Biography of David W. Gordon

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     Born in Mt. Vernon, NY, in 1922, David Gordon was President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects in 1959. He is the son of golf architect William F. Gordon and served as a pilot with the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. He then completed his education at Penn State University, receiving a B.S. degree in Agronomy. From 1947 to 1952 he worked in the field as a construction superintendent fro his father's firm.

     David became a partner in the Gordon firm in 1952 and was involved in all aspects of the business. He continued to maintain the practice after his father's death in 1974, retiring from active work in the mid 1980's.

     In partnership with his father and on his own, he designed hundreds of courses throughout the United States, primarily on the East Coast. In addition to Willow Oaks Country Club, which he designed with his father, he also designed the following Virginia courses: Ethelwood CC (Richmond, 1957); Warwick CC; and Williamsburg CC (1960). He was also responsible for a 1963 remodeling of Hermitage Country Club in Richmond, Virginia.