(1975 - )
Born: Fremont, Ohio
David graduated from Cornell University in 1997, where he studied Landscape Architecture and was a member of the Cornell golf team. As a senior, he received a scholarship from the Dreer Award, an endowment for the study of landscape architecture and horticulture abroad. He used the award touring more than two hundred golf courses in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, providing insight into Britain and Ireland's finest heathland and linksland layouts.
After graduation, he worked for many of today's leading architects, among them, Arthur Hills, Gil Hanse, and Mike DeVries.
As a Design Associate with Coore & Crenshaw, Dave has contributed feature shaping to their projects since the fall of 2000. He has also acted as the Job Superintendent for the construction of Bandon Preserve (Bandon, OR), Bandon Trails, the Saguaro Course at Wekopa (Fountain Hills, AZ), as well as the renovation of Lakewood Country Club (Dallas, TX).
In 2008, Dave collaborated with Jeff Bradley, the Bunker Guru, for a renovation of Weekapaug Golf Club in Rhode Island. Drawing inspiration from Dave's experience with seaside golf courses and the site itself, the two designed and shaped a truly dramatic product for the membership. Dave and Jeff still share a relationship consulting for Weekapaug Golf Club. This collaborative effort was the first move in Dave's transition from design associate and shaper for Coore & Crenshaw to engaging as a lead architect on both solo and collaborative design projects.
The combination of his shaping and management experience in golf course construction, familiarity with many of the finest golf courses in the world, and formal education in landscape architecture provide a solid and unique foundation for Dave's career in golf design.
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