People & the land Architect
Architect
Rees Jones
Rees Jones worked summer jobs for his father, Robert Trent Jones Sr., before joining the family firm as a principal in 1965. After study at Yale and Harvard, he established Rees Jones, Inc. in Montclair, New Jersey, in 1974.2
In the archive 19 Courses at 14 ClubsDated work 1994–2023
Course work
Published course connections in the archive.
- Restoration
- RenovationNorth and South renovation
- RenovationBunker and master-plan renovation
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- RenovationNorth and South renovation
- RenovationBunker and master-plan renovation
- RedesignDunes Course complete redesign
- Redesign1998 combination of the old Plantation and Retreat nines into eighteen holes
- Redesign
An independent practice from a family profession
His career includes both new courses and changes to established ones. Pinehurst No. 7, which opened in 1986, is an original design: its holes run over rolling ground and into wetlands. That work sits alongside the championship preparations that earned Jones the nickname “The Open Doctor.”21
Sources and record notes18 references
Sources for this history
- Pinehurst No. 7
Pinehurst Resort
Opening narrative and Opening Year: Rees Jones design, rolling/wetland terrain and 1986 opening.
Consulted 2026-11-07 - Rees Jones: Biography
Rees Jones, Inc.
Family apprenticeship, 1965 employment, 1974 independent firm and original-design versus renovation work.
Consulted 2026-11-07
Architect record sources
- Atlanta Athletic Club (opens in a new tab)Architect identity · Course design
- Bellerive Country Club (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Big Spring (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Columbine Country Club (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Rees Jones Inc. (opens in a new tab)Course design
- PGA Tour East Lake media guide (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Hazeltine National Golf Club (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Rees Jones, Inc.: Monterey Peninsula Dunes project (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Hanse Golf Design: South Roars Back (hosted architectural account) (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Pinehurst No. 7: owner course record (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Rees Jones Inc.: Sahalee project (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Sahalee Country Club: About (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Sahalee golf overview (opens in a new tab)Course design
- www.seaisland.com: retained course-work evidence (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Historic Lineup of Championships Coming to The Country Club (opens in a new tab)Course design
- City of San Diego (opens in a new tab)Course design