Phil Ryan

Phil Ryan is the founding Director of Pacific Coast Design (PCD). From an engineering and design drafting background, Phil Ryan went from constructing and managing golf projects to master planning and designing them.

Ryan's depth of understanding of golf at all levels leads to the practical approach that has become the hallmark of his design firm Pacific Coast Design. Phil's work frequently takes him across Asia and allows him to investigate and play some of that region's most successful golf projects. His passion for golf has seen him play and review the best golf courses in Ireland, Scotland, England, Europe, Australia, and the USA over the past 30 years. Ryan is also an author, distinguished conference presenter, International coordinator for the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects, and a founding board member of the Indian Golf Industry Association.

Having established Pacific Coast Design in late 1986, Phil has combined his previous skills with computer technology to develop an integrated approach to design concepts. He has extensive experience in feasibility, master planning, and design of golf developments of a residential, private membership, and resort nature. PCD works include golf courses in Australia, Malaysia, China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, and Pakistan.

All PCD projects are focused on environmental protection of the site, water harvesting, and the construction of a golf course that is structurally sound

Website: https://golf-designers.com/profile

Golf Courses designed by Phil Ryan

Black Mountain Golf Club

Nong Hieng Road, Hua Hin, Thailand
Distance: 3816m Par: 36
Located 120-miles southwest of Bangkok and formerly the site of jungles and pineapple plantations, the Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful and playable 18-hole golf courses in all of Thailand. Considered to be one of the 100 best golf courses outside of the United States...
Distance: 6400m Par: 72
BRG Kings Island Golf Resort - Mountainview Course is a 55-hole golf resort in the outskirts of Hanoi and one of the most scenic courses in North Vietnam. 36-kilometers from Hanoi, the golf resort lies on the shores of the Dong Mo reservoir and is one of the oldest golfing destinations in a country that...

BRG Ruby Tree Golf Resort

Hai Phong, Vietnam
Distance: 6836yd Par: 72
BRG Ruby Tree Golf Resort (formerly known as Do Son Seaside Golf Resort) and its 18-hole golf course, which opened in 2010, is located two hours from Hanoi and close to the coastal resort town of Do Sun. Ruby Tree is also close to both Hai Phong and the UNESCO World Heritage site at Halong Bay.  Designed by Phil Ryan's design...

Chirnside Park Country Club - Gardiners Run Golf Course

Lilydale, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Distance: 6282m Par: 72
The Chirnside Park Country Club has been in operation since 1974 and originally sat on 146-acres overlooking panoramic views of the Yarra Valley. With the golf course fully surrounded by houses and technology reducing the challenge for golfers the club relocated its golfing arm to the new Gardiners Run Golf Course to meet the demands of the golfing public.  Situated in Lilydale the 18-hole Gardiner's Run opened in 2014...

Eagleton Golf Resort

Shyanamangala Cross, Bidadi (Bangalore Rural), Karnataka, India
Distance: 6632m Par: 72
The magnificent Eagleton golf course presents every golfer with an appropriate level of enjoyment and challenge as well as creating a permanent ecological oasis, enhancing the image of the Garden City. Like the Old Course at St. Andrews, which preserves the Scottish Linklands for posterity, Eagleton seeks to honour and accentuate the natural setting. Displaying...

Hidden Valley Golf and Country Club

Wallan, VIC, Australia
Par: 72
Just 50-minutes from the Melbourne CBD and 35-minutes from the airport, the Hidden Valley Golf Course is an 18-hole championship golf course set within a Tuscan-style landscape and located at the heart of the beautiful Hidden Valley Since new ownership in 2015 close to $ 1 million has been spent upgrading the par 72 Craig...

Karma Lakelands Golf Club

Gurugram, Haryana, India
Distance: 2780m Par: 33
Karma Lakelands Golf Club is an award winning boutique 9-hole golf course with an 18-hole experience with breath-taking green spaces. The undulating golf course and landscape has been designed by Phil Ryan from Pacific Coast Design, Australia. Karma Lakelands provides golfers of all levels a place to play or practice their swing and unwind and...

Mt Derrimut Golf and Community Club

Derrimut, VIC, Australia
Distance: 6204m Par: 72
The Mt Derrimut Golf and Community Club are located on the western outskirts of Melbourne, the Mt. Derrimut Golf and Community Club originated in 1923 on a course called "The Rock and Thistle". This original course was a nine-hole par 66, with sandscape greens. The land was heavily encrusted with lava rock outcrops and thick...

Mt Derrimut Golf and Community Club

Derrimut, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Distance: 6204m Par: 72
The Mt Derrimut Golf and Community Club, formerly known as the Sunshine Golf Club and renamed in 2018, originated in 1923. Open to the public and located just 16 kilometers from the Melbourne CBD the club's 18-hole course has undulating Santa Anna grass fairways, well-bunkered grass greens, and five attractive lakes.  The change came about when one of Australia's largest developers, Australand, approached the formerly private Sunshine...

Oxford Golf & Country Club

Bavdhan, Pune, IN-MH, India
Distance: 7020yd Par: 72
The Oxford Golf Resort is consistently voted as one of the leading golfing and leisure destinations in India. The resort boasts of Pune's only 18-hole private golf course, Leadbetter Golf Academy, and an all-suite hotel and leisure sports facility set amidst 136-acres, all within close proximity to Pune. Phil Ryan and his team from Pacific...

Waterford Valley Golf

Knoxfield, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Distance: 6549m Par: 72
Waterford Valley Golf in Knoxfield is a modern, par 72 championship golf course that has been designed with flexibility in mind. Being only 30-minutes from the Melbourne CBD, the venue provides an efficient, enjoyable environment that has been built with corporate golf in mind, as well as friends, play for social golfers.  The layout at Waterford Valley, which was designed by Phil Ryan, provides a wide range of golfing challenges as...

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