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{{Short description|American golf course architect (born 1959)}} |
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== Professional career == |
== Professional career == |
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Forrest Richardson began his career under the guidance of [[Arthur Jack Snyder]] |
Forrest Richardson began his career under the guidance of [[Arthur Jack Snyder]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asgca.org/architect/ajsnyder/|title=Arthur Jack Snyder|access-date=2019-06-16|archive-date=2020-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020111956/https://asgca.org/architect/ajsnyder/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.golfgroupltd.com/arthur_jack_snyder.html |title=Forrest Richardson & Associates - About Us |website=www.golfgroupltd.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109052856/http://www.golfgroupltd.com/arthur_jack_snyder.html |archive-date=2006-11-09}}</ref> (1917–2005), a golf architect who changed his career from golf course superintendent to designer in the late 1950s. Snyder served as Grounds Superintendent of [[Oakmont Country Club]] in Pittsburgh in the early 1950s. In 1988 Forrest Richardson founded Golf Group Ltd. (now known as Forrest Richardson Golf Course Architects).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.golfgroupltd.com/index.html |title=Forrest Richardson & Associates - Golf Course Architects |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201101500/http://www.golfgroupltd.com/index.html |archive-date=2018-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Forrest Richardson Golf Course Architects is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Forrest Richardson has designed, remodeled and restored more than 20 golf courses and has been involved in the planning of more than 100 golf projects in and outside the US. Forrest Richardson served as President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) in 2020-21. [https://www.golfcourseindustry.com/news/forrest-richardson-asgca-president/] |
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==Other accomplishments and career highlights== |
==Other accomplishments and career highlights== |
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Prior to becoming a golf course architect, Richardson had a brief career in market research and then in television art direction. He was Art Director of KPHO Television in Phoenix, Arizona from |
Prior to becoming a golf course architect, Richardson had a brief career in market research and then in television art direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wallacewatchers.com/80s.html|title=1980's|website=WallaceWatchers.com|access-date=2019-06-17|archive-date=2019-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624073156/http://www.wallacewatchers.com/80s.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was Art Director of KPHO Television in Phoenix, Arizona from 1980 to 1981. In 1981 he founded Richardson or Richardson (dba Richardson Design) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://designarchives.aiga.org/#/entries/%2Bcredits%3A%22Richardson%20or%20Richardson%20%28Rubber%20Stamp%29%22/_/list/relevance/desc/0/3 | title=AIGA Design Archives }}</ref> with his wife, Valerie.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} The firm, based in Phoenix, Arizona, was a design consultancy serving clients including Hilton Hotels, Disney Development, News Corporation and Coca-Cola. The firm specialized in brand development, packaging and environmental graphics. In 1986 the couple decided to shift away from branding and marketing to allow Forrest to pursue his work as a golf course architect. Richardson has written five books on the subject of golf course architecture and is a contributor to some magazines and publications on golf management and golf development. |
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== Books authored == |
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| 2002 || ''Routing the Golf Course - The Art & Science That Forms the Golf Journey |
| 2002 || ''Routing the Golf Course - The Art & Science That Forms the Golf Journey<ref>{{cite book|title=Routing the Golf Course: The Art & Science that Forms the Golf Journey: Richardson, Forrest L.: 9780471434801|isbn=0471434809 |last1=Richardson |first1=Forrest L. |date=July 29, 2002 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons }}</ref> || John Wiley & Sons || (Hardcover) |
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| 2005 || ''Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards: A Guide to the Design, Maintenance, and Preservation of Golf's Essential Elements'' |
| 2005 || ''Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards: A Guide to the Design, Maintenance, and Preservation of Golf's Essential Elements''<ref>{{cite book|title=Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards: A Guide to the Design, Maintenance, and Preservation of Golf's Essential Elements: Forrest L. Richardson, Mark K. Fine, Pete Dye: 9780471683674|isbn=0471683671 |last1=Richardson |first1=Forrest L. |last2=Fine |first2=Mark K. |date=January 23, 2006 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons }}</ref> || John Wiley & Sons || (Hardcover) |
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| 2005 || ''On Course - A Dictionary of Words & Terms Used by Golf Course Architects'' |
| 2005 || ''On Course - A Dictionary of Words & Terms Used by Golf Course Architects''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golframes.com/products/productDetail.php?id=160|title=On Course Golf Dictionary|website=Golf Frames|access-date=2013-08-24|archive-date=2023-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310201119/https://www.golframes.com/products/on-course-golf-dictionary|url-status=live}}</ref> || On Course Publishing || (Softcover) |
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| 2013 || ''Course Brains - 25 Questions To Help Measure the I.Q. of Your Golf Course'' |
| 2013 || ''Course Brains - 25 Questions To Help Measure the I.Q. of Your Golf Course''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golframes.com/products/productDetail.php?id=363|title=Course Brains Golf Book|website=Golf Frames|access-date=2013-08-24|archive-date=2023-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310201121/https://www.golframes.com/products/course-brains-golf-book|url-status=live}}</ref> || On Course Publishing || (Softcover) |
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| 2013 || Of Course |
| 2013 || ''Of Course - Portfolio of Projects of Forrest Richardson & Associates 1994 to Present''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golframes.com/products/of-course-golf-book|title=Of Course Golf Book|website=Golf Frames|access-date=2019-06-17|archive-date=2019-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617235947/https://www.golframes.com/products/of-course-golf-book|url-status=live}}</ref> || On Course Publishing || (Hardcover) |
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| Arizona Grand Resort (aka Phantom Horse) |
| Arizona Grand Resort (aka Phantom Horse and Pointe at South Mountain resort)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/arizona-grand-resort/|title=Arizona Grand Resort|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022924/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/arizona-grand-resort/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Phoenix, Arizona || (with Arthur Jack Snyder) 1985 |
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| Legend Trail Golf Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/legend-trail-golf-club/|title=Legend Trail Golf Club|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022921/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/legend-trail-golf-club/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Scottsdale, Arizona || (with Arthur Jack Snyder and [[Rees Jones]]) |
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| Links at Las Palomas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/links-at-las-palomas/|title=Links at Las Palomas|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022916/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/links-at-las-palomas/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Puerto Peñasco, Mexico || (with Arthur Jack Snyder) |
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| Olivas Links<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/olivas-links/|title=Olivas Links|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022927/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/olivas-links/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Ventura, California || |
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| Legend Trail Golf Club [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/legend_trail.html] || Scottsdale, Arizona || (with Arthur Jack Snyder and Rees Jones) |
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| [[The Hideout Golf Club]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/the-hideout/|title=The Hideout|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022929/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/the-hideout/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Monticello, Utah || (with Arthur Jack Snyder) |
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| Links at Las Palomas [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/las_palomas.html] || Puerto Peñasco, Mexico || (with Arthur Jack Snyder) |
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| Coyote Lakes Golf Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/coyote-lakes/|title=Coyote Lakes|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022931/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/coyote-lakes/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Surprise, Arizona || (with Arthur Jack Snyder) |
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| Olivas Links [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/olivas.html] || Ventura, California || |
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| Lookout Mountain Golf Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/lookout-mountain-golf-club/|title=Lookout Mountain Golf Club|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022936/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/lookout-mountain-golf-club/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Phoenix, Arizona || |
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| [[The Hideout Golf Club]] [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/the_hideout.html] || Monticello, Utah || (with Arthur Jack Snyder) |
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| Short Course at Mountain Shadows<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mountainshadows.com/golf |title=Scottsdale Golf Resort | Short Course at Mountain Shadows Resort Scottsdale }}</ref> || Paradise Valley, Arizona || |
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| Coyote Lakes Golf Club [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/coyote_lakes.html] || Surprise, Arizona || (with Arthur Jack Snyder) |
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| Peacock Gap Golf Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/peacock-gap-golf-club/|title=Peacock Gap Golf Club|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022916/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/peacock-gap-golf-club/|url-status=live}}</ref> || San Rafael, California || |
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| Lookout Mountain Golf Club [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/lookout_mountain.html] || Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Coldwater Golf Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/coldwater-golf-club/|title=Coldwater Golf Club|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022932/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/coldwater-golf-club/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Avondale, Arizona || |
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| Peacock Gap Golf Club [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/peacock_gap2.html] || San Rafael, California || |
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| Berkeley Country Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/berkeley-country-club/|title=Berkeley Country Club|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022917/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/berkeley-country-club/|url-status=live}}</ref> || El Cerrito, California || Original design by [[Robert Hunter (author)|Robert Hunter]], restored 2011 |
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| Coldwater Golf Club [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/coldwater.html] || Avondale, Arizona || |
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| Wigwam Golf Club - Gold Course<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/wigwam-golf-resort/|title=Wigwam Golf Resort|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022925/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/wigwam-golf-resort/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Litchfield Park, Arizona || Original design by [[Robert Trent Jones, Sr.]], remodeled 2005 |
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| Mira Vista Golf & Country Club [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/mira_vista2.html] || El Cerrito, California || Original design by Robert W. Hunter, restored 2011 |
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| Arizona Biltmore Golf Club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/arizona-biltmore-golf-club-adobe/|title=Arizona Biltmore Golf Club Adobe|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022916/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/arizona-biltmore-golf-club-adobe/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Phoenix, Arizona || Original design by [[William P. Bell]], remodeled 2004 |
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| Wigwam Golf Club - Gold Course [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/wigwam.html] || Litchfield Park, Arizona || Original design by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., remodeled 2005 |
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| Baylands Golf Links<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/baylands-golf-links/|title=Baylands Golf Links|website=Richardson {{!}} Danner|access-date=2022-12-13|archive-date=2022-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213022922/https://www.golfgroupltd.com/projects/baylands-golf-links/|url-status=live}}</ref> || Palo Alto, California || Reconstruction project 2018 |
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| Arizona Biltmore Golf Club [http://www.golfgroupltd.com/arizona_biltmore.html] || Phoenix, Arizona || Original design by William P.Bell, remodeled 2004 |
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* [https://asgca.org/ American Society of Golf Course Architects] |
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Alma mater | Phoenix College |
Occupation | Golf course architect |
Spouse | Valerie M. Richardson |
Children | Haley Lu Richardson |
Forrest L. Richardson (born April 12, 1959) is an American golf course architect and member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA).
Professional career
[edit]Forrest Richardson began his career under the guidance of Arthur Jack Snyder[1][2] (1917–2005), a golf architect who changed his career from golf course superintendent to designer in the late 1950s. Snyder served as Grounds Superintendent of Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh in the early 1950s. In 1988 Forrest Richardson founded Golf Group Ltd. (now known as Forrest Richardson Golf Course Architects).[3] Forrest Richardson Golf Course Architects is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Forrest Richardson has designed, remodeled and restored more than 20 golf courses and has been involved in the planning of more than 100 golf projects in and outside the US. Forrest Richardson served as President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) in 2020-21. [1]
Other accomplishments and career highlights
[edit]Prior to becoming a golf course architect, Richardson had a brief career in market research and then in television art direction.[4] He was Art Director of KPHO Television in Phoenix, Arizona from 1980 to 1981. In 1981 he founded Richardson or Richardson (dba Richardson Design) [5] with his wife, Valerie.[citation needed] The firm, based in Phoenix, Arizona, was a design consultancy serving clients including Hilton Hotels, Disney Development, News Corporation and Coca-Cola. The firm specialized in brand development, packaging and environmental graphics. In 1986 the couple decided to shift away from branding and marketing to allow Forrest to pursue his work as a golf course architect. Richardson has written five books on the subject of golf course architecture and is a contributor to some magazines and publications on golf management and golf development.
Books authored
[edit]Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
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2002 | Routing the Golf Course - The Art & Science That Forms the Golf Journey[6] | John Wiley & Sons | (Hardcover) |
2005 | Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards: A Guide to the Design, Maintenance, and Preservation of Golf's Essential Elements[7] | John Wiley & Sons | (Hardcover) |
2005 | On Course - A Dictionary of Words & Terms Used by Golf Course Architects[8] | On Course Publishing | (Softcover) |
2013 | Course Brains - 25 Questions To Help Measure the I.Q. of Your Golf Course[9] | On Course Publishing | (Softcover) |
2013 | Of Course - Portfolio of Projects of Forrest Richardson & Associates 1994 to Present[10] | On Course Publishing | (Hardcover) |
Representative golf course projects
[edit]Course | Location | Notes |
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Arizona Grand Resort (aka Phantom Horse and Pointe at South Mountain resort)[11] | Phoenix, Arizona | (with Arthur Jack Snyder) 1985 |
Legend Trail Golf Club[12] | Scottsdale, Arizona | (with Arthur Jack Snyder and Rees Jones) |
Links at Las Palomas[13] | Puerto Peñasco, Mexico | (with Arthur Jack Snyder) |
Olivas Links[14] | Ventura, California | |
The Hideout Golf Club[15] | Monticello, Utah | (with Arthur Jack Snyder) |
Coyote Lakes Golf Club[16] | Surprise, Arizona | (with Arthur Jack Snyder) |
Lookout Mountain Golf Club[17] | Phoenix, Arizona | |
Short Course at Mountain Shadows[18] | Paradise Valley, Arizona | |
Peacock Gap Golf Club[19] | San Rafael, California | |
Coldwater Golf Club[20] | Avondale, Arizona | |
Berkeley Country Club[21] | El Cerrito, California | Original design by Robert Hunter, restored 2011 |
Wigwam Golf Club - Gold Course[22] | Litchfield Park, Arizona | Original design by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., remodeled 2005 |
Arizona Biltmore Golf Club[23] | Phoenix, Arizona | Original design by William P. Bell, remodeled 2004 |
Baylands Golf Links[24] | Palo Alto, California | Reconstruction project 2018 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Arthur Jack Snyder". Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ "Forrest Richardson & Associates - About Us". www.golfgroupltd.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006.
- ^ "Forrest Richardson & Associates - Golf Course Architects". Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "1980's". WallaceWatchers.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "AIGA Design Archives".
- ^ Richardson, Forrest L. (July 29, 2002). Routing the Golf Course: The Art & Science that Forms the Golf Journey: Richardson, Forrest L.: 9780471434801. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471434809.
- ^ Richardson, Forrest L.; Fine, Mark K. (January 23, 2006). Bunkers, Pits & Other Hazards: A Guide to the Design, Maintenance, and Preservation of Golf's Essential Elements: Forrest L. Richardson, Mark K. Fine, Pete Dye: 9780471683674. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471683671.
- ^ "On Course Golf Dictionary". Golf Frames. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Course Brains Golf Book". Golf Frames. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Of Course Golf Book". Golf Frames. Archived from the original on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Arizona Grand Resort". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Legend Trail Golf Club". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Links at Las Palomas". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Olivas Links". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "The Hideout". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Coyote Lakes". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Lookout Mountain Golf Club". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Scottsdale Golf Resort | Short Course at Mountain Shadows Resort Scottsdale".
- ^ "Peacock Gap Golf Club". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Coldwater Golf Club". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Berkeley Country Club". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Wigwam Golf Resort". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Arizona Biltmore Golf Club Adobe". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Baylands Golf Links". Richardson | Danner. Archived from the original on December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.