FGG's President, Tim Freeland, A.S.G.C.A. (picture: left), and Vice President Maximilian Suchy (picture: right) have gained much of their experience working as lead designers in the offices of Gary Player Design.   Tim Freeland has worked closely with hall-of-famer and golf legend Gary Player for over ten years. 

Working together at Gary Player Design until 2000, Tim and Max formed a close working relationship that is the foundation of our design company.  They have a real passion for the game, and a good ear towards the needs of their clients.  Tim has been the project architect on more than 20 Gary Player Signature courses, and was also involved in collaborations with famed golf course architect Joe Lee.  Max has taken major design responsibilities at Gary Player Design, where he worked on projects spanning five different continents, as well as at his previous employment with another ASGCA architect, John Sanford, which included design work for a Lee Trevino Signature layout.  They continued their successful working relationship at GMI Design from 2000 to 2002 with a myriad of projects ranging from small renovations to full new course designs.  Now, they form the dynamic design duo of the Freeland Golf Group!

Together, Tim and Max have now worked on well over two dozen projects, most recently with several courses nearing completion in Virginia, Florida, and Grenada.
The FGG design team takes great pride in their work, and is full of talent and enthusiasm that will make a golf course memorable, beautiful, playable, challenging, and according to our clients' project objectives and budget. 

Below, please find Tim's and Max's resumes!

Timothy O. Freeland 
President - Golf Course Architect, A.S.G.C.A
Tim’s experience in the field of golf course design and construction is extensive.  An ASGCA (American Society of Golf Course Architects) member, Tim’s experience includes ten years as the Senior Design Associate for Gary Player Design.  His spectrum of projects ranges from small renovations to full design and construction supervision of new golf facilities.  Tim’s engineering training combined with his design and construction experience has made him one of the industry leaders in outstanding yet sensible golf course architecture

Total Years Experience: 17 years 

FORMAL EDUCATION: 

  • Bachelor of Science – Civil Engineering West Virginia University – 1985 
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: 
  • Currently: President/Golf Course Architect, Freeland Golf Group, Jacksonville, FL
  • 1999 – 2002 Director of Design/Golf Course Architect - GMI Design, Jacksonville, FL
  • 1990 – 1999 Senior Design Associate – Gary Player Design, Palm Beach, FL 
  • 1987 – 1989 Engineering Construction Division - Post Buckley Schuh & Jernigan 
  • 1985 – 1987 Construction Management - West Virginia Department of Highways 
PRESENTATIONS  AND CLASSES TAUGHT: 
  • Golf Course Development II.  Harvard University, 2000 
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS: 
  •  “The Classics” at Lely Resort – Naples, FL 
  •  Tapawingo – St. Louis, MO 
  •  Laurel Oak East Course – Sarasota, FL 
  •  Holly Course at Pinewild Country Club – Pinehurst, NC 
  •  Floridian – Stuart, FL 
  •  Cougar Point, Kiawah Island, SC 
  •  Raspberry Falls Golf & Hunt Club – Leesburg, VA 
  •  TPC at Jasna Polana – Princeton, NJ 
  •  The Wolverine at Grand Traverse Resort – Traverse City, MI 
  •  Manhattan Woods – Rockland County, NY (in association with Stephen Kay) 
  •  Geneva National Resort, Geneva, WI 
  •  Old Hickory GC - Prince William County, VA
  •  Lady’s Island – Lady’s Island, SC 
  •  Glen Arbor –  Bedford Hills, NY 
  •  Musket Ridge – Frederick, MD (in association with Joe Lee)
  •  Lely Flamingo Practice Facility – Naples, FL 
  •  Levera Golf Resort – Grenada, Caribbean
  •  Polo Club of Boca Raton (Club Course) – Boca Raton, FL (complete redesign)
  •  Carolina Lakes GC - Lancaster County, SC
  •  Polo Club of Boca Raton (Equestrian Course) – Boca Raton, FL (complete redesign)
  •  Longleaf Pines GC - Baldwin County, AL
  •  Argent Lakes GC - Bluffton, SC
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: 
  • American Society of Golf Course Architects 
  • United States Golf Association 
  • Florida State Golf Association
PERSONAL:

Family includes wife Adrienne and children Thomas (2/99) and Jessie (3/02).  Hobbies include: Family life on the farm, amateur tournament golf, golf history, sports fan.


Maximilian T. H. Suchy 
Vice President - Senior Golf Course Design Associate
Originally from Europe, Max came to the United States with the mission to become a golf course architect.  After his graduation with a Landscape Architecture degree in 1995, he was immediately involved in the detailed design of golf courses across the nation and even internationally, including a 3-year tenure as Senior Design Associate at Gary Player Design, where he first worked together with Tim Freeland.  Since then, Max has become the driving force in FGG's golf design philosophy, and has developed a knack for maximizing the potential of every project property.

Total Design and Construction Experience: 12 years

FORMAL EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, West Virginia University.  Graduation June 1995 Summa Cum Laude (GPA 3.9/4.0).  Also graduated as University Honors Scholar. 
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
  • 2000 - 2002 Senior Golf Course Design Associate - GMI Design, Jacksonville, FL
  • 1997 - 2000 Senior Golf Course Design Associate - Gary Player Design, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
  • 1995 - 1997 Golf Course Design Associate - Sanford Associates, Jupiter, FL
  • Summer 1994 Design Associate - Cardinal Landscaping, Fayetteville, NC
AWARDS AND HONORS:
  • American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Award of Honor, 1995 
  • WVU Foundation Outstanding Senior Award (April 1995) 
  • President - Sigma Lambda Alpha National Landscape Architecture Honor Society, Alpha Beta Chapter (1995) 
  • WVU Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship (3x, in 1993 and 1994) 
  • International Student Tuition Waiver Scholarship (1994) 
  • Numerous other awards and scholarships
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS:
  • Apple Mountain GC, Freeland, MI
  • Sharm-el-Sheikh Golf Resort, Naama Bay, Sinai, Egypt
  • El Cid Mega Resort GC, Mazatlan, Mexico (Lee Trevino Nine)
  • Brookside GC, Bourne, MA (full renovation)
  • Pampanga GC, Pampanga, Philippines
  • Geneva National GC, Geneva, WI (Gary Player Course, Second Nine)
  • Glen Arbor GC, Bedford Hills, NY (redesign)
  • Musket Ridge GC, Frederick, MD  (in association with Joe Lee)
  • Lely Flamingo Club Backyard, Naples, FL
  • Old Hickory GC, Prince William County, VA
  • Levera Golf Resort, Grenada, Caribbean
  • Golf Club Hollenburg, Köttmannsdorf, Austria/Europe
  • Polo Club of Boca Raton (Club Course) – Boca Raton, FL (complete redesign)
  • Carolina Lakes GC - Lancaster County, SC
  • Polo Club of Boca Raton (Equestrian Course) – Boca Raton, FL (complete redesign)
  • Longleaf Pines GC - Baldwin County, AL
  • Argent Lakes GC - Bluffton, SC