Gilbert Hanse (born August 12, 1963) is an American golf course designer. Hanse, along with his business partner Jim Wagner, was selected to design the Rio 2016 Olympic Golf Course, the first Olympic venue to host golf since 1904.
Education
Attended secondary school at Hunter Tannersville High school in Tannersville, New York and earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Denver. Hanse earned a master's in landscape architecture from Cornell University in 1989. Hanse was the recipient of the William Frederick Dreer Award, which allowed him to spend a year in Great Britain studying the history of golf architecture.
Golf Course Design
In 1993 Hanse founded Hanse Golf Course Design. His longtime design partner Jim Wagner joined the firm in 1995. Friend and golf historian Geoff Shackelford has also assisted in the design of several projects. Other members of the design team include Kevin Murphy, Ben Hillard, Bill Kittleman, Tom Naccarato, Amy Alcott. Hanse Golf Design's in house golf construction team is named Caveman Construction. Hanse has mentored younger golf architects in various projects as shapers, notably Kyle Franz at The 2016 Rio Olympic Golf Course, Blake Conant at Oakland Hills Country Club (South), Kye Goalby at Pinehurst Number 4, Angela Moser at Los Angeles Country Club (South).
Golf Courses (Original Design)
The Apogee Club, 2024
Applebrook Golf Club, 2001
Ban Rakat Club - Ballyshear, Thailand, 2021
Boston Golf Club, Hingham, Massachusetts, 2005
CapRock Ranch, Valentine, Nebraska, 2021
Craighead at Crail Golfing Society, Scotland, 1998
Castle Stuart, Scotland, 2009
Childress Hall, Texas, 2025
Circle T Ranch, Westlake, Texas, 2021
DAMAC Hills, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2016
Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Texas, 2023
French Creek Golf Club, Pennsylvania, 2004
Golf Club of DBI, Tennessee, 2023
High Grove, Florida, 2024
Inniscrone Golf Club, Pennsylvania, 1998
Jonathan’s Landing Golf Club, Jupiter, Florida, 2021
Ladera, Thermal, California, 2022
Kinsale, Florida, 2024
Les Bordes(New), France 2021
Mossy Oak Golf Club, West Point, Mississippi, 2016
Ohoopee Match Club, Georgia, 2018
Olympic Golf Course, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 2016
Pinehurst (The Cradle), North Carolina, 2017
Prairie Club(Horse), Valentine, Nebraska, 2010
Rustic Canyon, California, 2002
Stonewall(Old Course), Pennsylvania, 1992
Streamsong Black, Florida, 2017
The Vineyard Club, Massachusetts, 2015
The Park West Palm, Florida, 2023
Golf Courses (Restoration)