Robert L. Baldock

Robert L. Baldock built a diverse portfolio of golf courses primarily across the American West and Hawaii during the mid-to-late 20th century. His designs span a wide geographic range, from California's Central Valley to the Hawaiian Islands, the Pacific Northwest, and scattered locations across the interior West. This breadth suggests an architect comfortable working with varied terrain and regional contexts.

Among his documented work, Baldock designed courses such as Pukalani in upcountry Maui, Centennial in Idaho, and numerous California projects including Butte Creek Country Club, Gold Hills, and Sherwood Forest. His designs also reached less-trafficked golf markets, including Glacier View near Montana's national park country and Olomana Golf Links on Oahu. Many of these courses served regional recreational golfers rather than tournament circuits, reflecting a practice focused on accessible, playable layouts.

Baldock's career represents a generation of working architects whose contributions to public and semi-private golf often went unheralded in national media, yet whose designs shaped the game's landscape across communities throughout the West.

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