Jon Garner joined UTRGV Athletics as the Turf Manager on May 1, 2020. He has over 30 years of experience in the golf industry.
He started his career at Hurdzan Design in 1989 as a Design Associate. From 1990 to 2011, Garner worked for Nicklaus Design as both a Design Coordinator and Senior Design Associate. Starting in 2012, Garner operated his own design firm, Jon Garner Golf Design.
Garner worked on the Dalhousie Golf Club located in Cape Girardeau, Mo., a course ranked in No. 1 by Golf Digest for the State of Missouri. Dalhousie also won Eighth Best New Private Course by Golf Digest in 2002.
Bear Trace at Ross Creek located in Clifton, Tenn., also earned Garner accolades as the No. 1 Public Course in the State of Tennessee by Golfweek.
Garner’s project, The Bridges at Black Canyon in Montrose, Colo., was named among GOLF Magazine’s Top 10 New Courses You Can Play in 2005.
La Loma Golf Club in San Luis Potosi, Mexico was named best new private course in Mexico by Golf Digest in 2008. In 2009, The Jaguar Golf Club in Merida, Mexico, won the same award.
The Idaho Club was named in the Top 10 Best New Private Courses in 2008. In 2009, the Red Ledges Golf Club in Heber City, Utah, was named best new private by Golf Magazine.
Garner has worked on remodel and renovation projects for many top Nicklaus Courses, including Desert Highlands in Scottsdale, Ariz.; The Challenge at Manele Bay on the Island of Lanai, Hawaii; Bear Creek in Murrieta, Calif.; and Kauai Lagoons on the island of Kauai.
Garner earned a Bachelor of Science from Weber State in 1984 and later his Master of Landscape Architecture from Utah State in 1989.
