During what’s considered the Golden Era of golf course architecture, Argentina was booming. The South American country quickly became one of the wealthiest places in the world as it incentivized immigration for Europeans. Not surprising, then, that golf was a part of that explosion for Argentina.
The Jockey Club attracted one of golf’s leading architects of the time, Alister MacKenzie, to its property after he finished Augusta National for one of his last projects. MacKenzie often hastily arranged associates to complete jobs in these remote locales, and in South America, Luther Koontz was his guy. Koontz continued to make a name for himself in South America, working at most of the top 10 courses in Argentina in addition to shaping the two courses at The Jockey Club, which received influence from Augusta National, fitting enough.
Argentina’s golf legacy deserves a strong appreciation considering not just the great champions hailing from the state, like Roberto de Vincenzo, Angel Cabrera and Emiliano Grillo among others, but its stellar golf courses—which are among the very best in South America.
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