Architect

Gil Hanse

American golf course designer who founded Hanse Golf Course Design in 1993 and, with partner Jim Wagner, was selected to design the Rio 2016 Olympic course. Source

Life
Born 1963
Based in
Malvern, Pennsylvania

Painting: Royal Sydney (Bay). Illustration only; the painting is still to come.

On The Golf List

One course credited to Hanse, best ranked first.

  1. 25
    Royal Sydney (Bay)

    NSWRose Bay · Australia

History

In order, each line from a published source.

  1. 1989

    Gil Hanse earned a master's in landscape architecture from Cornell in 1989. Source

  2. 1993

    He founded Hanse Golf Course Design in 1993, and his long-time partner Jim Wagner joined in 1995. Source

  3. 2012

    In 2012 he won the commission to design the golf course for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Source

  4. His later projects include work at Royal Sydney Golf Club in Australia. Source

Latest work

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

  1. 2026

    Childress Hall (Lower Course)

    Texas, USA · New course Source

  2. 2025

    High Grove Golf Club

    Florida, USA · New course Source

  3. 2024

    Kinsale Golf Club

    Florida, USA · New course Source

  4. 2024

    Apogee Golf Club (West Course)

    Florida, USA · New course Source

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