Frank Duane - 18 Courses

Golf architect Photo, Frank Duane

President: 1972 - 1973, American Society of Golf Course Architects

A graduate of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University with a degree in landscape architecture and recreational management, Duane believed golf course architecture should be a fair challenge to not only the professional, but the average player too. "Golf course design must not forget that 95 percent of golfers who pay the bills," he once wrote.

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