People & the land Architect
Architect
Walter Travis
Walter Travis designed Sea Island’s original nine-hole Plantation course, which opened in 1928. The resort distinguishes that beginning from the complete redesign undertaken by Davis and Mark Love in 2019, drawing on features of the earlier course.1
In the archive 3 Courses at 3 ClubsDated work 1915
Course work
Published course connections in the archive.
- Redesign
- ConsultingDesign consultation; completed construction is not implied.
- Original designOriginal nine-hole Plantation course.
An Original Nine and a Consultation
His contribution at the course now called Grover Cleveland was advisory. Erie County’s history records Travis’s input as the Country Club of Buffalo sought the 1912 U.S. Open. Donald Ross’s 1917–18 redesign and the property’s later municipal ownership belong to subsequent chapters at the same physical site.2
Sources and record notes5 references
Sources for this history
- Plantation Course
Sea Island
Primary page paragraphs describing the named architect and project, reviewed in the retained original.
Consulted 2026-11-14 - Grover Cleveland Golf Course: course history
Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry
Primary page paragraphs describing the named architect and project, reviewed in the retained original.
Consulted 2026-11-14
Architect record sources
- Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry (opens in a new tab)Architect identity · Course design
- The Columbia Foundation (opens in a new tab)Course design
- Sea Island (opens in a new tab)Course design