People & the land Architect
Architect
Ben Crenshaw
Ben Crenshaw’s interest in golf architecture grew alongside his playing career. His firm’s biography traces that fascination to seeing The Country Club in Brookline at sixteen. Before partnering with Bill Coore, he served as a player consultant on the design and construction of the TPC course at Las Colinas in Texas.1
In the archive 3 Courses at 2 Clubs
Course work
Published course connections in the archive.
- Co-designCo-design of the 13-hole short course.
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- RedesignDesign of the public 18-hole layout, opened in 2020.
- Co-design
A Player Studying Course Design
The same biography describes years spent examining how courses were designed and built while competing on them. His playing achievements include the 1984 and 1995 Masters. That experience forms part of the background to his architecture partnership with Bill Coore.1
Sources and record notes4 references
Sources for this history
- About: Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw
Coore & Crenshaw
Primary page paragraphs describing the named architect and project, reviewed in the retained original.
Consulted 2026-11-14
Architect record sources
- Old Sandwich Golf Club (opens in a new tab)Architect identity · Course design
- Bandon Dunes Golf Resort: named design work (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Bandon Dunes Golf Resort: named design work (opens in a new tab)Course design