Golf Minimalist David McLay Kidd Tees Up Texas Debut

Scotsman David McClay Kidd, the son of a golf course superintendent who went on to become one of the biggest names in course design, is leaving his indelible mark on the rolling terrain of the Texas Hill Country.

Spurred by developer Areté Collective, Kidd—whose back catalog includes Oregon’s vaunted Bandon Dunes and the Castle course at St. Andrews—broke ground this month on his debut Lonestar state design, the centerpiece of Loraloma a private community situated within the 2,200 acre master planned Thomas Ranch, perched on a bluff overlooking where the Perdanales and Colorado Rivers converge that is 28 miles northwest of downtown Austin.