b'transition unfold, and how has your experience as a PGA Professional informed your design work?In 1998, I had decided to leave my position as Head Professional at Columbia Edgewater Country Club to pursue my dream to become a golf course designer. First, I resigned, then started to figure out how I could pull this off. Many people thought I was crazyno experience and leaving such a great club job. I lightly considered going to work for other architects, but soon decided I was better off on my own rather than being an assistant to someone else.I started very slowly but eventually started getting work. My simple marketing plan was to hope PGA properly. The visual improvements arebelieve they influenced Egans designProfessionals would help get me work dramatic with the clean edges and lighterinfluences. Ive worked on four otherjust through knowing who I was. My sand color, which really stand out in theEgan courses, but what he did at thedad Harvey and brother Doug were shaded areas. Indian Canyon is such aCanyon was unlike any of the others. well known in the area, as we all played great course architecturally, and I hopein a lot of tournaments. Not a lot of we have elevated the overall quality andYoure currently deep into acourse owners knew any architects, the experience of playing it. renovation at North Shore Golfbut many of the PGA Professionals Course in Tacoma. Can you give us ain the Northwest knew one of the How do you approach updatingglimpse into whats happening therethree of us. Golf pros were often in a classic public course whileand what golfers can expect whenthe Board meetings or in discussions maintaining its original spirit? its finished?with committees about design needs First off, it is rare to work on a city- North Shore is pretty close to afor their club. All my early jobs came owned course of the quality of Indiancomplete remodel: rerouting severalthrough recommendations from PGA Canyon. Working with Mark Poirier (PGAholes, new irrigation system, pondProfessionals, with Curt Zander at Golf Manager of the City of Spokane) andrenovation, significant tree removal, newOcean Shores being the first call.his team, and the contractorRidgetopbunkers, five relocated greens, all otherMy time at Columbia Edgewater and Golf Constructionreally made for agreens changed within their existingas a member of the Pacific Northwest smooth project with all of us committedlocations, new tees, driving rangeSection PGA was invaluable for my future to fix the Canyon. We all bought intorenovation, etc. Its very extensive. as a designer. I had a broad knowledge the process of not coming up with greatThe course was built in 1961 (frontof golf from family life, teaching, creative ideas, but to look at what the9) and expanded in 1979 (back 9).merchandising, playing, customer original bunkers were, and just fix them.The Puyallup Tribe purchased Northservice managing and conducting The history of the Canyon is so incrediblyShore in 2016 with the commitmenttournaments. But the most valuable unique; honoring Egans work was easy. of improving the course. Very littleexperience was how to deal with Boards Egan had done major renovationswork had been done for the last 30 toof Directors and Green Committees. on Pebble Beach and was affiliated40 years. Much of the project is trulyHaving lived in those meetings for 10 with Alister Mackenzie in and arounddeferred maintenance, but people areyears, I developed a good idea of how to Pasatiempo and Cypress Point invery surprised by how much has beengive presentations to these groups in an Northern California. Just a few years later,changed and improved. easy customer-service-oriented manner. he was planning Indian Canyon. WhileYouve had a unique path That perspective has been essential in the land of the Canyon is so differentfrom PGA head professional toearning trust and building long-term than those coastal courses, I have torespected architect. How did thatrelationships within the business. 4 GOLF WASHINGTON| SEPT 2025'