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A Profile of Rees Jones A PROFILE OF REES JONES Rees Jones was born into the game of golf. He learned to play as a youngster, competing as a junior golfer in college and while in the army. He grew up traveling with his family to golf courses all over the world and worked in the summers for his father, renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones. After college at Yale and graduate studies at Harvard he went to work in 1964 as a principal in Robert Trent Jones, Inc. Ten years later in 1974; he founded his own design firm, Rees Jones, Inc., headquartered in his hometown of Montclair, New Jersey. He has designed or redesigned more than 100 golf courses in his career. The company offers a full range of services to help each client achieve their goal by providing an outstanding final product, completed on schedule and within the client's budget. Jones has earned the moniker “The Open Doctor” for his redesign of courses in preparation for major championships. His re-modeling skills have been applied to a number of U.S. Open venues, PGA Championship courses, Ryder Cup and Walker Cup sites as well as the Presidents Cup at The Royal Montreal Golf Club. Two of his courses are FedEx Championship sites; Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, host of the BMW Championship and East Lake Golf Club which is the permanent site of the PGA TOUR's Tour Championship. Jones has left his mark on several courses in Canada: . A redesign of the Blue Course at The Royal Montreal Golf Club near Montreal with co-designer Bryce Swanson in preparation for The President’s Cup in 2007. The Rees Jones Course at Grand Niagara, a new resort course near Niagara Falls with co- designer Keith Evans in 2005. A redesign of a vintage Robert Trent Jones layout at the London Hunt and Country Club in 2000 with co-designer Keith Evans. A new public course at Royal Oaks Golf Club in Moncton, New Brunswick in 2000 with co- designer Keith Evans. Keith Evans is also the co-designer for the redesign at Lambton Golf and Country Club. Keith graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration in 1966 and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree in 1976. He joined Rees Jones, Inc. in 1979. Some notable assignments have included: Huntsville Golf Club (Wilkes Barre, PA), The Bridge (Bridgehampton, NY) and Cascata Golf Course (Boulder City, NV). Evans has been a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects since 1982. REES JONES PROFILE Page 2 Rees Jones, Inc. creates courses that are fair, challenging, continually interesting to play and visually exciting. The design team gets a feel for the land, listens to the client and builds courses that have integrity and lasting value. Expounding his design philosophy, Jones says: “I think golfers enjoy being reasonably challenged. Golf holes that unfold with a variety of shot options requiring intelligent management of the game – choosing the right club and the right strategy – make for a more interesting round. When making decisions about strategy, golfers must choose the degree of risk they are willing to take. A golfer can either use caution, playing it safe and avoiding hazards, or may choose to ‘go for it’ and flirt with trouble. We design this risk/reward option throughout our courses.” “We work at designing courses that are fair. We believe that playability should not be sacrificed with features that penalize a slightly errant shot. Our bunkers are strategic features, carefully placed to reflect that philosophy. We design tees – sometimes as many as five or six - in order to accommodate golfers of differing skills, from beginners to PGA professionals. When we design courses for private clubs or resorts or public facilities, the goals may be different but the principle is the same. It has to be playable as no one enjoys getting beaten up by the course in a round of golf.” “Our courses are classic with a blend of traditional design and innovative style. I admire the great old Scottish courses and was awestruck when I first played St. Andrews as a teenager. I am also influenced by the legendary masters of American design, especially those whose courses I have worked to restore. My style is based in this rich tradition. I stood the classic ground two decades ago when penal course designs abounded and contrived features were the order of the day. I am a purist who adheres to the fundamentals of good design. We aim to provide variety and interest to the layouts we design. However, innovation for the sake of innovation alone is not our style. We strategically place bunkers throughout the course to enhance a certain shot value rather than to just add aesthetic value.” “Primarily, the style of a course is dictated by the contours of the land. The visual impact of a golf hole from the tee should never be underestimated. Natural elements are embellished and created elements are made to look natural. Every design is customized to enhance what nature offers, always with sensitivity to environmental issues.” .
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