Michigan Golf Journal November.indd

Ray Hearn Designs Golf Courses For Every Player Michigan-native Ray Hearn is becoming one of the most popular golf designers in the country. His philosophy includes assuring courses are enjoyable for every handicap and skill-level. Watching the Masters as a nine-year old, Ray told his father that he wanted to design golf courses. In high school, he had not changed his mind and sought out advice from both Pete Dye and Robert Trent Jones Sr. Jones and Dye, both Hall of Fame golf course designers told him the same thing, “Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty, work on the maintenance crew at a course and learn the business from the ground up.” By Fred Altvater

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