Gil Hanse

Gilbert Hanse (born August 12, 1963) is an American golf course designer. Hanse, along with his business partner Jim Wagner, was selected to design the Rio 2016 Olympic Golf Course, the first Olympic venue to host golf since 1904.[1]

Gil Hanse

Education

Attended secondary school at Hunter Tannersville High school in Tannersville, New York and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Denver. Hanse earned a master's in landscape architecture from Cornell University in 1989. Hanse was the recipient of the William Frederick Dreer Award, which allowed him to spend a year in Great Britain studying the history of golf architecture.[2]

Gil Hanse's project, Mossy Oak Golf Club, at Old Waverly in West Point, Mississippi

Golf Course Design

In 1993 Hanse founded Hanse Golf Course Design. His longtime design partner Jim Wagner joined the firm in 1995. Friend and golf historian Geoff Shackelford has also assisted in the design of several projects.[3] Other members of the design team include Kevin Murphy, Ben Hillard, Bill Kittleman, Tom Naccarato, Amy Alcott. Hanse Golf Design's in house golf construction team is named Caveman Construction. Hanse has mentored younger golf architects in various projects as shapers, notably Kyle Franz at The 2016 Rio Olympic Golf Course, Blake Conant at Oakland Hills Country Club (South),[4] Kye Goalby at Pinehurst Number 4,[5] Angela Moser at Los Angeles Country Club(South).

Golf Courses (Original Design)[6][7]

The Apogee Club, 2024 [8]

Applebrook Golf Club, 2001

Ban Rakat Club - Ballyshear, Thailand, 2021 [9] [10]

Boston Golf Club, Hingham, Massachusetts, 2005

CapRock Ranch, Valentine, Nebraska, 2021

Craighead at Crail Golfing Society, Scotland, 1998

Castle Stuart, Scotland, 2009

Childress Hall, Texas, 2025

Circle T Ranch, Westlake, Texas, 2021

DAMAC Hills, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2016 [11]

Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Texas, 2023 [12]

French Creek Golf Club, Pennsylvania, 2004

Golf Club of DBI, Tennessee, 2023

High Grove, Florida, 2024[13]

Inniscrone Golf Club, Pennsylvania, 1998

Jonathan’s Landing Golf Club, Jupiter, Florida, 2021

Ladera, Thermal, California, 2022[14]

Kinsale, Florida, 2024[15]

Les Bordes(New), France 2021 [16]

Mossy Oak Golf Club, West Point, Mississippi, 2016

Ohoopee Match Club, Georgia, 2018[17]

Olympic Golf Course, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2016

Pinehurst (The Cradle), North Carolina, 2017

Prairie Club(Horse), Valentine, Nebraska, 2010

Rustic Canyon, California, 2002

Stonewall(Old Course), Pennsylvania, 1992

Streamsong Black, Florida, 2017

The Vineyard Club, Massachusetts, 2015

The Park West Palm, Florida, 2023

Golf Courses (Restoration)[18]

Aronimink Golf Club, Pennsylvania, 2018

Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower) (Lower), New Jersey, 2020

Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper), New Jersey, 2024

Country Club of Rochester, New York, 2001

Cobbs Creek, Pennsylvania, 2025[19]

Denison University Golf Course, Ohio, TBA

Denver Country Club, Colorado, 2009

Essex County, New Jersey, 2004

Fenway Golf Club, New York, 1997

Fishers Island Club, New York, 1995

Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania, 2000

Honors Course, Tennessee, 2022

Kittansett Club, Massachusetts, 1995

Lake Merced Golf Club, California, 2022

Lakewood Country Club, Colorado, 1993

Los Angeles Country Club (North), California, 2007[20]

Marion, Massachusetts, 2024[21]

Merion Golf Club (East), Pennsylvania, 2014[22]

Merion Golf Club (West), Pennsylvania, 2025

Myopia Hunt, Massachusetts, 2011[23]

Oakland Hills Country Club (South), Bloomfield Township, Michigan, 2020[24]

Oakmont Country Club, Pennsylvania, 2024[25]

Olympic Club (Lake), San Francisco, California, 2024[26]

Quaker Ridge Golf Club, New York, 2002

Palmetto Golf Club, South Carolina, 2007

Plainfield Country Club, New Jersey, 1999

Ridgewood Country Club, New Jersey, 1999[27]

Rockaway Hunting Club, 2009

Rolling Green, Pennsylvania, 2021

Sakonnet Golf Club, Rhode Island, 1999

Savannah Golf Club, Georgia, 2018

Sleepy Hollow Country Club, New York, 2006

Southern Hills Country Club, Oklahoma, 2015[28]

St. George's Golf and Country Club, New York, 1999

Taconic Country Club, Massachusetts, 2008

The Creek, New York, 1997

The Country Club, Ohio, 2023

The Country Club, Massachusetts, 2009[29]

Tokyo Golf Club, Japan, 2008[30]

Waverley Country Club, Oregon, 2009

Westhampton Country Club, New York, 2009

Wianno Club, Massachusetts, 2012

Winged Foot Golf Club (East), New York, 2014

Winged Foot Golf Club (West), New York, 2017[31]

Worcester Country Club, Massachusetts, 2018

Yale Golf Course, Connecticut, 2024

Golf Courses (Renovation)[32]

Burning Tree, Bethesda, Maryland, 2019

Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas, 2024[33]

Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2018

La Costa (Champions), 2024[34]

Los Angeles Country Club (South), California, 2016

Maggie Hathaway, Los Angeles, California, 2023

Narin & Portnoo Links, Donegal, Ireland, 2020

Pinehurst(Number 4), Pinehurst, North Carolina, 2016

Royal Sydney, Australia, 2023[35]

Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California, 2024

Soule Park, Ojai, California, 2005

TPC Boston, Massachusetts, 2007

Sewanee: The University of the South Golf Course, 2013 [36][37][38]

Golf Courses (Closed/No Longer Exist - NLE)

The Capstone Club, Brookwood, Alabama, Opened in 2002 – Closed in 2014[39]

Tallgrass, Shoreham, New York, Opened in 2000 – Closed in 2017[40][41]

References
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  7. "Hanse Golf Design - Golf Course Drawing Boards".
  8. "The Apogee Club".
  9. "Ban Rakat Club".
  10. "Ballyshear's Lido inspired design". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. "DAMAC Hills".
  12. "PGA Frisco". {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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  14. "Golf Digest Interview with Gil Hanse". {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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  17. Sens, Josh. "Profile of Hanse Wagner design". Golf Magazine.
  18. "Hanse Golf Design - Golf Course Restoration".
  19. "Non-profit to restore Cobbs Creek with Gil Hanse".
  20. "Interview with Hanse". Fore, Southern California Golf Association.
  21. "George Thomas' Marion Restoration by Hanse".
  22. "Sport Illustrated Curtis Cup with Hanse". Sports Illustrated.
  23. "Top 100 update".
  24. "GolfWeek Interview".
  25. "Design Preview with Andy Johnson".
  26. "Preview Design Interview".
  27. "USGA Championship Preview with Hanse".
  28. Morrissett, Ran; Brown, Thomas; Messix, Adam (18 May 2022). "3 architecture experts discuss the charms and challenges of Southern Hills". Golf Magazine.
  29. "USGA Golden Age Design".
  30. "Hanse Green Design Decisions".
  31. "Championship Design Decisions with Hanse".
  32. "Hanse Golf Design - Golf Course Renovation".
  33. "Renovation Timeline".
  34. Kramer, Scott. "Gil Hanse Takes On La Costa". Forbes.
  35. "Golf Australia Interview".
  36. "The University of the South, Sewanee – Hanse Golf Course Design".
  37. "Sewanee Golf - The Course at Sewanee - 931 598 1104". www.thecourseatsewanee.com.
  38. "Golf course designer Gil Hanse finishing work at Sewanee". timesfreepress.com.
  39. "Capstone Club - University of Alabama Golf Closure".
  40. "GolfClubAtlas - Tallgrass Design Reviews".
  41. "Tallgrass Closure".
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