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Matt was an art major for three years at Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga prior to transferring to Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana where received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree in 1991.  With his background in Fine Art and Construction, Matt is able to artistically represent an example of the finished golf course to owners and contractors prior to any work being done on the golf course site.

Soldier Hollow Golf Course – Also – The Olympic Cross Country Venue in Utah

As the Senior Designer with the Bates Golf Group team, Matt is responsible for assisting Gene, Fred Couples and Johnny Miller with development of base information, routings, strategy and design.  Matt is also responsible for design coordination, strategy development, plan and bid document production, technical specification preparation, project review and contract review. 

 As an integral part of our team, Matt is often the first to visit the course site to become thoroughly familiar with the site-specific issues of the project in order to assist in the development of the golf course plans.  From this knowledge, Matt will take the lead in the development of the plan documents for the team.