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Ken , a scratch golfer, received his degree in landscape architecture from the University of Arizona in 1976

He secured his first solo project in 1985, working with a $35,000 budget, he designed and built a nine hole course for Roy Rogers and Dale Evans at the Happy Trails Resort (now known as Great Eagle Golf Club), in Surprise, Arizona.

His next major design was a new nine at Gold Canyon Golf Club in Gold Canyon, Arizona where his product gained national recognition. His Southwyck Golf Club in suburban Houston, Tex., opened to tremendous praise in 1989. Several golf publications have ranked Southwyck in the Top 10 for best public courses in the state of Texas.

The early 90s saw design collaboration with touring professional Peter Jacobsen at The Oregon Golf Club outside Portland, former home of the PGA Tour's "The Fred Meyer Challenge", as well as the spectacular Orchard Valley Golf Course outside of Chicago, which opened in July of 1993. A variety of publications have ranked Orchard Valley in the Top 5 of Chicago's public golf courses every year since its inception.

Ken also designed the Homestead at Murphy Creek in Aurora, Colorado. In 2000, after being open only three months, Colorado Golfer voted Murphy Creek the #2 "Public Daily Fee Course in Colorado", and ranked it as #1 "Toughest Public Course" in the state. On the national level, Golf Digest ranked Murphy Creek in the Top 10 "Best New Affordable Courses" in the country.

Kavanaugh projects are concentrated in the Western United States, including Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming.

COURSES DESIGNED
Arizona
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Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Dinosaur Mountain
6100 S Kings Ranch Rd
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Arizona
85219
(480) 982-9449
Year Built: - 1982
11 Rankings / Reviews
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Gold Canyon Golf Resort -Sidewinder
6100 S Kings Ranch Rd
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Arizona
85219
(480) 982-9449
Year Built: - 1982
4 Rankings / Reviews
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Great Eagle Golf Club
17200 W Bell Rd
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Arizona
85374
(623) 584-6000
Year Built: - 1984
2 Rankings / Reviews
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Longbow Golf Club
5601 East Longbow Parkway
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Arizona
85215
(480) 807-5400
Year Built: 1997
11 Rankings / Reviews
Video
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Quail Creek Country Club Golf Course
1425 N Quail View Loop
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Arizona
85614
520/625-0133
Year Built: - 1989
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Verde River Golf & Social Club | Verde River Golf Course
29005 N. Vista Verde Dr
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Arizona
85263
4804713232
Year Built: 2006 | 201
4 Rankings / Reviews
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Westbrook Village Country Club, Vistas Course
18823 N. Country Club Parkway
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Arizona
85382
623/566-1633
Year Built: - 1990
Colorado
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Murphy Creek Golf Course
1700 S Old Tom Morris Rd
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Colorado
80018
(303) 739-1560
Year Built: 1999
7 Rankings / Reviews
Illinois
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Orchard Valley Golf Course
2411 W Illinois Ave
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Illinois
60506
630/907-0500
Year Built: 1993
12 Rankings / Reviews
Missouri
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Four Seasons Resort, Ridge Golf Course
State Road Hh
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Missouri
65049
573/365-8544
Year Built: - 1991
Oregon
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Oregon Golf Club
25700 Sw Petes Mountain Rd
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Oregon
97068
5036506900
Year Built: 1992
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Texas
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Southwyck Golf Club
2901 Clubhouse Dr
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Texas
77584
713/436-9999
Year Built: 1988
4 Rankings / Reviews
Wyoming
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Rochelle Ranch Golf Course
2808 Rochelles Dr
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Wyoming
82301
307/324-7121
Year Built: - 2004
1 Rankings / Reviews