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We believe Golf should:​

  • Offer Width and Options;

  • Engage golfers;

  • Be environmentally sensitive;

  • Consider the Course Maturation; &

  • Be economically sustainable.

We touch the land gently so golfers can appreciate these extraordinary landscapes. 

Golf is about golfers and the simple interaction of man and nature.

Our goal is to make that interaction remarkable.  

As stewards of the environment and caretakers of golf we are privileged to develop courses that will be recognized as classic tests of golf and an exceptional benefit to the community. Our success can be traced to a commitment to the client, the game of golf and our respect for the land.

 

We have projects that are award winning and have received critical acclaim. But, more importantly, our work is environmentally beneficial, economically successful and operationally efficient.

 

New Construction
New Construction

We produce beautifully satisfying golf experiences.

 

Martin Design posseses the skill, leadership, talent and disposition to navigate the challenges of new course development. Regardless of the site ..... on expansive rolling prairies and scattered wetlands of central Wisconsin; through stands of hardwoods and on the rocky terrain of southwest Missouri; or municipal facilities in urban settings.....we have been successful at meeting the project goals and delivering golf course design solutions for public, private, resort or residential golf course communities

 

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The Preserve at Oak Meadows

Addison, Illinois

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

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RICH HARVEST LINKS

Sugar Grove, Illinois

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

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THE OAKS GOLF COURSE

Cottage Grove, Wisconsin

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

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SETTERS HILL GOLF COURSE

Geneva, Illinois

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

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GLEN ERIN GOLF CLUB

Janesville, Wisconsin

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

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WHITETAIL RIDGE GOLF CLUB

Yorkville, Illinois

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

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MILLWOOD GOLF & RACQUET CLUB

Springfield, Missouri

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

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WILDRIDGE AT MILL RUN

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

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PHILLIPS PARK GOLF COURSE

Aurora, Illinois

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

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COYOTE RUN GOLF COURSE

Flossmoor, Illinois

Full Renovation of an existing 27 hole golf course for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Significant flood control, water quality, habitat enhancement, access, stormwater management, wetland creation and native vegetation restoration goals met. 

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  GOLF DIGEST GREEN STAR AWARD

  GOLF INC. RENOVATION OF THE YEAR

  GREEN ALLIANCE ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION

  ASGCA DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARD 

  ASLA MERIT AWARD

Renovation
Renovatin

Renovation requires sensitivity to the existing golf course, its heritage, the operations and the golfer.

Our clientele is quick to recommend our ability to seamlessly integrate new improvements with the site conditions, provide detailed plans and execute the improvements within the budget and phasing guidelines. In each case, we have provided vision, experience and architectural excellence for our clients and golfers of all abilities.

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PARK RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB

Park Ridge, Illinois

Renovation  of bunkers, fairway alignments, selected drainage and selected tees.

Improvements for paths, drainage, tree management to highlight the distinct aspects of this this prestigious club are ongoing. 

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WILMETTE GOLF CLUB

Wilmette, Illinois

Full Redevelopment of this beloved 80 year-old course.  Project included updating irrigation, drainage, bunkers and tees.  Most importantly, significant drainage enhancement solved operational challenges after nominal rain events. 

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RIVER FOREST COUNTRY CLUB

Elmhurst, Illinois

30 years of improvements have re-established River Forest Country Club as a premiere club in the western suburbs. Systematic improvements to bunkers, drainage, practice and a full tee rehabilitation. Improvements are ongoing including tree management, improvements to circulation, green side runoffs, minor fairway alignments and other details.

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RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB

Chicago, Illinois

Renovation of bunkers, fairway alignments, and selected drainage.  Ridge has been enjoying these renovations since 2006.

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PRAIRIE BLUFF GOLF COURSE

Lockport, Illinois

Bunker renovations to improve playability and reduce maintenance requirements. 

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AURORA COUNTRY CLUB

Aurora, Illinois

Renovation of bunkers and selected tees.

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ARROWHEAD GOLF COURSE

Wheaton, Illinois

27- Hole Renovation including bunkers, fairway alignments, selected tees, drainage and paths to refresh this well loved golf course for the Central DuPage County golfers. 

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POTTAWATOMIE GOLF COURSE

St. Charles, Illinois

Historic 9-hole golf course, with a Robert Trent Jones pedigree.  Improvements are sensitive to the heritage of the club while addressing the flooding concerns from the adjacent Fox River.

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FOX BEND GOLF COURSE

Oswego, Illinois

Targeted improvements to greens and surrounding hazards.

Environmental Benefit / Leadership
Environmental Benefit

We take an environmentally sensitive approach in all of our work. We seek to find positive relationships and operational benefit to environmentally sustainable solutions.

We appreciate nuance and subtlety and admire grandeur and majesty. We see golf course architecture as an opportunity to establish an exceptional interaction between man and the natural environment while solving cultural, environmental or engineering requirements.  

 

Martin Design embraces principles that allow us to preserve, restore and improve the natural environment while providing our clientele with highly functional, economically successful and environmentally sustainable golf courses. If our work can mitigate, or even improve the local ecology, the result is better… for everyone

 

 

Practice & Alternative
Practice & Alternative

Thoughtful development of these facilities promotes engaging experiences and purposeful practice, learning and play.

Martin Design has developed a wide range of practice facilities, alternative or "executive" golf experiences and learning facilities for public and private clubs. Creating these unique facilities allows greater access and better performance, deepening the golf experience.

 

 

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