Design - Process - Approach

Martin Design takes a unique approach to design. We see golf course architecture as an opportunity to establish a unique interaction between man and the natural environment while solving cultural, environmental or engineering requirements.

Working closely with the Owner and industry resources, Martin Design can elicit solutions from challenges.

We look to enhance the project requirements with golf features, often integrating wetlands, stormwater ponds or bio-engineering into the golf course plan details to satisfy engineering environmental needs simultaneously. Our ability to seamlessly integrate multiple project needs can make the development process more feasible, sustainable and ultimately more successful.  This is our approach - use golf to solve the most pressing environmental, recreational and economic issues of our day.

Qualified

Greg Martin, President of Martin Design Partnership, Ltd. is a graduate of Iowa State University, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA - 1983).  Prior to forming Martin Design Partnership, Ltd. (MDP) in 1991, Greg assisted prominent Chicago area planning and golf course architectural firms.

Since 1987 Greg has devoted himself to golf course architecture, promoting a style that is based upon the unique environmental qualities of the site, as well as the client specific needs.  In addition to golf related projects, Greg has experience with land planning and landscape architecture for large residential communities, multiple family projects, regional parks, recreation based projects and urban design.  

With more than 20 years experience in Golf Course Architecture, Greg has worked on a wide range of projects, including golf facility feasibility, site analysis, master site planning, master improvement planning, renovation, reconstruction, and new construction for public, private, daily fee and residential golf course communities. This experience spans more than 100 various projects in 8 states and internationally. 

Greg has traveled to Ireland and Scotland studying and playing many of the most revered and distinguished golf links.  These courses, including Ballybunion, Old and New, The Old Course at St. Andrews, Prestwick, Western Gailes, and Turnberry were inspirational and contributed greatly to Greg’s understanding of golf’s history and origin.

A registered Landscape Architect in Illinois [RLA], Greg is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents (MAGCS), The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and the United States Golf Association (USGA).  Greg has shared his expertise on golf course architecture at Association Meetings, regional meetings for planning agencies and Golf Course Superintendents Association annual meetings.