• DAVID RAINVILLE
• PRINCIPAL
• PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

David Rainville has been a practicing golf course architect for more than forty-five years.  In 1985 he was admitted as a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects and is credited with more than 55 completed new golf courses in the western United States and Asia, including a large number of courses in southern California.  In addition, Mr. Rainville has had numerous consultations on redesign and remodeling of existing courses.

Mr. Rainville began his career by learning the principals of golf course design from the ground up.  He worked while a student building and maintaining courses that had been designed by his father, Harry Rainville.  These early experiences gave Mr. Rainville a practical understanding of golf course construction, the importance of well drawn plans, and a vision of the transformation from paper to reality that few designers share.

Mr. Rainville’s design experience is also enhanced by his considerable knowledge in golf operations.  He owns or has owned an interest in three golf courses and has served as a director of their operations.  For nearly 40 years, Mr. Rainville’s regular involvement as a managing partner of Mile Square Golf Course in Fountain Valley, California, has given him background in everything from golf course finance and budgeting to greens maintenance and tournament planning.

Golf course designs attributed to David Rainville or Rainville & Bye include Ashland Golf Club, Apple Valley, California, Yucaipa Valley Golf Club, Yucaipa, California, Mile Square Golf Course, Fountain Valley, California and The Vineyard and Eagle Crest in Escondido, California, Castle Pine Country Club and Club 700, Seoul, Korea, and Sun Lakes Country Club for Presley of Southern California in Banning, California.  Montebello Country Club, Montebello, California and San Clemente Municipal Golf Course, San Clemente, California are representative of recent significant remodeling projects.

Mr. Rainville, along with Billy Casper, completely remodeled Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, a major PGA Tournament Site, and has created a number of designs or remodels that have been used for regional tournaments or as qualifying courses for national events, including most recently, the Bob Hope Desert Classic at Indian Wells.

As a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, Mr. Rainville served on their Board of Directors.  Mr. Rainville obtained his Class ‘A’ General Engineering Contractor’s License in the State of California and is a graduate of Fullerton College.