECHKO hopes Nicklaus, which has solidified T lenge for young architects to join female a relationship of mutual entering the business. But when a architects Vickie respect between the two. He fledgling designer happens to be a Martz, Alice Dye and said he is targeting projects woman, the road to success gets Jan Beljan among with fee ranges of $400,000 to even trickier. tops in the industry. $700,000. Schulties also said Hattie Pavlechko, currently he has had discussions about completing the second phase of a PHOTO BY MICHELLE EASTERLING forming a partnership with nearly year-long internship with Harry Bowers of Ray Floyd Design and former professional the Norman, Okla.-based Tripp of Auto-CAD work, Pavlechko star Ian Baker Finch in the future. Davis & Associates design firm, has also gotten plenty of chances knows the odds. But the land- to use her creative talents. She JUST GETTING STARTED scape architecture major at Ball said the relatively small size of Two young industry veterans, Jeff Lawrence and Todd State University in Muncie, Ind., Davis’s firm has been a major Jester, recently hung out their own shingles. Both have has already impressed Davis and advantage in her development. excellent pedigrees. Lawrence spent five years with the rest of his staff so much that “There are more opportunities Nicklaus Design and six more with Tom Fazio. Jester she likely will join the firm as a with Tripp to do a lot of different learned the trade with Nicklaus’s Golden Bear and design associate after graduation. things,” Pavlechko said. “I’ve Paragon Construction and then spent three-and-a-half “I know it’s a male-dominated done full plans, renderings — I years as a design associate with Jerry Pate. field, but I also know there are like the artistic side of it. I also Lawrence signed his first solo design contract last year, opportunities for women,” like it that he doesn’t take on too for the proposed Laguna Shores Golf & Country Club in Pavlechko said. “When I see many jobs and there are a lot of Puerto Penasco, Mexico (also known as Rocky Point) someone like Vickie [Martz, of site visits.” with developer John Thompson. He said he was hoping to Palmer Course Design], Alice Pavlechko, originally from begin construction this summer. Dye and Jan Beljan, and they do State College, Pa., has played golf “We were impressed with his pedigree, and we’ve such great work, I know that’s since the age of 5. When Ball talked with Jeff about doing some stuff,” said Pulte’s what I want to do, too.” State launched a women’s golf DeLozier. “In an interesting way, he’s got the ultimate Most interns — and many program in 2000, she was part of challenge — he certainly sat at the elbow of the master. junior design associates for that the first year’s team. Now the most exciting part of his career will be demon- matter — get few opportunities She plans to return to school strating his own style.” for actual golf course design work. after finishing her current eight- Jester, who holds a master’s degree in landscape archi- Many spend the majority of their month stint with Davis to play tecture from Mississippi State, has done several remodel- time running software programs her senior year of golf and com- ing projects and some land planning work since leaving or doing field construction work. plete the five-year landscape Pate’s firm nine months ago. His credits before joining Not Pavlechko. architecture program. Pate’s firm included serving as design coordinator on the While she has done her share —Jim Dunlap Grand Bear project in Gulfport, Miss. ■

Jim Dunlap is associate editor of Golf Inc.

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