Team

David McLay Kidd

Principal

Handicap: 8

Born and raised in the Scottish lowlands, David learned the trade at the side of his father, Jimmy Kidd. David’s formal education came at Writtle College, the largest Land Sciences college in the UK. He completed an internship with Southern Golf, a leading golf construction company, then joined a small architectural firm called Swan Golf Designs as a designer/project manager. In 1991, at the age of 24, David returned home to work as Director of Design for Gleneagles Golf Developments (GGD), a post he would hold until 1999.

David’s belief that his working methods need be flexible and site-specific became ingrained while working as the principal architect for GGD, for whom he designed and completed a number of courses across three continents under a variety of circumstances and challenges, notably Gokarna Park Golf Resort, Kathmandu, Nepal; Golf De Andratx, Majorca, Spain; and Bandon Dunes, Oregon, USA. In 1998, upon completion of Bandon Dunes, David struck out on his own and established DMK Golf Design.

David splits his time between Essex, England, Virgin Atlantic Airlines, and Bend, Oregon.

Jimmy Kidd

Director

Handicap: 11

At the age of 15, having never picked up a golf club, Jimmy took a job as an apprentice greenkeeper at Ranfurly Castle Golf Club in his home village of Bridge of Weir, Scotland. Within six short years he worked his way up to head greenkeeper of the Killermont course at Glasgow Golf Club, one of the oldest golf clubs in the world, and in time he would be recognized as one of the world's foremost golf turf managers.

In 1982, Jimmy was offered the most prestigious post in Scotland, at the Gleneagles Resort. During a quarter century there as Estates and Golf Courses Director, Jimmy prepared Gleneagles' courses for 17 championships, including eight PGA European Tour Scottish Opens and was the first to be awarded the European Certificate for Environmental Excellence. He played an integral role in the successful bid to bring the 2014 Ryder Cup to Scotland. He also served at the 2000 President's Cup matches working with the PGA of America as a representative of host Fancourt resort.

Jimmy subsequently spent three years as Director of Golf Operations at the exquisite Sandy Lane resort on Barbados, where he prepared the Country Club course for the World Cup of Golf and also coordinated the first Caribbean Golf Turf Maintenance vocational qualification.

He is also the company's chief agronomist and fine wine aficionado.

Nick Schaan

Senior Associate

Handicap: 4

The Washington State University graduate (Bachelors degree in Landscape Architecture) came to DMK from the Robert Trent Jones II-designed Chambers Bay GC in Washington state, where Nick was Assistant Superintendent of Construction. At the same time Schaan pulled double duty, serving since 2002 as an Associate Designer and working on more than two-dozen projects in the firm of John Harbottle III.

Now based in Bend, Oregon, Nick is overseeing DMK’s Huntsman Springs project. He anxiously awaits his opportunity to compete against Paul and Niall for the title of best golfer in the company, though a proper match has yet to be arranged.

Casey Krahenbuhl

Senior Associate

Handicap: 13

Casey comes from a long line of rugged contractors, so it was inevitable that he would follow suit. But Casey also knew that fun was part of life too. And where except golf design do the two ideas of work and play mix so vividly?

He attended Northern Arizona University, where he began his golf course career in construction. After studying in Mexico and earning his degree, Casey returned to the States and resumed the eternal quest to perfect the craft. Four countries, six states, and twenty golf courses later, his journey brought Casey, along with his wife and daughter, to Bend, Oregon, where he recently completed the new Tetherow course and is continuing work on several other projects.