June 17, 2002

The First Families Of Golf

Every course architect is a branch on one of 35 design family trees. SI picked the best trees and the top 10 tracks from each

H.S. COLT (1869-1951)[1]

1
C.H. ALISON (1882-1952)
Alister MACKENZIE (1870-1934)[2]
J.S.F. MORRISON (1892-1961)[3]
John D. HARRIS (1912-1977)[4]

2
Perry MAXWELL (1879-1952)[5]
Wiles Robert HUNTER (1874-1942)
John FLEMING (1896-1986)
Mike McDONAGH (NA)

3
Sir Guy CAMPBELL (1885-1960)[6]

4
C.K. COTTON (1887-1974)[9]
Michael WOLVERIDGE (1937-)
Peter W. THOMSON (1929-)

5
Press MAXWELL (1916-)

6
Sir Henry COTTON (1907-1987)[7]

7
Alec SWAN (1900-1984)[8]

8
Howard SWAN (NA]

9
J.J.F. PENNINK (1913-1983)
Charles LAWRIE (1923-1976)[10]
Donald STEEL (1937-)[11]
Pier MANCINELLI (1920-)