David mclay kidd biography of martin

          In September, I crashed at the rental home the Scots-born golf architect and his team maintained near Sand Valley Golf Resort in Nekoosa.

          David McLay Kidd grew up in the golf business, surrounded by the history of Scottish golf -- and some of the world's greatest courses....

          Charlie Martin - Architect

          Biography

          David McLay Kidd grew up in the golf business, surrounded by the history of Scottish golf -- and some of the world's greatest courses.

          When David was born, his father, Jimmy Kidd, was the greenkeeper at Glasgow Golf Club. In 1981, the elder Kidd was hired as the superintendent of the courses at Gleneagles Resort. Within a few short years, Gleneagles became the venue for the Scottish Open for eight straight years.

          David McLay Kidd is the architect of Bandon Dunes, which opened in and was the resort's first course.

        1. David McLay Kidd is the architect of Bandon Dunes, which opened in and was the resort's first course.
        2. Documents the efforts of an acclaimed golf course architect to design a history-making new course in the town of St. Andrews, a decade-long effort challenged by.
        3. David McLay Kidd grew up in the golf business, surrounded by the history of Scottish golf -- and some of the world's greatest courses.
        4. For nearly two years, architect David McLay Kidd had been telling me about a course he was building in Nicaragua.
        5. A member of the Professional Golfers' Association of America, Chuck has over twenty five years of golf experience.

          6. Jimmy's boy had a front-row seat for all of it and decided early on that a life in the golf industry was to be his future. At the tender age of 26, McLay Kidd first set foot on a large swath of ocean-front land in Oregon, and he would make a pitch to build what many consider to be the first true links course in the U.S.

          Two years later, he moved to Coos Bay to design and build Bandon Dunes, a masterpiece that would propel him to instant stardom in the world of golf course architecture. Shortly after Bandon Dunes opened to uni