Architect
Robert Trent Jones Jr
American golf course architect, born in 1939, who formed his own company in Palo Alto, California, in the early 1970s. Source
- Life
- Born 1939
- Based in
- Palo Alto, California
Painting: The National (Old). Illustration only; the painting is still to come.
On The Golf List
8 courses credited to Jones, best ranked first.
- 24The National (Old)
VICCape Schanck · Australia · opened 1988
- 37Joondalup (Quarry/Dune)
WAConnolly · Australia
- 68Meadow Springs
WAMeadow Springs · Australia
- 85RACV Cape Schanck
VICCape Schanck · Australia
- 90Palmer Coolum
QLDYaroomba · Australia
- 97Joondalup (Quarry/Lake)
WAConnolly · Australia
- –Joondalup (Dune/Lake)
WAConnolly · Australia
Unranked - –Gulf Harbour
NorthWhangaparāoa · New Zealand
Unranked
History
In order, each line from a published source.
- 1961
After graduating from Yale in 1961, Robert Trent Jones Jr. spent a year at Stanford Law School, then left to join his father's firm. Source
He formed his own company in Palo Alto, California, in the early 1970s. Source
- 1971
His first solo project was Princeville Makai on Kauai, Hawaii, in 1971. Source
He was chosen to design The National Golf Club's course at Cape Schanck, Victoria, largely on the strength of his work at Joondalup in Western Australia. Source
He has served as president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Source
Latest work
Newest dated projects anywhere in the world, from published reports.