1. Robert Von Hagge > Golf Course Architect
Robert von Hagge (April 27, 1927-September 17, 2010, born Robert Bernhardt Hagge) was a golf course architect credited with the design of more than 250 courses in over 20 countries.
After working for a time as a commercial artist, Robert entered Purdue University Agriculture School, while serving in the Navy's V-12 O.C.S. program. He subsidized his education cost by freelancing as a commercial artist to outdoor magazines, and appeared in television commercials as the Marlboro Man. In 1955, Dick Wilson, one of America’s foremost golf course architects, employed Robert as an apprentice golf... click to read more