W. Bruce Matthews III

04/20/2026

We spent the weekend in Port Austin reviewing Bird Creek Golf Club. It opened 36 years ago. It was in great shape. It is always fun to get back to that course as the hospitality is overwhelming.

03/02/2026

The quote in the article by golfblogger.com was a high compliment that made my day.

"In all of the family's designs that I have played, I have appreciated two things: the first is how the Matthews' seem to understand Michigan landscapes. The second is that the courses are playable by a variety of skill levels."

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Hidden River Golf and Casting Club Brutus, Michigan Grade: B+ Teacher's Comments: Worth a play, even if the design felt a bit disjointed.

02/05/2026

Great picture by Keith Kaiser of the 9th hole. During construction that was Julie Sue Matthews and Ben Matthews fishing spot on the river.

A quiet winter sunset over the ninth green, with the moon rising just after 🤍
Hidden River and Trovato at rest for the season, soaking in the stillness

📸 Photo by Superintendent Keith Kaiser

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01/03/2026

My winter project is finalizing construction plans for the Central Michigan University practice facility.

12/04/2025

My family has been in the golf business for 100 years, starting with my grandfather 1st design, Tarpon Springs CC in Florida while working with Styles and VanKleek. Four generations have had the opportunity to work in the business. My dad and mom, my wife, (who is the business while I have all the fun) uncle, cousins, brother and sisters and our children all have had opportunities and experiences leading to many stories about great friends along the way. Most of us got our start on the family owned Grand Haven Golf Course. Some of us grew to love the game and the people that we have met and followed that passion for a lifetime. Golf is good.

ew100 years of Matthews Golf- Phyllis Barone interviews Bruce Matthews III & gets the story

11/02/2025

Once in awhile, an old plan of my grandfather surfaces. This is the 7th green at White Lake Country Club,1967.

10/21/2025

Jack Berry interviewed me 8 years ago bout my early design career.

W. Bruce Matthews III The Beginning of his Career - Michigan Golfer With Jack Berry

10/06/2025

https://www.migolfjournal.com/

Tom Lang wrote a nice article in Michigan Golf Journal about our family being in the business for 100 years.

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09/18/2025

I designed the Beeches Golf Club twenty years ago. It is fun to play, especially on a windy day.

Beeches Golf Club, of South Haven, Michigan, is an 18-hole championship golf course designed by award-winning Michigan architect W. Bruce Matthews III.The Be...

09/09/2025

Thanks to Gordon Chattaway and Ryan Glunz who go the extra mile to make the design come to life. The Sunnybrook Country Club renovations wrap up this fall.

08/26/2025

The last phase of the renovation of Sunnybrook CC has begun.

08/21/2025

This is a cart of a real golfer. Never a bad shot.