Dick Nugent
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Dick Nugent is a golf course
developer and architect
from Illinois
. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1958 with a degree in landscape architecture
and started his professional career with Robert Bruce Harris, later becoming the principal architect of Killian and Nugent Inc.
He formed Dick Nugent Associates in 1983 and has been responsible for the design or revision of over 90 golf courses in 12 states. Nugent has since retired and turned over the company to his son Tim, who has gone on to design a few other golf courses of his own.
He has been a member of the USGA
Green Section committee since 1982.
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
developer and architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1958 with a degree in landscape architecture
Landscape architecture
Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions...
and started his professional career with Robert Bruce Harris, later becoming the principal architect of Killian and Nugent Inc.
He formed Dick Nugent Associates in 1983 and has been responsible for the design or revision of over 90 golf courses in 12 states. Nugent has since retired and turned over the company to his son Tim, who has gone on to design a few other golf courses of his own.
He has been a member of the USGA
United States Golf Association
The United States Golf Association is the United States' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. Together with The R&A, the USGA produces and interprets the Rules of Golf. The USGA also provides a national handicap system...
Green Section committee since 1982.
External links
- http://www.nugentgolf.com/staff1.htm
- http://www.worldgolf.com/golf-architects/dick-nugent.html