"AT RTJ II our golf courses are of the earth but for the spirit.  We invite you to explore the spirit of our life and work and share our passion for the game of golf and the art of golf course design."
— Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Chairman and Master Architect
 

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Thunderhawk Named Top 10 Course

The Lake County Forest Preserves' ThunderHawk Golf Club was named one of the top 10 best municipal courses in the United States in the June issue of Golfweek.

 

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My Round at Chambers Bay

Chambers Bay provides a unique golf experience along Puget Sound that is challenging, enthralling and above all, great fun.

 

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Tougher course? Mission accomplished

Mission Viejo Country Club returns to roots with a recent makeover.

 

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Robb Report's Best of the Best: Lübker Golf Resort

The strange beauty of the 27-hole layout at Lübker Golf Resort (+45.38.40.80.00) springs from its combination of the exotic and the familiar, at least for non-Danes.

 

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CordeValle: The heart of of high-end Northern Cal resort golf

For most starry-eyed golfers traveling south on Highway 101 from newly overhauled San Jose International Airport, there's one destination in mind, and one only: First name Pebble, last name Beach.

 

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Golf: Denmark's the Spot

Thanks in part to native PGA stars like Thomas Bjørn, golf is booming in Denmark.

 

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The Links at Bodega Harbour completes golf course renovation

The Links at Bodega Harbour recently completed a $1.2 million golf course renovation project that includes widening the fairways, converting the greens from poa annua to bent grass, repositioning bunkers and improving the drainage system. Golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr., returned to The Links at Bodega Harbour to make the design enhancements that included re-grading all 18 greens and re-shaping 94 bunkers.

 

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The Gifted Life of a Young Golf Course Architect

The kid architect handed me a golf ball. "Your goal," said Jay Blasi, "is to bring it back."

I was playing my first round at the wild and woolly Chambers Bay, the upstart Northwest muni that in its first year of operation was awarded both the U.S. Amateur (2010) and the U.S. Open (2015). Blasi was 28 when he wrote himself into golf history by sharing design credits for Chambers Bay with Robert Trent Jones Jr., and Bruce Charlton. The facility is on everyone's "best-of" lists; it's the only course built in the past 45 years to be anointed with a U.S. Open.

 

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Golf Inc. names Lübker Resort a Finalist for 'Development of the Year'

RTJ II's Lübker Golf Resort, in Djurs, Denmark, has been named by the prestigious golf industry magazine Golf Inc. as a finalist for its Development of the Year award. The resort has already been named best new international course by GOLF Magazine.

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From a Designer's Draftboard - Going for Green

Golf course architects must communicate to developers and owners that even in cases where they may need to invest a bit more up front to be environmentally responsible, there are clear payoffs—not just to natural streams and the like, but also to revenue streams.

 

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Holiday Season Brings Early Gifts to Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects

The golf course architecture firm of Robert Trent Jones II® (RTJ II)—long known for developing golf courses in an environmentally responsible manner— has released its Green Proclamation: ten tenets that have guided the company’s design philosophy and that the firm commits itself to pursuing into the future.

 

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Rainmakers Rated Among Top 10 Best New Private Courses
by GOLF Magazine

Situated near the high-altitude horse racing mecca of Ruidoso, New Mexico's first Audubon Signature course is an environmentally sensitive Robert Trent Jones II design that darts through sagebrush and juniper.

 

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GOLFmagasinet, Denmark, Names Lübker Golf Resort #1 Course in Denmark

Editor of GOLFmagasinet, Jorgen Hojberg, says: "Lübker Golf Resort has given Denmark a course of top international class. The course was all ready at the opening in an immaculate condition and it has set a new standard for Danish Golf. They haven't compromised on anything, and Lübker is a true gem which in many years to come will attract a whole new golf audience to Denmark".

 

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Golf Inc. names Lübker Resort a Finalist for 'Development of the Year'

RTJ II's Lübker Golf Resort, in Djurs, Denmark, has been named by the prestigious golf industry magazine Golf Inc. as a finalist for its Development of the Year award. The resort has already been named best new international course by GOLF Magazine.

Read the full article starting on Page 25.

 

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The Links at Bodega Harbour: California's Hidden Coastal Gem

Too often we golf writers use embellishing words like "gems" to describe something that is little more than average. That is not the case with The Links at Bodega Harbour—perhaps the most under-rated and overlooked of the great California coastal golf courses.

Read the full article starting on Page 19 and continuing on Pages 35 & 36.

 

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Cordevalle, The Norcal Luxury Resort Experience

Being respectfully called by your last name, your car valet-parked nearby, luggage taken to the room while you check in, shuttled back and forth to your villa suite, fireplace on in the room, not a bad start eh?

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Lübker Golf Resort Rated #1 Best New International Course
by GOLF Magazine

Scandinavia's answer to Valderrama is this flawlessly conditioned 27-hole Robert Trent Jones II design in the Jutland region of Denmark, three hours from Copenhagen.

 

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Chambers Bay Rated #1 Best New Course by Golf Digest

The brightest starburst is America's Best New Public Course of 2008, Chambers Bay in suburban Tacoma, Wash., a Robert Trent Jones Jr.-Bruce Charlton design that has already been named to host the 2015 U.S. Open and the 2010 U.S. Amateur.

 

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Lifetime Achievement Awards Bestowed On Dr Chu & Trent Jones II

Dr David Chu and Robert Trent Jones II were honoured at the Asia Pacific Golf Development Summit.

Dr Chu, the founder and chairman of Mission Hills Group, and legendary golf course architect Jones were the first recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards presented by EZ-Go and Jacobsen.

 
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New Courses Opening Soon

Brightwater
Vail Valley, Colorado, USA
Opening Spring 2009

The Patriot
Owasso, Oklahoma, USA
Opening Summer 2009

Rainbow Hills Country Club
Eumsong, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
Opening Spring 2009

Bro Hof Slott (Castle Course)
Stockholm, Sweden
Opening Fall 2009

Sequoyah National Golf Club
Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
Opening Fall 2009

Alpensia Golf & Country Club
Gang-won-do Province, South Korea
Opening 2009

Bay Course at Navarino
Pylos, Greece
Opening Spring 2010

Whitesands Resort
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu
Opening Winter 2010

Wejchert Golf Club
Warsaw, Poland
Opening Summer 2011

Renovations Opening Soon

Mission Viejo Country Club
Mission Viejo, California, USA

The Wisley (Garden Nine)
London, United Kingdom
Opening Spring 2009

Hyatt Regency Coolum
Queensland, Australia
Opening Fall 2009

Princeville Makai (Ocean and Lakes nines)
Kauai, Hawaii , USA
Opening Fall 2009

Pondok Indah
Jakarta, Indonesia
Nine holes opening Spring 2009; second nine opening Spring 2010

Makena South
Maui, Hawaii, USA
Opening Fall 2009

New Courses Recently Opened

The Residence Golf Course
Gammarth, Tunis, Tunisia
Opened October 2008

Ostar Country Club at Hyundai Sungwoo Resort
Dunnae, Kang-won-do, South Korea
Opened Fall 2008 & Spring 2009

Lübker Golf Resort
Djursland, Denmark
Opened September 2008

The Golf Club at Rainmakers
Alto, New Mexico, USA
Opened July 2008

Bahia Beach Resort and Golf Club
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Opened May 2008

Stanford University Practice Facility
Palo Alto, California
Opened April 2008

Bro Hof Slott (Stadium Course)
Stockholm, Sweden
Opened June 2007

Chambers Bay
University Place, Washington, USA
Opened June 2007

Skjoldenæsholm Golf Center (Trent Jones Jr. Course)
Jystrup, Denmark
Opened June 2007

Renovations Recently Opened

University Ridge Golf Course
Verona, Wisconsin, USA
Expansion Opened July 2008

Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club
Orland Park, Illinois
Renovation Opened Spring 2008

The Links at Bodega Harbour
Bodega Bay, California, USA
Renovation Opened September 2008

The President Country Club
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Redesign Opened December 2007

Rancho San Marcos Golf Course
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Renovation Opened July 2007

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2009
HICAP Conference
InterContinental Hotel, Hongkong
October 14-16

Attending as a Delegate
www.hicapconference.com


Asia Pacific Golf Development Summit
Putrajaya International Convention Centre
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
October 26-28, 2009

Exhibiting: Booth # A3
Speaker: TBD
www.asiangolfbusiness.com


Asia Golf Industry Show
Ashoka Hotel & Convention Center
New Delhi, India
November 13-15, 2009

Exhibiting: Booth # TBD
asiagolfindustryshow.com


MIPIM Asia
Hongkong Convention Exhibition Center
November 18-20

Attending as a Delegate
www.mipimasia.com


Events Archive

2009
National Indian Gaming Association Resort Development Conference
Tucson, Arizona, USA
January 7-8, 2009

Exhibited
Speaker: Jim Simonini


Golf Industry Show
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
February 5-7, 2009

Exhibiting: Booth #1958


European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA) AGM 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
April 2-4

Bruce Charlton, Attending


China Golf Show 2009
China National Agricultural Exhibition Center (NAEC)
Beijing, China
April 10-12, 2009

Exhibiting: Booth F26 & F28
www.chinagolfshow.com


NIGA Indian Gaming '09
Trade Show and Convention
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
April 13-16, 2009

Exhibiting: Booth #TBD


American Society of Golf Course Architects - Annual Meeting
Seattle, WA, USA
May 1-6

Bruce Charlton, 2008-2009 ASGCA President Presiding
Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and Ty Butler, Attending


2008
Mexican Resort Development Conference
Aviara Resort, California, USA
December 9-10, 2008

Attending as a delegate


2008 Asia Pacific Golf Development Summit
Mission Hills, China
December 2-4, 2008

Exhibited: Booth Cherry #3


Asia Golf Industry Show 2008
Hotel Ashok
New Delhi, India
November 24-26, 2008

Exhibited: Booth #H36


MIPIM Asia
Hong Kong, China
November 19-21, 2008

Attending as a delegate


GOLF 20/20 Conference
St. Augustine, FL
November 11, 2008

Bruce Charlton attended as ASGCA President


World Golf Village
St. Augustine, FL
November 9-10, 2008

Bruce Charlton attended as ASGCA President


European Golf Business Conference (EGCOA)
Berlin, Germany
November 5-7, 2008

Exhibited


HICAP (Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific)
Hong Kong, China
October 15-17, 2008

Attended as a delegate


Golf Inc. Fall Conference
Scotsdale, Arizona, USA
September 29-October 1

Attended as a delegate
Speaker: Bruce Charlton


2008 Golf Show
Guangdong, China
September 11-12, 2008

Exhibited


NIGA Resort Devlopment Conference
Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
June 10-11, 2008

Exhibited
Speaker: Jim Simonini


South African Golf Summit
George, South Africa
April 20-23, 2008

Exhibited


China Golf Show 2008
Beijing, China
March 27-30, 2008

Exhibited


MIPIM (World's Premier Real Estate Summit)
Cannes, France
March 11-14, 2008

Exhibited


Seoul Inernational Golf & Resort Fair (SETEC)
Seoul, South Korea
February 28-March 2, 2008

Exhibited


Golf Industry Show (GIS)
Orlando, Florida, USA
January 31-February 2, 2008

Exhibited


2007
European Golf Business Conference (EGCOA)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
November 28-30, 2007

Exhibited


KPMG-Golf Business Forum
Budapest, Hungary
May 16-18, 2007

Exhibited


South African Golf Summit
George, South Africa
March 25-28, 2007

Exhibited


MIPIM (World's Premier Real Estate Summit)
Cannes, France
March 14-16, 2007

Exhibited


Golf Industry Show (GIS)
Anaheim, California, USA
February 22-24, 2007

Exhibited