Women of Golf - Jan Bel Jan, President of Jan Bel Jan Golf Course Design Inc

 Welcome to the Women of Golf Show!

Joining Cindy & I this week -  Jan Bel Jan - President of Jan Bel Jan Golf Course Design, Inc.

Here's a little about Jan:

Jan Bel Jan comes from Pittsburgh, PA golf family. Her father, George BelJan, was a golf pro/superintendent; three of his five “in the golf business” brothers were peer-respected  PGA professionals. From them, she learned the game and business of golf. Jan began her design career with Tom Fazio with whom she held a senior position in golf course design, construction and project management for more than twenty years. Her experience as a registered Landscape Architect, Certified Arborist and former assistant superintendent, provide her with a unique outlook on the playability, strategy, ecology, economics and aesthetics of golf courses.

Ms.Bel Jan was elected into the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) in 1990 – she represents the ASGCA as a board member of the National Alliance for Accessible Golf and Women In the Golf Industry. Jan formed her golf course design firm in 2009 and is a managing partner in the National Women’s Golf Alliance. She is a long-time contributor to the multiple disciplines of golf. In December 2000 and February 2005, Jan was noted in Sports Illustrated Plus lists of the “Top Ten Most Influential Women in the Game of Golf”. In January 2014, Jan was presented with the Women In the Golf Industry’s President’s Award and American Society of Golf Course Architects’ “Design Excellence” Award.

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