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Bobby Weed's legend precedes him. President of Weed Golf Course Design, he learned from the master during his apprenticeship with Pete Dye, and was named in-house architect to the PGA TOUR in 1987. With the TOUR, Weed designed many of the TPC venues throughout the country. He continued to collaborate with Pete Dye on courses including Ocean Links and Oak Marsh, both at Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida. In 1994 he formed Weed Design where he continues his commitment to building legendary courses by hand. Recently completed originally designed courses include Spanish Oaks Golf Club in Austin, Texas; The Golf Club at Fleming Islandin Orange Park, Florida; The Golf Course at Glen Mills near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; StoneRidge Golf Club in Stillwater, Minnesota; and The Olde Farm.
Weed's philosophy is that golf courses cannot evolve solely through a set of plans but must be patiently modeled in the field. Weed found the gently rolling terrain near Bristol, Virginia so natural that he took only two days to stake out the tees and greens. His lay-of-the-land design encourages the old-style game of low, running approach shots
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