Gill Design, Inc. is a traditional style golf course design firm.  Our primary focus is the public golf course sector.  We believe golf courses should be aesthetically pleasing and fun for all players, yet challenging and demanding for those who wish to test their skill level.

Expertise in conceptual design, cost estimating and budgeting, specifying and bidding, construction scheduling and contractor selection are all integral parts of golf course design, and clients respect our proven ability to be creative, thorough, and decisive as well as deliver the completed project within the original budget.

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Key Personnel

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Garrett Gill, Principal, grew up following in the business established by his late father, David Gill of St. Charles, Illinois.  Garrett and David worked together for many years completing numerous golf facilities, among them Meadowbrook Links in Rapid City, South Dakota, and the Hulman Links in Terre Haute, Indiana, both of which have been ranked in the Top 50 Public Golf Courses by Golf Digest Magazine. More recently Golf Digest has ranked The Legends Club in Prior Lake, MN and the Meadows at Mystic Lake Golf Course in Shakopee, MN in their list of top 10 new golf courses for the years 2002 and 2007 respectively. Dr. Rita M. Kozak, Environmental Consultant, is responsible for land use planning and environmental management operations, inclusive of design, zoning process and applications, DNR and US Corp of Engineers permit process and applications and all related work. Jon Schmenk, Senior Design Associate, is involved in all aspects of golf course design, construction management and site observation. .

Areas of Expertise

Gill Design, Inc. have a variety of skills that relate directly to developing a quality golf course project.  They are listed below:

• storm water management plans for golf courses, parks and open space systems
• detention and retention facility design
• small structure designs such as lakes, dams, revetments
• irrigation system design including pumping stations and wet wells
• cost estimating and construction management
• golf course irrigation systems and the use of sewage effluent on golf courses

Landscape architectural and architectural design and planning expertise includes:

• site analysis and evaluation studies including architectural building studies
• wetland studies, evaluation and analysis
• program needs and assessment studies
• feasibility and environmental studies
• site design and construction detailing on a variety of project types, primarily medium to large scale
• subdivision planning and design
• soil erosion and sedimentation control plans
• planting design and environmental graphics
• in-house design of small park structures

Golf course architectural services include all aspects of the design and development of the golf facility including:

• feasibility and assessment studies preliminary design and master planning
• routing an dimensioning plans
• clearing, grubbing and demolition plans
• grading and drainage plans
• individual green, tee and bunker design plans
• irrigation system layout and programming plans
• seeding and planting plans
• all necessary construction details and specifications
• construction management services
• maintenance an operation of golf course facilities