Architect

Karl Litten

Golf course architect who rose to vice president at the firm of Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge before founding his own design practice in 1979. Source

Life
1933–2025

Painting: Capricorn. Illustration only; the painting is still to come.

On The Golf List

One course credited to Litten, best ranked first.

  1. –
    Capricorn

    QLDYeppoon · Australia

    Unranked

History

In order, each line from a published source.

  1. 1933

    Karl Litten was born in 1933 in the small town of Gassaway and was raised in Ohio. Source

  2. After moving to Miami he went from construction into architecture and found a passion for golf course design. Source

  3. 1979

    He rose to vice president at the firm of Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge before founding his own practice in 1979. Source

  4. A design partnership with Gary Player followed soon after. Source

  5. 2025

    He died in Asheville, North Carolina, in May 2025, aged 91. Source

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