American Society of Golf Course Architects

American Society of Golf Course Architects
Founded1946
FoundersWilliam P. Bell, Robert White, W.B. Langford, Donald Ross, Robert Bruce Harris, Stanley Thompson, William F. Gordon, Robert Trent Jones Sr., William Diddel, and J.B. McGovern, Perry Maxwell, Jack Daray and Robert "Red" Lawrence.
Location
Websitehttp://www.asgca.org

The American Society of Golf Course Architects (abbreviated as ASGCA) is a professional organization of golf course designers in America. Founded in 1946,[1] its members are actively involved in the design of new courses and the renovation of existing courses in the United States and Canada.[2] One of its founders was noted golf course architect Robert White. The abbreviation is typically referenced at the end of a person's name when documenting or discussing golf course architecture.

  1. ^ Bill Mallon, Randon Jerris, Historical Dictionary of Golf (Scarecrow Press, 2011), ISBN 978-0810871977, p. 32. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  2. ^ "About ASGCA". Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-29.