Forrest Richardson

Forrest L. Richardson (born April 12, 1959) is an American golf course architect and member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA).

Forrest Richardson was born and raised in Burbank, California, before moving to Phoenix, Arizona in the 1960s. His parents were Lee Roy Richardson, an inventor and pioneer of the motion picture and animation equipment industry, and Edna M. Richardson, Ph.D., a renowned educator and author. Forrest Richardson became interested in golf at a very early age when his Uncle Maurice Richardson introduced him to numerous miniature golf courses throughout California and Arizona. In 1967, Forrest's brother, William L. Richardson, took him to play his first round of golf at a regulation course. Shortly after, Forrest Richardson began studying the game and eventually announced that he would one day design golf courses. Throughout the 1960s and into the early 1970s, he built golf holes in his backyards in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area, creating "courses" he named "Forest River" and "Rolling Rocks." Forrest Richardson attended Phoenix College, studying Communications Design. He also participated in the ALSG Study Group based at the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland, where he followed an independent study course in golf course architecture. That program eventually prepared him for his early work with Arthur Jack Snyder before forming Golf Group Ltd. (now known as Forrest Richardson & Associates).

Forrest is married to Valerie M. Richardson, a marketing and branding professional. They have one daughter, Haley Lu Richardson who is an actress.

Forrest Richardson began his career under the guidance of Arthur Jack Snyder [5](1917–2005), an accomplished golf architect who transformed his career from golf course superintendent to designer in the late 1950s. Snyder served as Grounds Superintendent of Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh in the early 1950s. In 1988 Forrest Richardson founded Golf Group Ltd. (now known as Forrest Richardson & Associates. Forrest Richardson & Associates is based in Phoenix, Arizona with an office also located in Southern California. Forrest Richardson has designed, remodeled and restored more than 20 golf courses and has been involved in the planning of more than 80 golf resort, golf development and golf transformation projects throughout the world. He has worked throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Asiatic Russia and Europe.

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