Bruce Borland

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Bruce Borland (November 4, 1958 – October 25, 1999) was an American golf course designer who worked for Jack Nicklaus. He died in the 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash on October 25, 1999 while traveling with golf Hall of Famer Payne Stewart.

Biography

Bruce Borland was raised in the Peoria, Illinois, area. He took a fascination with golf at an early age, building and maintaining a putting green in his parents' backyard, tending to it tediously. Borland went on to graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a degree in Landscape Architecture, then moved to the Chicago area and began designing golf courses for several firms.

In 1989, Borland opened his own design firm, ProDesign, just a year later he was offered a design position with Jack Nicklaus at Golden Bear International. Borland worked on many of the famous Jack Nicklaus "Signature" golf courses, as well as other stateside and Indonesian courses.

In 1999, Borland was killed in a Learjet 35 flying from Orlando, Florida, to Dallas, Texas, while flying with Payne Stewart to The Tour Championship. He died of hypoxia, which is a lack of oxygen.

Bruce left behind his wife, Kate Borland, and kids Daniel, Thomas, Benjamin and Elizabeth Borland.

Golf courses

Over his career, Borland designed or worked on several golf courses. They include:[1]

Name of course Location Year opened Other designers
Colleton River Plantation Hilton Head, SC1992Jack Nicklaus
Colleton River Plantation Par 3Hilton Head, SC1992N/A
Glenmoor Country ClubCanton, OH1992Jack Nicklaus
Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo RunHilton Head, SC1993N/A
Barrington Golf ClubAurora, OH1994Jack Nicklaus
The Golf Club at Indigo RunHilton Head, SC1995Jack Nicklaus II
Borneo Golf & Country ClubBogawan, Sabah, Malaysia1995Jack Nicklaus
Emeralda Golf & Country ClubCimanggis, Bogor, Indonesia1995Jack Nicklaus
Tamarin Santana Golf ClubBatam Island, Indonesia1995Jack Nicklaus
Bukit Darmo G. C.Surabaya, Indonesia1995Jack Nicklaus II
Bearpath Golf & Country ClubEden Prairie, MN1996Jack Nicklaus
Bukit Barisan Country ClubMedan, Indonesia1996Jack Nicklaus
The Legends Golf & CC ResortKula, Johor, Maylasia1997Jack Nicklaus
Stonewolf Golf ClubFairview Heights, IL1997Jack Nicklaus
Bintan Lagoon Resort & Golf ClubBintan Island, Indonesia1997Jack Nicklaus
Jerudong Golf ClubBrunei1998Jack Nicklaus
Golden Bear Club at Keene's PointeOrlando, FL1999Jack Nicklaus
Roaring Fork ClubBasalt, CO1999Jack Nicklaus
Ocean Hammock Golf ClubPalm Coast, FL2000Jack Nicklaus
The Club at Porto CimaLake of the Ozarks2000Jack Nicklaus
King & BearSt. Augustine, FL2000Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus
Winghaven Country ClubSt. Charles, MO2000Steve Nicklaus
Breckenridge Golf ClubBreckenridge, CO2001Jack Nicklaus
The Bear Trace at Ross Creek LandingClifton, TN2001Jack Nicklaus
Coyote Creek Golf ClubPeoria, IL2001N/A

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_news/news091602.php

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