Don Placek's Resume

  • Lost Dunes, 2nd Hole, fairway bunkers
    Lost Dunes, 2nd Hole, fairway bunkers
  • Pacific Dunes, 2nd green
    Pacific Dunes, 2nd green
  • The Renaissance Club, 11th hole, view looking back from behind the green 
    The Renaissance Club, 11th hole, view looking back from behind the green 
  • CommonGround, 8th hole
    CommonGround, 8th hole

Background and Credits

Don Placek

Born: May 1969, Lakewood, Colorado

Degree: B.A. in Environmental Design / Landscape Architecture, University of Colorado - Boulder (Eisenhower-Evans caddie scholarship)

Previous Experience:

Dye Designs, Inc., 1991-96

Work with Renaissance Golf Design Inc.

Lead Associate

  • The Sheep Ranch
  • Stonewall North
  • The Renaissance Club
  • CommonGround (co-lead with Eric Iverson)

Design Associate/Shaper

  • Beechtree
  • Lost Dunes
  • Apache Stronghold
  • Atlantic City CC
  • Pacific Dunes
  • The Rawls Course
  • Tumble Creek
  • Ballyneal

Lead Design Consultant

  • Barrington Hills CC
  • Camargo Club
  • Kalamazoo Country Club
  • Kent Country Club
  • Milwaukee CC
  • Shoreacres