Ted Robinson (golf course architect)
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Theodore G. Robinson (May 17, 1923 - March 2, 2008) was an American golf course architect. He was born in Long Beach, California
, and studied at University of California, Berkeley. He received his Masters in Planning from the University of Southern California in 1948. His established his golf course architecture practice in 1954, and continued working there for over fifty years. Robinson joined the American Society of Golf Course Architects
(ASGCA) in 1973, and served as President from 1983-84. He ascended to ASGCA Fellow in 1995.
Robinson designed over 160 golf courses in his career, mostly in the Western United States, Hawaii, Mexico, Japan, Korea and Indonesia. He was one of the first golf course architects to promote the use of water as a significant hazard, incorporating waterfalls and other large green-side water features in his designs. This work led to his nickname of "King of Waterscapes."
Robinson died on March 2, 2008 after battling pancreatic cancer
. His son, Ted Jr., continues to run his father's golf design firm.
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, and studied at University of California, Berkeley. He received his Masters in Planning from the University of Southern California in 1948. His established his golf course architecture practice in 1954, and continued working there for over fifty years. Robinson joined the American Society of Golf Course Architects
American Society of Golf Course Architects
The American Society of Golf Course Architects is a professional organization of golf course designers in America. Founded in 1946, its members are actively involved in the design of new courses and the renovation of existing courses in the United States and Canada. One of its founders was noted...
(ASGCA) in 1973, and served as President from 1983-84. He ascended to ASGCA Fellow in 1995.
Robinson designed over 160 golf courses in his career, mostly in the Western United States, Hawaii, Mexico, Japan, Korea and Indonesia. He was one of the first golf course architects to promote the use of water as a significant hazard, incorporating waterfalls and other large green-side water features in his designs. This work led to his nickname of "King of Waterscapes."
Robinson died on March 2, 2008 after battling pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
. His son, Ted Jr., continues to run his father's golf design firm.
Selected courses designed
- Experience at Koele, LanaiLanaiLānai or Lanai is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The only town is Lānai City, a small settlement....
, HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
(1990) - Lakewood Country Club, Oiso Machi, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(1970, 1973) - Pinx Country Club, Cheju Island, KoreaKoreaKorea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
- Robinson Ranch, Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita, CaliforniaSanta Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-fourth largest city in the state of California. The 2010 US Census reported the city's population grew 16.7% from the year 2000 to 176,320 residents. It is located about northwest of downtown...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
(with son Ted Jr.) - Sahalee Country ClubSahalee Country ClubThe Sahalee Country Club is a private 27-hole golf course and country club in Sammamish, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. In the Chinookan language, Sahalee means "high heavenly ground." The course is located on a heavily-forested plateau immediately east of Lake Sammamish.Sahalee is best...
, SammamishSammamish, Washington-Surrounding cities and communities:-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,104 people, 11,131 households, and 9,650 families residing in the city. In 2007, the population is expected to pass 40,000....
, Washington (1969, site of 1998 PGA ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
) - Tijeras Creek Golf Club, Rancho Santa MargaritaRancho Santa MargaritaRancho Santa Margarita was a Mexican land grant in present day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1841 by Governor pro tem Manuel Jimeno to Joaquín Estrada. The grant encompassed present day Santa Margarita.-History:...
, California (1990) - Tustin Ranch Golf Club, TustinTustin-Places:United States* Tustin Legacy, Tustin, California, a master-planned community* Tustin Ranch, Tustin, California, a master-planned community* North Tustin, California, unincorporated area north of the City of Tustin* Tustin, Michigan...
, California (1989)