ROBERT TRENT JONES II
Robert Trent Jones II embarks upon a select number of design projects each year. As early as the 1970s, Robert Trent Jones II. was introducing new ideas for integrating golf with coastal wetlands and other sensitive environments, enhancing habitats while creating playable golf courses rich with strategic variety. Rainmakers chose to partner with Robert Trent Jones II because of their belief that preserving the natural beauty of the site contributes to the pleasure of the golfing experience.
Robert Trent Jones II sees themselves as trustees of a great tradition of golf course architecture. This vision drives them to create golf courses where nature works in harmony with the values of the royal and ancient game.
Among the many celebrated golf courses the world-renowned architect has designed are Chambers Bay in Washington; The Links at Spanish Bay in California; Sunday River in Maine; the Prince Course at Princeville, Kauai; the Wailea Golf Club in Maui and the Celtic Manor in Wales which has been selected as host for the 2010 Ryder Cup. In all, more than 240 championship courses on 6 continents bear the Robert Trent Jones Jr. hallmark for quality and creativity, and for working in harmony with nature rather than against it. The Golf Club at Rainmakers has the privilege of joining this elite portfolio.
"In the case of The Golf Course at Rainmakers, the land spoke with two distinct voices. The Amazing scenery called out with distant views of layered juniper and piner covered hills transitioning to snow capped moutains, while the golf course site itself whispered softly with the rugged accent of the American desert. Both voices harmonize in the final design."
"The golf course was routed to take advantage of the impressive views, which serve as backdrop to the holes, and to integrate such natural features as arroyos, canyons, meadows, and rock outcroppings, which work together to create drama worthy of the Wild West."
"We developed the golf course with the utmost sensitivity to protecting and enhancing the natural splendor of the site. Out success was confirmed by Audubon International, which named Rainmakers as the first Signature Sanctuary course in New Mexico."
