Cary Bickler is the principal and owner of his San Diego-based golf course design firm, where he has built a career defined by a deep focus on renovation, remodeling, and historic restoration. With hundreds of completed projects across the country, he has earned a reputation as one of the leading specialists in bringing classic courses back to life while adapting them for modern play.
A distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), Cary’s architectural perspective has been shaped not only by formal training but by a deep connection to the game’s origins. Early in his career, he studied under noted architect Lawrence M. Hughes, who selected him to carry forward a historic design lineage.
That lineage traces back through influential figures such as Donald Ross and Old Tom Morris to Allan Robertson, forming one of the most significant “family trees” in golf course architecture.