Gary Brawley, ASGCA

About Gary

Gary grew up in Ukiah, Northern California, wandering the municipal course from age five. That childhood curiosity led to a Landscape Architecture degree and a lifelong career designing and renovating golf courses that balance strategy, beauty, and sustainable stewardship.

Credentials At A Glance

• 30+ years of golf course design and renovation experience (private, municipal, resort)
• Board member, American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA)
• Landscape Architecture degree (Colorado State University)

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Career highlights

• Early work with David Dale, ASGCA
• Learning construction and bidding process in Arizona
• Leading projects as Senior Golf Architect for Gary Panks, ASGCA
• Partnering with Tripp Davis, ASGCA on projects across the U.S., China, and Mexico
• 3 years golf course maintenance (Loveland, CO)
• Learning construction and bidding process (Wadsworth Golf Construction)

Design Approach

Good courses feel inevitable. Gary starts with a thorough site analysis and lets natural landforms guide routing, then adds strategic choices—bunkering, greens shaping, and sightlines—characteristics that make holes memorable and fair for a wide range of players.

What You Get

Clear master plans, phased renovation strategies, construction oversight, and hands-on coordination with superintendents and contractors. Gary focuses on playable, maintainable solutions that respect budgets while improving member experience.

Personal Touches

Outside of the office Gary is a husband to his wife Tiffany and father to their four children. Gary enjoys playing golf with family, friends and the summer skins game in Arizona with local superintendents. Gary has caddied for Tripp Davis, ASGCA, in two USGA Mid-Amateur Championships.

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