Golf architect John Harbottle of Washington died Thursday at the age of 53. While reports are still coming in, John apparently suffered a heart attack while at a California airport. The American Society of Golf Course Architects press release is here.
John is best known for his excellent work at the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain, at Pullman’s Palouse Ridge, and at California’s Stevinson Mountain. A landscape architecture graduate from the University of Washington, Harbottle began his career with ASGCA Past President Pete Dye, with whom he collaborated on projects throughout the world. He was also Tom Doak’s roommate while they both worked with Dye.
