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Personal:
• Birthdate: 1/28/54
• Wife: Mary E. (Allen)
• Children: Tiffany, Jay, Natalie
• Grandchildren: Mollie, Blake
• Hobbies: Church, Golf, Basketball, History, Travel, Autos

Education / Credentials:
• B.S., Accounting, 1978
• Brigham Young University
• Member - American Society of Golf Course Architects
• Life Member - PGA Tour

Professional Experience:
• President, JOHN FOUGHT DESIGN, Scottsdale, AZ (1995 - Current)
• Primary Designer, CUPP DESIGN WEST, Portland, OR (1990 - 1995)
• Design Associate, CUPP DESIGN, Atlanta, GA (1988 - 1990)
• Member, PGA Tour (1979 -1985)

Playing Highlights:
• Two-time winner on the PGA Tour
• PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, 1979
• U.S. Amateur Champion, 1977 (Aronimink G.C., Philadelphia)
• Member of Walker Cup Team, 1977 (Shinnecock Hills G.C., New York)
• Member of World Amateur Team, 1976

Design Highlights (Lead Designer):
• The Gallery South Course, Tucson, AZ, 2003
• The Players Course at Indian Wells, Indian Wells, CA 2007
• Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (restoration of original Donald Ross   Design),Southern Pines, NC, 2004
• Centennial Golf Club, Medford, OR 2006
• Rosedale Golf Club, Toronto, Canada (renovation, currently under construction)
• Sand Hollow Golf Resort, Hurricane, UT 2008
• Somerby Golf Club, Byron, MN 2004
• Sunriver Meadows Golf Course, Sunriver, OR 1999
• Washington National, Seattle, WA, 1997

Collaborative Design Highlights:
• Windsong Farm (with Tom Lehman), Minneapolis, MN, 2003
• Pumpkin Ridge, Cornelius, OR (with Bob Cupp) - named as Best New Course in   1992 and site of 1996 U.S. Amateur and 1997 U.S. Women’s Open
• Crosswater, Sunriver, OR (with Bob Cupp) - named Best New Course in 1995
• Big Sky, Pemberton, B.C. (with Bob Cupp) - named #2 Best New Course in 1994
• The Gallery North Course (with Tom Lehman), Tucson, AZ – site of the Tucson   Open in 2000
• The Farms (with Tom Lehman), Rancho Santa Fe, CA – reconstruction
• Verrado (with Tom Lehman), Buckeye, AZ, 2004