The Architect

Since first being introduced to the game at age 4, architect Brett Hochstein has loved golf, or more specifically, golf courses.  Through playing golf, collecting scorecards, and drawing golf holes at that young age, Brett decided very early on that he wanted to be a golf course architect.  He followed that path by obtaining a landscape architecture degree from Cornell University, spending a year studying greenkeeping at the Home of Golf in Scotland, reading numerous books on golf architecture, and learning how to build golf courses hands-on with some of the best design teams in the business.

After spending over two years with Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design, Brett set out on his own to form Hochstein Design, LLC in January 2014.  He has since worked as his own architect as well as helping shape important features (greens, bunkers, etc.) for various other architects on projects all over the world, including Europe, South America, and all parts of the USA.  Many of the more recent jobs have taken place closer to home in California, including work at Pasatiempo, Golden Gate Park, Lake Merced, Saticoy, and Orinda. He has served as an important person on the ground on all of these jobs, handling critical shaping duties of key features, offering real-time design input, and making sure all of the moving parts of the project are running smoothly. He takes a similar approach on his own projects, shaping as much as possible and being heavily involved in the important everyday details that go into creating a golf course.