
Rees Jones
American golf course architect
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Jul 30, 2026
The Open Doctor: Rees Jones Reveals the Secrets of Great Golf Course Design Plus Top 100 Instructor, Jeff Smith's Mental Game Secrets
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19:20Chris MascaroHOST
Reese, do you have a template that you like to follow with your design work? Or does the topography ultimately really decide what the course layout is gonna look like?
Episode 237: It's The Most Wonderful (Golf) Time Of The Year!
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40:44Michael WilliamsHOST
How will he win and who will win? So first, our winners, that guy who's holding up that trophy on Sunday, how will he have done that? What will he have had to do well?

Rees JonesGUEST
Basically, the winner will have done it with his putter because the drives are not that challenging because the fairways are so wide.

Rees JonesGUEST
And Brooks Koepka proved himself to be great at that when he won all his championships, especially at Belle Reve, which I completely redid before that PGA Championship in 2018, which followed his play at Belle Reve.
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54:10Michael WilliamsHOST
if you can cut it down to four or let's say even five, if we build a bigger Rushmore, what would you say are your top five courses that you appreciate both as a golfer and a golf course architect?