Bill Coore (2025) - Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame - Wake Forest University Athletics

Bill Coore

1968 graduate of Wake Forest University, has made his mark on the golf world serving as a world-renowned golf course architect for over 50 years
Began professional design and construction career in 1972 with the firm of Pete Dye and Associates.
Was involved in the design, construction and maintenance of golf courses in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Canada, and Texas
Played much of his early golf at the Donald Ross courses of Pinehurst and the Perry Maxwell designed Old Town Club in Winston-Salem
Considers Old Town as a cornerstone for his first understanding of golf's compelling design
Has achieved prominence in golf through his course designs along with partner Ben Crenshaw. Coore and Crenshaw joined forces as a design team in 1985
The duo have created some of America's most talked-about courses, not to mention layouts in Europe, Asia and Australia
In 2012, Coore and Crenshaw completed perhaps their most notable project, restoring the revered No. 2 course at Pinehurst Resort, a golfing mecca in the North Carolina Sandhills
Designed by legendary Scottish architect Donald Ross and opened in 1907, Pinehurst No. 2 has hosted major tournaments throughout its history, including U.S. Opens in 1999, 2005, 2014 and 2024
The course has jumped 45 places in the rankings since it debuted in 2019
In the 2023-24 GOLF Magazine course rankings, Old Town Club received No. 38 in Top 100 Courses in the U.S. and No. 84 in Top 100 Courses in the World