Bruce Charlton was elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organization’s recent 62nd Annual Meeting.
Charlton has worked at the Palo Alto, Calif.-based golf course architecture firm Robert Trent Jones II, LLC since his graduation in 1981 with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Arizona. He currently holds the title of President and Chief Design Officer at the firm. His representative courses include Southern Highlands Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nev.; Trans Strait Golf Resort, Fuzhon, China; The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; Bro Hof Slott Golf Club, Stockholm, Sweden, and Chambers Bay Golf Course, Pierce County, Wash.
As the new President of ASCGA, Charlton will concentrate on raising awareness about environmental issues as they relate to golf course design. He is particularly concerned with the issue of responsible and effective water use in golf, and plans to educate the golfing public about how golf courses are good stewards of the environment. He also has strong convictions that excellent work is being done by today’s architects on challenging sites, believing this work rivals any to be found from other hallmark periods of golf architecture.
Other items on Charlton’s agenda include promoting affordable golf; fostering relationships with allied associations and supplier partners; and using science to further enhance innovation in the design of golf courses.
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