C. Edward Trout

C. Edward Trout designed golf courses primarily in Idaho's Treasure Valley region during the late 20th century. His work reflects the practical design sensibilities common to municipal and daily-fee courses built during that era, emphasizing playability and routing shaped by the region's high-desert terrain.

His two documented courses in the Course Vaults collection—Shadow Valley Golf Course in Boise and Eagle Hills Golf Course in Eagle—serve the Boise metropolitan area. Both layouts take advantage of Idaho's rolling topography and natural landforms, providing accessible golf to the local community.

Regional Context

Trout's work represents a generation of architects who developed courses serving growing communities in the American West, often working with limited budgets but creating functional designs that have endured as valued municipal amenities.

Sources: Course Vaults course links only.