Biography

Steve Weisser is a native of Austin, Texas and an avid golfer from an early age. Steve entered Texas A&M University to pursue a degree in Landscape Architecture with an emphasis on golf course design. While a student at Texas A&M, Steve was a design intern with the golf course architectural firm of Dick Nugent Associates in Long Grove, Illinois.

After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture in 1989, Steve went to Oxford, England to take a design position at Hawtree Limited, the world’s longest continuous golf course design practice. During this period, Steve had the opportunity to extensively study the historic golf courses of Britain. Steve met Rees Jones during the construction of the Oxfordshire Golf Club and subsequently accepted an offer to return to the United States to become a designer for Rees Jones, Inc.

Since joining Rees Jones, Inc. in 1991, Steve has been involved in the design or renovation of over 55 major golf course projects throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, Mexico, Spain, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Among Steve’s projects of note are TPC Danzante Bay (Loreto, Mex.), El Caballero Country Club (Tarzana, CA), The Breakers Rees Jones Course (West Palm Beach, FL) and The Breakers Ocean Course (Palm Beach FL), Waldorf Astoria Golf Club (Orlando, FL), Kohanaiki (Kailua-Kona, HI), Coral Ridge Country Club (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and The Golf Club at Briar’s Creek (Johns Island, SC).

Steve has been a featured speaker on golf course design issues and is currently a member of both the American Society of Golf Course Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects. He is also a licensed landscape architect.

Education

Texas A&M University – College Station, Texas

• Graduated December 1989: Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (BSLA)

Experience

Rees Jones, Inc. – Montclair, NJ

• October 1991 Vice President / Senior Designer – Responsible for site analysis, routing studies, preparation of to present: construction documents, all construction inspection site visits and general project management.

Affiliations / Engagements

American Society of Golf Course Architects

• Regular Member

United States Golf Association

• Member

Metropolitan Golf Writers Association

• Member

Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey

• Member

Featured Speaker

• 2005 Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey Annual Meeting

Completed Projects

• By Year
• Alphabetical
• United States
• International

2023

Sahalee Country Club (North/South/East)
Sammamish, Washington

2022

Greystone Golf & Country Club (Legacy)
Birmingham, Alabama

The Breakers (Rees Jones)
West Palm Beach, Florida

2021

Canoe Brook Country Club (North)
Summit, New Jersey

Duke University Golf Club
Durham, North Carolina

El Caballero Country Club
Tarzana, California

2020

Briar’s Creek
Johns Island, South Carolina

Canoe Brook Country Club (South)
Summit, New Jersey

Coral Ridge Country Club
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Essex Fells Country Club
Essex Fells, New Jersey

St. George’s Golf Course
St. George Parish, Bermuda

2019

McLemore (Highlands Course)
Rising Fawn, Georgia

Resort at Cayo Largo
Fajardo, Puerto Rico

The Breakers (Ocean)
Palm Beach, Florida

2018

Corica Park (South Course)
Alameda, California

Old Oaks Country Club
Purchase, New York

2017

Ash Brook Golf Course
Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Echo Lake Country Club
Westfield, New Jersey

Medinah Country Club (No. 2)
Medinah, Illinois

Rio Secco Golf Club
Henderson, Nevada

TPC Danzante Bay
Islands of Loreto, Mexico

2016

Huntsville Golf Club
Shavertown, Pennsylvania

Llanerch Country Club
Havertown, Pennsylvania

2015

Coral Ridge Country Club (Rees 9)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

2014

Country Club of Winter Haven
Winter Haven, Florida

Galloping Hill Golf Course
Kenilworth, New Jersey

Kauri Cliffs
Matauri Bay, Northland, New Zealand

2013

Kohanaiki
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

2011

Marshfield Country Club
Marshfield, Massachusetts

North Hills Country Club
Manhasset, New York

2010

Congressional Country Club (Blue)
Bethesda, Maryland

Echo Lake Country Club
Westfield, New Jersey

Hazeltine National
Chaska, Minnesota

Medinah Country Club (No. 3)
Medinah, Illinois

2009

Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)
Springfield, New Jersey

Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper)
Springfield, New Jersey

Hollywood Golf Club
Deal, New Jersey

Waldorf Astoria Golf Club
Orlando, Florida

2008

Hackensack Golf Club
Oradell, New Jersey

Mauna Kea Golf Course
Kohala Coast, Hawaii

2007

Echelon Golf Club
Alpharetta, Georgia

Sacconnesset Golf Club
East Falmouth, Massachusetts

2006

Golf Santander
Boadilla, Spain

2005

Lake of Isles (South)
North Stonington, Connecticut

Laurel Oak Country Club (Jones Course)
Sarasota, Florida

The Breakers (Rees Jones)
West Palm Beach, Florida

2003

Medinah Country Club (No. 3)
Medinah, Illinois

Ocala National Golf Club
Ocala, Florida

2001

Briar’s Creek
Johns Island, South Carolina

Greenville Country Club (Chanticleer)
Greenville, South Carolina

Pinehills Golf Course
Plymouth, Massachusetts

Totteridge Golf Course
Greensburg, Pennsylvania

2000

Dacotah Ridge Golf Club
Morton, Minnesota

Greystone Golf & Country Club (Legacy)
Birmingham, Alabama

London Hunt & Country Club
London, Ontario, Canada

Naples Grande Golf Club
Naples, Florida

Quintero Golf Club
Peoria, Arizona

1999

Olde Kinderhook Golf Club
Kinderhook, New York

Palmas Del Mar Resort (Flamboyán)
Humacao, Puerto Rico

1998

Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes)
Pebble Beach, California

River Oaks Country Club
Houston, Texas

1997

Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)
Springfield, New Jersey

Rio Secco Golf Club
Henderson, Nevada

1996

Lake Merced Golf Club
Daly City, California

Poppy Ridge
Livermore, California

Sahalee Country Club (North/South/East)
Sammamish, Washington

1995

Belle Terre
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Three Ponds Farm
Water Mill, New York

1994

Huntsville Golf Club
Shavertown, Pennsylvania

1993

Duke University Golf Club
Durham, North Carolina

1992

Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)
Springfield, New Jersey

Country Club of Virginia (James River)
Richmond, Virginia

1989

Congressional Country Club (Blue)
Bethesda, Maryland

1988

Hazeltine National
Chaska, Minnesota

Ash Brook Golf Course
Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)
Springfield, New Jersey

Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper)
Springfield, New Jersey

Belle Terre
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Briar’s Creek
Johns Island, South Carolina

Canoe Brook Country Club (North)
Summit, New Jersey

Canoe Brook Country Club (South)
Summit, New Jersey

Congressional Country Club (Blue)
Bethesda, Maryland

Coral Ridge Country Club
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Coral Ridge Country Club (Rees 9)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Corica Park (South Course)
Alameda, California

Country Club of Virginia (James River)
Richmond, Virginia

Country Club of Winter Haven
Winter Haven, Florida

Dacotah Ridge Golf Club
Morton, Minnesota

Duke University Golf Club
Durham, North Carolina

Echelon Golf Club
Alpharetta, Georgia

Echo Lake Country Club
Westfield, New Jersey

El Caballero Country Club
Tarzana, California

Essex Fells Country Club
Essex Fells, New Jersey

Galloping Hill Golf Course
Kenilworth, New Jersey

Golf Santander
Boadilla, Spain

Greenville Country Club (Chanticleer)
Greenville, South Carolina

Greystone Golf & Country Club (Legacy)
Birmingham, Alabama

Hackensack Golf Club
Oradell, New Jersey

Hazeltine National
Chaska, Minnesota

Hollywood Golf Club
Deal, New Jersey

Huntsville Golf Club
Shavertown, Pennsylvania

Kauri Cliffs
Matauri Bay, Northland, New Zealand

Kohanaiki
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Lake Merced Golf Club
Daly City, California

Lake of Isles (South)
North Stonington, Connecticut

Laurel Oak Country Club (Jones Course)
Sarasota, Florida

Llanerch Country Club
Havertown, Pennsylvania

London Hunt & Country Club
London, Ontario, Canada

Marshfield Country Club
Marshfield, Massachusetts

Mauna Kea Golf Course
Kohala Coast, Hawaii

McLemore (Highlands Course)
Rising Fawn, Georgia

Medinah Country Club (No. 2)
Medinah, Illinois

Medinah Country Club (No. 3)
Medinah, Illinois

Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes)
Pebble Beach, California

Naples Grande Golf Club
Naples, Florida

North Hills Country Club
Manhasset, New York

Ocala National Golf Club
Ocala, Florida

Old Oaks Country Club
Purchase, New York

Olde Kinderhook Golf Club
Kinderhook, New York

Palmas Del Mar Resort (Flamboyán)
Humacao, Puerto Rico

Pinehills Golf Course
Plymouth, Massachusetts

Poppy Ridge
Livermore, California

Quintero Golf Club
Peoria, Arizona

Resort at Cayo Largo
Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Rio Secco Golf Club
Henderson, Nevada

River Oaks Country Club
Houston, Texas

Sacconnesset Golf Club
East Falmouth, Massachusetts

Sahalee Country Club (North/South/East)
Sammamish, Washington

St. George’s Golf Course
St. George Parish, Bermuda

The Breakers (Ocean)
Palm Beach, Florida

The Breakers (Rees Jones)
West Palm Beach, Florida

Three Ponds Farm
Water Mill, New York

Totteridge Golf Course
Greensburg, Pennsylvania

TPC Danzante Bay
Islands of Loreto, Mexico

Waldorf Astoria Golf Club
Orlando, Florida

Alabama

Greystone Golf & Country Club (Legacy)
Birmingham, Alabama

Arizona

Quintero Golf Club
Peoria, Arizona

California

Corica Park (South Course)
Alameda, California

El Caballero Country Club
Tarzana, California

Lake Merced Golf Club
Daly City, California

Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Dunes)
Pebble Beach, California

Poppy Ridge
Livermore, California

Connecticut

Lake of Isles (South)
North Stonington, Connecticut

Florida

Coral Ridge Country Club
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Coral Ridge Country Club (Rees 9)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Country Club of Winter Haven
Winter Haven, Florida

Laurel Oak Country Club (Jones Course)
Sarasota, Florida

Naples Grande Golf Club
Naples, Florida

Ocala National Golf Club
Ocala, Florida

The Breakers (Ocean)
Palm Beach, Florida

The Breakers (Rees Jones)
West Palm Beach, Florida

Waldorf Astoria Golf Club
Orlando, Florida

Georgia

Echelon Golf Club
Alpharetta, Georgia

McLemore (Highlands Course)
Rising Fawn, Georgia

Hawaii

Kohanaiki
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Mauna Kea Golf Course
Kohala Coast, Hawaii

Illinois

Medinah Country Club (No. 2)
Medinah, Illinois

Medinah Country Club (No. 3)
Medinah, Illinois

Maryland

Congressional Country Club (Blue)
Bethesda, Maryland

Massachusetts

Marshfield Country Club
Marshfield, Massachusetts

Pinehills Golf Course
Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sacconnesset Golf Club
East Falmouth, Massachusetts

Minnesota

Dacotah Ridge Golf Club
Morton, Minnesota

Hazeltine National
Chaska, Minnesota

Nevada

Rio Secco Golf Club
Henderson, Nevada

New Jersey

Ash Brook Golf Course
Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower)
Springfield, New Jersey

Baltusrol Golf Club (Upper)
Springfield, New Jersey

Canoe Brook Country Club (North)
Summit, New Jersey

Canoe Brook Country Club (South)
Summit, New Jersey

Echo Lake Country Club
Westfield, New Jersey

Essex Fells Country Club
Essex Fells, New Jersey

Galloping Hill Golf Course
Kenilworth, New Jersey

Hackensack Golf Club
Oradell, New Jersey

Hollywood Golf Club
Deal, New Jersey

New York

North Hills Country Club
Manhasset, New York

Old Oaks Country Club
Purchase, New York

Olde Kinderhook Golf Club
Kinderhook, New York

Three Ponds Farm
Water Mill, New York

North Carolina

Duke University Golf Club
Durham, North Carolina

Pennsylvania

Huntsville Golf Club
Shavertown, Pennsylvania

Llanerch Country Club
Havertown, Pennsylvania

Totteridge Golf Course
Greensburg, Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Belle Terre
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Briar’s Creek
Johns Island, South Carolina

Greenville Country Club (Chanticleer)
Greenville, South Carolina

Texas

River Oaks Country Club
Houston, Texas

Virginia

Country Club of Virginia (James River)
Richmond, Virginia

Washington

Sahalee Country Club (North/South/East)
Sammamish, Washington

Bermuda

St. George’s Golf Course
St. George Parish, Bermuda

Canada

London Hunt & Country Club
London, Ontario, Canada

Mexico

TPC Danzante Bay
Islands of Loreto, Mexico

New Zealand

Kauri Cliffs
Matauri Bay, Northland, New Zealand

Puerto Rico

Palmas Del Mar Resort (Flamboyán)
Humacao, Puerto Rico

Resort at Cayo Largo
Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Spain

Golf Santander
Boadilla, Spain