The GOAT List: Top Golf Architects of All Time

The Golf Architects was started with a planned course database of 18 architects that I believe to be the very best. The TGA Architects List is based on their impact on the game (Old Tom Morris), renowned courses (Dr. Alister MacKenzie), the ability to break the mold (Mike Strantz), and a thousand other factors.

If you look at the list below, who am I missing? Should Robert Trent Jones II be included? Canada’s Stanley Thompson? Tom Simpson with Ballybunion on his resume? With A.W., H.S., and C.B., should C.H. Alison get in on his initials? What about Willie Park, Jr. or William Flynn?

Jack Neville & Douglas Grant did one course, but it was Pebble Beach. Same with George Crump, who only designed Pine Valley. They may be one-hit wonders but if your song is #1 on the charts year after year, does that earn you a spot on the list? Let me know what you think in the comments.