Bobby Weed: Shaping the Game of Golf One Design at a Time
A disciple of famed course architect Pete Dye, Bobby Weed has been designing, renovating, and rebuilding golf courses for over 30 years.
A master at his craft, Bobby Weed is changing the game of golf, one course at a time, one fairway after another.
Early Years
Born Robert C. Weed, Jr., April 13, 1955, Bobby Weed has been passionate about golf from an early age. Growing up in South Carolina, Weed began modifying his family-owned bean fields into Weed Hill Driving Range when he was just in high school. This sparked his love for golf design and led him to attend Presbyterian College and Lake City Community College, in North Florida, studying in the Golf Course Operations and Landscape Technology program. After graduating, Weed took an internship working under the greats Ron Hill and Pete Dye, two mentors that would profoundly shape his career in modern day golf course design.
![Hole 17 at TPC Sawgrass golf course green with a flag surrounded by calm waters in front of tall trees in Northeast Florida.](https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Hole-17-at-TPC-Sawgrass.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=fcc20d453c43f435e1216de51f91ff21 320w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Hole-17-at-TPC-Sawgrass.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=e8384cd924ea550ed4be68180f37511f 540w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Hole-17-at-TPC-Sawgrass.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=73b421567f3a308010daa366ce7e6c3e 768w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Hole-17-at-TPC-Sawgrass.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=45e3dea5c454474e0f51ff2d9b100e79 1024w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Hole-17-at-TPC-Sawgrass.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=e868810096c71fcb1ae718b172242a43 1200w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Hole-17-at-TPC-Sawgrass.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=703bfe5b702b6299c8cb13bf46cce69f 1440w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Hole-17-at-TPC-Sawgrass.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=ed978d17d98f3eb3526a24712aa8750f 1920w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Hole-17-at-TPC-Sawgrass.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=2560&s=b73fb31330766011a9f2cd3c9435f3a0 2560w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Hole-17-at-TPC-Sawgrass.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=3840&s=fb9fdfb32e51f1e7218f49c9eb4b82a2 3840w)
Weed joined the PGA tour in 1983 as a Certified Golf Course Superintendent at TPC @ Sawgrass, and progressed to the Tour’s in-house Chief Designer, where he contributed to the design of many of today’s most well-known TPC venues, which host prominent Tour events to date.
When he’s not building courses, Weed is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), the Florida Turfgrass Association, and has founded his own non-profit organization, HEAL (Healing Every Autistic Life) based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, serving individuals and families living with autism spectrum disorders.
![](https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Bobby-Weed-And-Joey-700-60.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=2035b5a6cb8a53017f10eca3a51302a3 320w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Bobby-Weed-And-Joey-700-60.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=9f09ef364eddde04ba327d3ee2ac3923 540w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/Bobby-Weed-And-Joey-700-60.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=0b546e388496bb88aec1f95014d3fe88 700w)
Course Designs & Renovations
Weed has over 20 original designs to his credit, including renowned TPC courses throughout the country. He has designed courses across the globe and you can find 7 of his courses right here in Northeast Florida, including TPC Sawgrass, Slammer and Squire at World Golf Village, Timuquana Country Club, Ponte Vedra Inn and Club- Lagoon Course and Ocean Course, Bent Creek Golf Course, Fleming Island Golf Club, and the newest addition to the Northeast Florida courses, Stillwater Golf and Country Club.
![](https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/BCGC.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=a553631e94c88b75c4a57ab242e49cd4 320w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/BCGC.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=572fed83dd2613ad1952cbfa7686199d 540w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/BCGC.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=b3db8603f559a174c8aaeadba92f3cc3 768w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/BCGC.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=fe97b04af6f2e60afff102e91a27f97a 960w)
Bent Creek is known as one of Jacksonville’s premier golf courses. Crafted by Bobby Weed with consulting from Mark McCumber, this course takes golfers on a game through a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary with plush fairways and a state-of-the-art practice facility. The Ocean Course at Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, recently renovated by Weed, included the rebuilding of 20 greens, restoring numerous bridges and irrigation systems to transform the property and revamp the practice facility.
![](https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/IMG_0192_Fotor.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=24f9bf90643f9baff21df8ed6d4d036d 320w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/IMG_0192_Fotor.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=28d2fc1a36cf0ac15e7fc88779bcdbd3 540w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/IMG_0192_Fotor.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=44a7d34e6aeedea104a7655c5ef90674 768w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/IMG_0192_Fotor.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=6c7b56f3de8c26eed722dd8c1ec87095 1024w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/IMG_0192_Fotor.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=375b66bda3c5e60c9ac687d4ae1dbb2c 1200w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/IMG_0192_Fotor.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=cbf6b032d9f0e31cb946cfdb24a8ac2e 1440w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/IMG_0192_Fotor.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=658b370e623217177a76b5e324ff2eb8 1920w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/IMG_0192_Fotor.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=2560&s=4e55f4cfd3757ec0f7e0729a60b80302 2560w, https://florida-golf.imgix.net/images/archive/CMS/IMG_0192_Fotor.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=3840&s=21cae7c432d4ff743485e401b3f1c9ed 3840w)
Fleming Island Golf Club, a residential course set against the pines and swamps of Clay County, is a must play. Designed by Weed, this course features a diverse landscape mixed with elevated greens and carefully-placed sand bunkers. Players of all skill levels will enjoy the creative yet challenging terrain.
Stillwater, the newest golf course to come to the Florida Coast in over 20 years, has generous fairways but don’t let that fool you. “Making minimal use of space and resources and combining old-school and modern design principles, Stillwater winds through an area of native wetlands and cypress, pine, and oak trees,” according to GolfWeek. The progressive design offers “numerous moguls, mounds, waste areas, and small 'pot' bunkers offer most of the challenges and, more important to Weed, increase the options of how to play a hole.”
Course Awards and Recognition
- UNBRIDLED TOUR HOST - Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying
- USGA HOST - U.S. Open Qualifying
- GOLF DIGEST - Best New Affordable U.S. Courses, No. 5
Lagoon Course at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club
- HOST VENUE - Gate Petroleum PGA Invitational
- ANNUAL HOST VENUE - Back-to-School Junior Invitational
Ocean Course at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club
- GOLF INC. - Renovation of the Year, Runner-Up, Private Course
- VISIT FLORIDA - Top 5 Golf & Spa Resorts in Florida
- GOLF MAGAZINE - Best Courses You Can Play in Florida, No. 28
- GOLF DIGEST - Best Golf Courses in Florida, No. 2
- GOLF DIGEST - America's 100 Greatest Public Courses, No. 11
- GOLF DIGEST - Best TPC Golf Courses, No. 1
- GOLFWEEK - Top 200 Resort Courses, No. 198
- GOLFWEEK - Best Courses You Can Play in Florida, No. 29
- GOLF MAGAZINE - Top 100 Golf Resorts in N. America, No. 19
World Golf Village, Slammer and Squire
- GOLF ADVISOR - Best Public Courses in Florida, No.
- GOLF DIGEST - Top Public Courses in Florida, No. 52
With a world-renowned designer local to the Florida Coast of Golf, it’s no wonder that our courses are some of the top in the country. Book a tee time at one of Weed’s local designs and sharpen your skills on “golf courses that are exciting to play and operationally sound,” according to the legend himself.
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