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Great Golf Is Found, Not Forced

For more than three decades, we've designed and restored courses by walking the land, understanding what it wants to be, and shaping golf that belongs there.
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The 9th green at St Andrews Beach in soft morning light, framed by rolling grass-covered dunes with no bunkers in sight.

Golf with style and substance

It needs more restraint.

More than ever, new golf seems to arrive with an eye-popping aesthetic that appeals to the masses; new courses have never been more visually stunning. Inevitably, the novelty wears off, and not all of them provide the substance that stands the test of time. Beautiful features drawn out of the land itself, bold where appropriate, balanced with nuance and restraint- those are the courses that build intrigue with every play. Courses that you want to play again and again- that’s where we hang our hats.

Strategy Over Spectacle. Always.

We don't design from a distance.
We’re there when it matters - that’s when the magic happens.

Renaissance Golf Design set the standard for a hands on approach that results in an amount of time, talent and field presence unsurpassed in the golf design business.
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Built On Trust.

Whether it’s a pristine tract of land, an existing Golden Age gem, or anything in between, it takes trust to let anyone touch these properties. We’ve spent the last 25 years earning that trust by being careful stewards of the land and our client’s resources. We treat every project as if the land and the resources involved were our own.
Aerial view of a golf course at sunrise, featuring a large green surrounded by sculpted sand bunkers. Golden morning light and low-lying mist stretch across the fairway, while trees line the horizon beneath a sky filled with soft clouds. The scene highlights the dramatic contours of the course and the tranquil atmosphere of an early morning round.

The Story Behind the Work

Led by the Land.

At the end of 2020, Tom started a new company, Doakgolf, focused solely on designing his new courses, and handed the reins for RGD to the four architects he mentored there.

Today, the firm is led by Brian Schneider, Eric Iverson, Don Placek and Brian Slawnik, the core group that has worked together since 2002. While our business structures have changed, our friendship with Tom and the way we work together has not. We all carry forward the principles that Renaissance Golf Design was built upon on with rigor, curiosity and dedication to the craft.
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Strategic golf course architecture rooted in natural beauty, timeless design, and respect for the land.

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Grand Traverse Commons

Traverse City, MI 49684
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