Architect
31 courses on Course Vaults
Ron Kirby built a diverse international portfolio spanning links, resort, and municipal golf across four continents. His best-known work is Old Head Golf Links in Cork, Ireland, a dramatic clifftop layout perched above the Atlantic that has earned recognition among Europe's most celebrated seaside courses. In England, he designed The International at London Golf Club, a championship venue in Kent.
Kirby's American work ranges from public facilities like Becky Peirce Municipal in Huntsville, Alabama, to club projects including Midland Country Club in Texas and Dolphin Head on Hilton Head Island. He also designed multiple courses in the Canary Islands—including layouts at Lanzarote, Jandía, and Lopesan Meloneras—as well as projects in Belgium, Germany, Italy, and South Africa.
His portfolio demonstrates facility with varied terrain, from high-altitude mountain courses like the Meadow nine at Pole Creek in Colorado to Caribbean resort golf at Barbados Golf Club. The breadth of his CV reflects adaptability across site types and client briefs throughout a career spanning the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Sources: Course Vaults course links only.
