Mike Smelek

Mike Smelek's portfolio spans three continents, with courses across the United States, Mexico, and Europe. His American designs include Northgate and Houston National, both in Houston, Texas, as well as Plantation Preserve in Florida and Grey Hawk in Ohio. These layouts demonstrate work across diverse climates and terrain types, from Gulf Coast conditions to Midwestern settings.

His international projects extend into Mexico—including Bosque Real near Mexico City, El Tigre in Nuevo Vallarta, and El Molino in Guanajuato—and European venues such as Brakør in Denmark and championship layouts in Spain's Canary Islands. The geographic breadth suggests experience adapting design principles to varied regional contexts and player markets.

Several courses in the portfolio serve resort and residential communities, while others anchor private club settings, reflecting versatility in project scope and purpose.

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