Robert Trent Jones Sr.

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Robert Trent Jones Sr. was a prominent 20th-century golf course architect renowned for designing and remodeling hundreds of championship courses worldwide.

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instanceOf golf course architect
human
awardReceived Donald Ross Award NERFINISHED
Old Tom Morris Award NERFINISHED
birthName Robert Trent Jones NERFINISHED
child Rees Jones NERFINISHED
Robert Trent Jones Jr. NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth United Kingdom NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1906-06-20
dateOfDeath 2000-06-14
designed Bellerive Country Club (1960 course) NERFINISHED
Hazeltine National Golf Club NERFINISHED
Mauna Kea Golf Course NERFINISHED
Peachtree Golf Club NERFINISHED
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail (original concepts for several courses) NERFINISHED
Spyglass Hill Golf Course NERFINISHED
Valderrama Golf Club (original routing) NERFINISHED
designedCoursesOnContinent Africa NERFINISHED
Asia NERFINISHED
Australia NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
North America NERFINISHED
South America NERFINISHED
designPhilosophy hard par, easy bogey
educatedAt Cornell University
emigratedTo United States of America
familyName Jones
fieldOfWork golf course architecture
givenName Robert
honorificSuffix Sr.
influenced Rees Jones NERFINISHED
Robert Trent Jones Jr. NERFINISHED
knownFor championship golf course design
designing and remodeling hundreds of golf courses worldwide
strategic course architecture emphasizing risk–reward decisions
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Society of Golf Course Architects NERFINISHED
movedTo Rochester, New York, United States NERFINISHED
notableWork Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course redesign) NERFINISHED
Bellerive Country Club (1960 design) NERFINISHED
Firestone Country Club (South Course redesign) NERFINISHED
Hazeltine National Golf Club NERFINISHED
Mauna Kea Golf Course NERFINISHED
Peachtree Golf Club NERFINISHED
Spyglass Hill Golf Course NERFINISHED
Valderrama Golf Club (original design work) NERFINISHED
occupation golf course architect
golf course designer
placeOfBirth Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
spouse Ione Tefft Jones NERFINISHED
style modern championship golf course design
workedOn Augusta National Golf Club (renovation work) NERFINISHED
Congressional Country Club (Blue Course redesign) NERFINISHED
Medinah Country Club (Course No. 3 work) NERFINISHED
Oak Hill Country Club (course work) NERFINISHED

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this entity surface form: Robert Trent Jones Sr. (Roman Road Course)
Atlanta Athletic Club designedBy Robert Trent Jones Sr.