Architect

Bob Charles

New Zealand golfer who took up course design in later years, credited with Formosa, Millbrook, The Dunes at Matarangi and, with John Darby, Clearwater. Source

Life
Born 1936

Painting: Clearwater. Watercolour. Original image by Gary Lisbon, from Top100GolfCourses.com

On The Golf List

3 courses credited to Charles, best ranked first.

  1. 19
    Clearwater

    SouthNorthwood · New Zealand · opened 2002

  2. 22
    Millbrook (Remarkables)

    SouthArrowtown · New Zealand

  3. –
    Formosa

    NorthBeachlands · New Zealand

    Unranked

History

In order, each line from a published source.

  1. 1963

    Bob Charles won the 1963 Open Championship, the first left-handed player to win a major. Source

  2. In the 1990s he designed the original 18-hole course at Millbrook Resort near Queenstown. Source

  3. He helped John Darby design the Clearwater course near Christchurch. Source

Latest work

Newest dated projects anywhere in the world, from published reports.

  1. 1997

    Formosa Golf Resort

    Auckland, New Zealand · New course Source

  2. 1992

    Millbrook Resort

    Queenstown, New Zealand · New course · with John Darby Source

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