After playing golf avidly for over 50 years, MICHAEL S. JOHNSTONE AIA began the study of golf course architecture to add to the repertoire of projects he designed. In 1980 a two week trip to the famous golf courses of Scotland solidified that interest and prompted future study at the Harvard School of Design in 1985, the only formal training available at the time. Projects have varied from single holes with safety issues to 9 hole executive courses all the way up to Country Club full course Master Plan Renovation and a new 18 hole championship course.

Michael has a long history of close professional associations with Forensic Architects and Engineers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bringing over 30 years of design and construction management experience to the table, Michael can clarify issues and resolve conflicts.

Michael Johnstone has been a licensed architect since 1975 and a golf course architect since 1985. He has practiced throughout the United States and completed over $200 million in construction. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1972 with a BS in Architecture and participated in the Golf Course Design curriculum at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1985. He is a licensed architect in North Carolina and California.