The Golf Guy Podcast -- Famed Golf Architect Rees Jones

Rees Jones is one of the most celebrated golf architects in history. As the son of the famous golf architect Robert Trent Jones Sr., he was born into the game of golf, and after working with his dad, Rees started his own design firm nearly 50 years ago. He has designed or renovated more than 270 golf courses in his career, and has earned the moniker "The Open Doctor" for his work in preparing numerous courses for various major championships. We talk with Rees about his career, including the challenges of a renovation versus an original design, what makes a great design in a golf hole, and how he manages to make a major championship course challenging for the best players in the world while keeping it playable for the every day player.