Tom McBroom
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Thomas McBroom, (born September 17, 1952) is a Canadian golf course architect.{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518150061.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+21%2C+1994&author=Ken+McKee+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Golf+course+designers+turn+fields+to+dreams&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105044451/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/518150061.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+21,+1994&author=Ken+McKee+TORONTO+STAR&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Golf+course+designers+turn+fields+to+dreams&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2012|title=Golf course designers turn fields to dreams|last=McKee|first=Ken|date=21 August 1994|work=Toronto Star|page=B1|accessdate=23 April 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://canadiangolfer.com/2006/12/08/top-10-thomas-mcbroom-courses/ |title=Top 10 Thomas McBroom courses |website=Canadian Golfer |date=December 8, 2006 |first=Robert |last=Thompson |accessdate=April 13, 2020}}
McBroom is the principal and founder of Thomas McBroom Associates Ltd., a Toronto-based landscape architecture firm specializing in golf course design. McBroom holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) from the University of Guelph. He is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. As of early 2007, McBroom had completed over 40 original course designs and led numerous course renovations of varying scale.
McBroom lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is married and has two children.
Recognition
There are 12 McBroom designs listed in the 2006 SCOREGolf Magazine "Top 100 Golf Courses in Canada": Beacon Hall (5), Crowbush Cove (10), Rocky Crest (19), Deerhurst Highlands (30), Le Géant (34), Deer Ridge (39), Bell Bay (40), Heron Point (52), Granite Golf (80), Algonquin (82), Lake Joseph (86) and National Pines (92).{{cite web|last=McBroom|first=Tom|url=http://www.thomasmcbroom.com/our-story/|work=Thomas McBroom Associates|title=Our Story}}{{cite web |url=https://scoregolf.com/course-ranking/top-100-golf-courses-in-canada-2006/ |title=Top 100 Golf Courses in Canada in 2006 |website=SCOREGolf |date=March 23, 2006 |accessdate=April 13, 2020}}
McBroom designs have been the recipient of the Golf Digest "Best New Canadian Course" award 6 times: The Links at Crowbush Cove (1994),{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/activities-and-interests/a-collection-of-canadian-courses-from-coast-to-coast/article571623/ |title=A collection of Canadian courses from coast to coast |first=Brian |last=Kendall |website=The Globe and Mail |date=May 7, 2008 |accessdate=April 13, 2020}} The Lake Joseph Club (1997), Bell Bay Golf Club (1998), Timberwolf Golf Club (2000), The Ridge at Manitou (2006),{{cite web |url=https://canadiangolfer.com/2006/12/05/ridge-at-manitou-wins-best-new-course-in-canada/ |title=Ridge at Manitou wins Best New Course in Canada |website=Canadian Golfer |date=December 5, 2006 |first=Robert |last=Thompson |accessdate=April 13, 2020}} and Tobiano (2008).
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External links
- [https://thomasmcbroom.com/ Tom McBroom Golf Design]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160811055640/http://asgca.org/members/82?mid=120 American Society of Golf Course Architects profile] (copy archived August 2016)
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