Bruce Borland (November 4, 1958 – October 25, 1999) was an American golf course designer who worked for Jack Nicklaus. He died in the 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash on October 25, 1999, while traveling with golf Hall of Famer Payne Stewart.
Bruce Borland | |
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| Born | November 4, 1958 Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | October 25, 1999 (aged 40) over Mina, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Golf course designer |
Early life and education
editBorland was raised in the Peoria, Illinois, area. He took a fascination with golf at an early age, building and maintaining a putting green in his parents' backyard, tending to it meticulously. Borland went on to graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a degree in Landscape Architecture.[1]
Career
editAfter graduation, he moved to the Chicago area and began designing golf courses for several firms.
In 1989, Borland opened his own design firm, ProDesign, just a year later he was offered a design position with Jack Nicklaus at Golden Bear International. Borland worked on many of the famous Jack Nicklaus "Signature" golf courses, as well as other stateside and Indonesian courses.
Over his career, Borland designed or worked on several golf courses.[2]
Death
editIn 1999, Borland was killed in a Learjet 35 with Payne Stewart while flying from Orlando, Florida, to Dallas, Texas, before the Tour Championship. He died of hypoxia, a lack of oxygen, before the plane crashed.
References
edit- ^ "Bruce Borland". American Society of Golf Course Architects. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Bruce Borland Golf Course Scholarship established at the University of Illinois". Archived from the original on August 31, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
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