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Thomas McBroom

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Thomas McBroom is a Canadian golf course architect and principal of Thomas McBroom Associates Ltd., a Toronto-based landscape architecture firm specializing in golf course design. Born in 1952, he holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Guelph and is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. By the mid-2000s, he had completed over 40 original designs and numerous renovations across Canada.

His portfolio spans diverse Canadian landscapes, from the dramatic mountainside routing at Tobiano in British Columbia's interior to the Cape Breton scenery at Bell Bay in Nova Scotia. In Ontario, his work includes Oviinbyrd on Georgian Bay, the tournament-tested FireRock, and renovations at private clubs such as Toronto Hunt Club and Donalda Club. McBroom has also shaped resort courses like Le Géant at Mont-Tremblant and links-style layouts including The Links at Crowbush Cove on Prince Edward Island.

McBroom's designs are recognized for integrating natural terrain with playable yet strategic golf, establishing him as one of Canada's most prolific contemporary architects.

Sources: Wikipedia article on Tom McBroom; course list from Course Vaults.

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