W. Bruce Matthews III
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W. Bruce Matthews III is a third generation member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects
whose #1 objective in design, according to Michigan Golf 2007 (pg 34), is:
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...
whose #1 objective in design, according to Michigan Golf 2007 (pg 34), is:
"to meld the client, the land and the game of golf together into a successful project."
Courses designed (partial list)
- Angels Crossing Golf Club
- Golf Digest Top 10 Best New Affordable Publichttp://www.golfdigest.com/bestnew/index.ssf?/courses/bestnew/gd200601bestaffordable.html
- Golfweek #6 Best Public Course in Michigan http://www.golfweek.com/americasbest/statebystate.php
- Golfdom Cover Story (April 2004) http://www.golfdom.com/golfdom/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=89782&searchString=Angels%20crossing
- Hidden River Golf and Casting Club
- Golfdom Cover Story (March 2001) http://www.golfdom.com/golfdom/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=962&searchString=bruce%20matthews
- "All Star Rating" Golf for Women Magazine (August 2000)
- Top 100 under $100 Golf Travel and Leisure Magazine (March 2002)
- Beeches
- Seven Lakes (Ontario)
- Cedar Chase
- Featured in Michigan Golf as a Michigan Monster http://www.michigangolfmagazine.com/features/monster2.html#cedar
- #23 Best Public Course Golf World (September 2010)
- Richmond Forest
- Emerald Vale
- Railslide
- Bird Creek
- Moss Ridge
- The JackalMt. BrightonMt. Brighton is a ski and snowboard area in Brighton, Michigan that opened in 1960. As no hills large enough for commercial skiing or snowboarding exist naturally in Brighton, Mt. Brighton's slopes are man-made and reach a maximum height of 250 vertical feet. Mt. Brighton has six chair lifts, one...
- Richmond Forest
- Timber Ridge
- Selfridge Air National Guard Base
- Marsh Oaks
- Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club
- Westwind Golf Course
- Brookshire Inn Golf & Country Club
- Hankerd Hills Country Club
- Hickory Hills Golf Club
Donald Ross courses renovated
- Dearborn Country Club
- Grosse Ile Golf & Country Club
- Western Golf & Country Club
- Muskegon Country Club
- Kent Country Club
- Monroe Golf & Country Club
Tom Bendelow courses renovated
- Spring Lake Country Club
- Owosso Country Club
- Pottawattomie Country Club (Indiana)
Other renovations
- Plum Hollow Country Club
- Marywood Golf Club
- Leland Country Club
- Mercer County Elks (Ohio)
- Sutton Creek Golf & Country Club (Ontario)
- Chikaming Country Club
- Golf Club of Innsbruck Igls
- Sunnybrook Country Club
- Meadowbrook Country Club
- Cascade Hills Country Club
- Westshore Golf & Country Club
- Oak Ridge Golf Club
Press clippings (partial list)
- South Haven's Beeches GC is latest Bruce Matthews III Michigan Design Nov 8th, 2006 http://www.golfbusinesswire.com/2006_articles/110736
- The Right Path Golfdom Mar 1st, 2007 http://www.golfdom.com/golfdom/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=413163&searchString=bruce%20matthews
- Still Struggling Golfdom December 2003 Year-end report http://www.golfdom.com/golfdom/data/articlestandard/golfdom/512003/79675/article.pdf