Golf Course Architecture

St. Andrews Bay, The Devlin Course, Scotland

 

 

Over the course of 30 years, Bruce designed and built more than 150 golf courses throughout the world including Australia, Japan, Scotland, the Bahamas. The bulk of his designs in the US have been in Texas and Florida. Many of his designs have hosted all of the professional golf tours including The Houston Open, Key Biscayne Golf Classic and HealthSouth LPGA Classic. One of his later ventures was Secession Golf Club in Beaufort, South Carolina where “The Devlin” Mid-Am/ Senior golf tournament is played each year.

Pictured: Gold Creek Golf Club - Canberra, Australia

A sampling of the courses designed by Bruce:

Bayshore Golf Course – Miami Beach, FL

Bayshore Municipal Golf Course – Miami Beach, FL
Big Cypress – Orlando, FL

Black Hawk Country Club – Danville, CA (Lakes Course)
Boca Del Mar Country Club – Boca Raton, FL
Boca Lago Golf Course – Boca Raton, FL (East Course, West Course)
Boca Rio Golf Club – Boca Raton, FL
Boca West Country Club – Boca Raton, FL (Boca West # 3 Course)
Boynton Beach Municipal Golf Course – Boynton Beach, FL (Blue/Red Course, Red/White Course, White/Blue Course)
Brandywine Bay Golf Club – Morehead City, NC

California City Golf Club – California City, CA
Card Sound Golf Club – Key Largo, FL
Carolina Golf Club – Margate, FL
Chase Oaks Golf Course – Plano, TX (Blackjack Course, Sawtooth Course)
Cliffs, The –Possum  Kingdom Lake, TX
Club at Falcon Point, The – Katy, TX
Colony West Country Club – Tamarac, FL
Crandon Park Golf Course - Key Biscane, FL
Crown Colony, Lufkin, TX ( Once ranked # 3 in Texas by Golf Digest Magazine)

Doral Park & Country Club – Miami, FL
Eagle Vail Golf Club – Avon, CO
East Lake Woodlands Golf & Country Club – Oldsmar, FL (North Course)
Eastwood Golf Course – Fort Myers, FL
EL Caro Country Club - Phoenix, AZ

Emerald Hills – Hollywood, FL
Fountain Country Club – Lake Worth, FL (North, South  and West Courses)
Gleneagles Country Club – Plano, TX (Kings Course, Queen’s Course)
Glenlakes Golf Club – Foley, AL (Dunes Course)
Gold Creek Golf Club – Canberra, ACT, Australia (Hosted The Australian PGA Championship)

Hollytree Country Club – Tyler, TX
Hunters Run Golf Course – Boynton Beach, FL (East, North and South Courses)
Indian Springs Golf & Tennis Club – Boynton Beach, FL (East and West Course)
Key Biscayne – Key Biscayne, FL (Original design)  (Hosted The Royal Caribbean Senior PGA Tournament)
Lake Kawaguichico – Tokyo, Japan
Lakes, The – Sydney, Australia  (Hosted numerous Australian Opens and Australian PGA Championships)
Marco Shores Country Club – Naples, FL
Marriott’s Bay Point Resort – Panama city, FL (Lagoon Legend Course)
Marriott’s Tan-Tar-A Resort & Golf Club – Osage Beach, MO (The Oaks Course)
Mill Creek Country Club – Franklin, NC
Nashville Golf & Athletic Club – Brentwood, TN
Northgate Country Club – Houston, TX
NorthShore Country Club – Corpus Christi, TX (Hosted the Nike S. Texas Open)
Ocean Reef Club – Key Largo, FL (Dolphin and Harbor Course)
Ocean Shores – New South Wales, Australia

Palm-Aire Country Club – Pompano Beach, FL (Sabals Course)
Poinciana Golf & Racquet Club – Kissimmee, FL
Pompano Beach Golf Course – Pompano Beach, FL (Palms and Pines Course)
Quail Hollow Golf Club – Boise, ID
Quail Hollow Resort & Country Club – Painesville, OH  (Hosted the Nike Cleveland Open)
Devlin/von Hagge Course

Raveneaux Country Club – Spring, TX (New and Old Course)
Rayburn Country Club & Resort – Sam Rayburn, TX (Blue/Green Course)
Sandalfoot Cove Country Club – Boca Raton, FL
The Club at Sonterra - San Antonio, TX
Secession Golf Club – Gibbes Island, SC (Voted 4th Best New Private Course by Golf Digest, January 1994)
Shawnee Golf & Country Club – Shawnee, OK
Sherbrooke Golf & Country Club – Lake Worth, FL
St. Andrews Bay - Scotland
Tanoan Country Club – Albuquerque, NM (Acoma/Sandia, Sandia/Zia, Zia/Acoma Course)
Tierra del Sol Golf Club – California City, CA
TPC at Prestancia – Sarasota, FL (Club Course)
TPC at The Woodlands – The Woodlands, TX (One of the first Island Greens designed; Hosted the Shell Houston Open)
Tucson National Golf & Conference Resort – Tucson, AZ (Gold/Green and Green/Orange Courses)
Walden on Lake Conroe Golf & Country Club – Montgomery, TX (Once Ranked Houston Area # 1)
Walden on Lake Houston Golf & Country Club – Humble, TX
Wedgewood Golf Course – Conroe, TX
Willow Creek Golf Club – Spring, TX
Winter Springs Golf Club – Winter Springs, FL
Woodlands Country Club – Tamarac, FL (East and West Courses)
Woodmont Country Club – Tamarac, FL (Cypress Course)
Wycliffe Country Club – Lake Worth, FL (East Course and Hosted the LPGA Oldsmobile Classic)

 

 

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Kawaguchiko Country Club

Tokoyo, Japan

Kawaguchiko Country Club is located near Lake Kawaguchi in the shadows of Mt. Fuji. Situated 1,000m above sea level, each course (West, East, and South) has 9 holes with double fairways, unique characteristics and views of Mt. Fuji.

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The Lakes

Sydney, Australia

The Lakes is one of Australia's pre-eminent private clubs and one of the leading major tournament venues in Australia having recently hosted the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Men's Australian Opens. The golf course provides the golfer with a unique opportunity to play one of Australia's most famous layouts in a serene environment on outstandingly presented playing surfaces.
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Marco Shores

Marco Island, FL

Marco Shores considers itself Naples’ best kept secret. As a resident owned community, Marco Shores Country Club includes a par 72, 18-hole golf course that has served golfers since 1974.