Let’s build something together.

Rodney Cole, PGA has planned, designed, co-designed, renewed and built golf courses across the United States and in international destinations like Dubai, Ireland and Denmark. He has collaborated with premier firms like Coore & Crenshaw and Hanse Golf Design on projects ranging from Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin to Farmington Country Club in Virginia.

From project inception to completion Rodney offers a hands-on, dedicated approach with the intense attention to detail that often separates good from great. His design portfolio reflects this commitment to merging a property’s history and intended use with thoughtful and efficient budgeting, planning and execution. His clients have ranged from large private clubs to small daily-fee courses, and he thrives at delivering exceptionally playable, beautiful courses on time and on budget.

With his depth of experience as a designer, golf professional, shaper and project manager, Rodney leads projects with modern efficiency and practical wisdom earned first-hand. He is based in Columbia, Tennessee, USA.

About Rodney Cole

I’m one of the few practicing golf course architects with credentials across three important disciplines: I’m a trained landscape architect, a seasoned project manager with extensive budget oversight experience and a 25-year Class A PGA Professional who has worked alongside notable coaches like David Leadbetter, Stan Utley, Don Hurter, Andrew Rice and Gary Gilchrist. I’m committed to helping my clients execute their vision and build and renew courses that are strategic, interesting, playable, memorable, efficient to maintain—and most importantly, bring joy to the people who play them.

I welcome the opportunity to discuss your project and explore ways we could create something together.

  • “Rodney has vast knowledge and contagious enthusiasm for the game and business of golf. As a course architect, he always gets me thinking about shot values around green complexes and types of short game shots to create and enjoy trying to play.”

    Stan Utley
    PGA Tour Winner
    Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher

  • “I had my doubts about this project when we walked the ground initially. There were numerous obstacles to covercome due to the past history of the site. Your foresight and determination was the key to making this project possible.”

    Chris Chambers
    Public Works Department
    City of Norfolk, Virginia

  • "It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with Rodney on our renewal project. He’s always ready with ideas and solutions that are exactly the right fit. He’s as asset for anyone interested in good golf course architecture."

    Todd Kranz
    Director of Agronomy
    Oak Ridge Country Club

  • “I recommend Rodney Cole to anyone building a new course or renovating an existing one. The golf course improvements were well received by the membership and Rodney was easy to work with, competent and worked well with us on all fronts.”

    Judd Bearb
    Superintendent
    Loch Lloyd Country Club

  • "What an asset and friend you are! Your vision on the course was amazing!"

    Bob Peel
    Director of Golf
    Willowbrook Golf Course

  • “We have known Rodney for a very long time. We all worked together at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Florida. As far as we know Rodney is the only PGA Golf Professional in the world who has taught with David Leadbetter, personally shaped golf courses with Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw, Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner and taken golf lessons from Stan Utley. Rodney has a strong portfolio of completed public as well as private golf course planning-design-construction and golf consulting projects."

    Andrew and Terri Rice
    Andrew Rice Golf

  • “Rodney is one of the few golf course architects in the world that would stay and work all night if we could turn the lights on for him!”

    “Rodney is one of the few golf course architects in the world that would stay and work all night if we could turn the lights on for him!”

    Justin Ellison
    Superintendant
    Oak Ridge Country Club