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Barnsley Resort

Barnsley Resort Adairsville, Georgia / 18 Hole Resort About Location PROJECT NOTES “The Merger” is a natural gathering place. It is a spot that both skilled golfers and novices can enjoy camaraderie, connect, and have some good laughs. Bergin Golf Designs has just completed a new 22,000 square foot “Himalayas” style putting green at Barnsley […]

McLemore

McLemore Club Rising Fawn, GA / 36 Hole Resort About Location PROJECT NOTES Situated on the bluffs of Lookout Mountain and overlooking McLemore Cove with Pigeon Mountain in the distance, McLemore occupies stunning topography and offers inspiring golf. The 18th hole, a new discovery, may be the most striking finishing hole in the South and […]

Sky Valley Golf Club

Sky Valley Golf Club Sky Valley, GA / 18 Hole Resort About Location PROJECT NOTES Set in a gorgeous valley with a twelve-acre lake as its centerpiece, Bergin Golf Designs completed a total transformation at Sky Valley, adding significant length, offering excellent shot values and greatly improving overall conditioning. Its front nine sits mostly in […]

McLemore – The Keep

McLemore – The Keep Rising Fawn, GA / 18 Hole Resort PROJECT NOTES While leading the effort, Bergin Golf Designs worked in tandem with Rees Jones on the re-creation of McLemore. Now comes The Keep! Set on a world class site with five cliff edge holes, The Keep offers an unparalleled golf only experience in […]

Chariot Run Golf Club

Chariot Run Golf Club Laconia, IN / 18 Hole Resort   PROJECT NOTES Situated on broad, windswept Indiana farmland, Chariot Run has been selected as one of Golfweek’s Top 20 Casino Courses and is always on the list of Best Courses You Can Play in Indiana. The relatively treeless site, combined with ribbons of natural […]

Big Canoe GC

Big Canoe Golf Club Big Canoe, GA / 27 Hole Resort About Location PROJECT NOTES Big Canoe is a 27 hole mountain/lake golf community. Originally designed by Joe Lee, 18 holes have now been updated with all new greens complexes, bunkers, and a nice distribution of teeing areas. Magnificent mountain views have been exposed and […]

Druid Hills - 17

It’s sometimes hard to fathom the impact of bunkering on a golf course and how it informs the overall look and feel of a green complex. With minimal disturbance, new bunkering combined with modest green surround shaping has given Druid Hills a big boost in the perceived quality of the course. 

Mary Bergin

Business Manager

Bergin Golf Designs is managed by Bill’s wife, Mary, who joined the company in 1999. Having worked in international auditing as well as commercial real estate, Mary brings the skills necessary to oversee administrative, contractual, and financial matters for the company. She earned her MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and bachelor’s degrees in economics and international studies from Miami University. Mary’s attention to detail and steady leadership ensure the efficient operation of Bergin Golf Designs.

Callie Bergin Powell, NCIDQ

Marketing Associate

Making our firm truly a family affair, Callie Bergin Powell joined the company in March, 2025. Following a successful tenure with Tryba Architects and Ware Malcomb in Denver, CO, Callie brings her design, rendering and marketing abilities to Bergin Golf Designs. In addition to her work at Tryba, Callie served on the Board of the International Interior Design Association as the Rocky Mountain Chapter’s Director of Digital Publishing, overseeing the organization’s website and social media accounts. Callie has an interior architecture degree from Miami University and earned her NCIDQ certification in 2022.

Albie

Road Warrior

A key component to everyday life and project management is Bergin Golf Designs’ not so secret companion, Albie. Seen traveling across most of the Southeastern United States, Albie offers a new dimension in work productivity. When the van is on the road, someone is in the “mobile office’ getting work done.

Additionally, Bergin Golf Designs is able to keep materials and supplies within easy reach. Those supplies include our temperamental, yet essential, grade rod, as well as paint guns, hand levels, range finders and rugged tablets, allowing us to have everything we need for project management at the ready. A key part of Bergin Golf Designs’ success, Albie has been with the company since 2019.

Justin Killingsworth

Design Associate

After an initial stint with Bergin Golf Designs from 2006-2009, we were fortunate to have Justin Killingsworth rejoin the company in the fall of 2022. Involved in all aspects of plan production and presentation, Justin is able to express our proposed designs in graphic form. His presentations help our clients visualize potential changes to a hole or the land. Justin’s work has continued to advance to include strategic design and detailed grading plans. A member of the ASGCA Tartan Program, Justin is working toward full membership with the ASGCA. 

Justin obtained a master’s degree in landscape architecture from Louisiana State University and a degree in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Tennessee, combining his love for the game with a well-planned education. As a student at the University of Tennessee, Justin obtained plant knowledge and construction experience by interning for four years with a landscape design company. His training consisted of developing design concepts, creating artistic renderings, and executing field implementation. As a graduate student at LSU, Justin’s internship allowed him to assist with various projects ranging from city master planning to small scale park design.

Matt Bergin - ASGCA

Design Associate

Matt Bergin joined Bergin Golf Designs in 2016 as a draftsman. Fast forward to today, Matt is involved in both strategy and grading plans, influencing and contributing to the overall design and execution of our projects. Matt also performs site visits – both in the initial design phase, as well as during construction supervision. After four years in the ASGCA Tartan Program, Matt became a full member of the ASGCA in the fall of 2025.

In his initial years with the company, Matt quickly acquired the AutoCad skills necessary to produce construction documents. He also assumed and continues to hold responsibility for all drone flights, producing topographical base maps, as well as photography and videography, during construction and upon course completion. 

Growing up in the Bergin family, golf has always been a part of Matt’s life. During his college years, Matt began his work experience in the industry at Cherokee Town & Country Club in Atlanta, GA, gaining valuable experience in golf course operations and maintenance while working on Cherokee’s grounds crew and in the Pro Shop. A graduate of Rhodes College with a degree in Theatre Arts, Matt’s artistic aptitude and set design experience have greatly contributed to an appreciation of spatial relationships and an understanding of scale. Matt brings that knowledge to golf course design – the stage for the game of golf.

Spencer Oliver

Agronomic Associate

Spencer Oliver joined Bergin Golf Designs in February 2022, bringing agronomic expertise to the BGD team. Assisting with construction and grow-in on over 25 Bergin Golf Designs projects, Spencer has keen insight into the important relationship between the superintendent, contractor and the architect – before, during and after project completion. Spencer’s love for the game and passion for detailed course management have resulted in him being a great asset to our company. Now in a consulting role, Spencer’s agronomic and course management skills, combined with BGD’s design philosophies and expertise, offer an outstanding package to our clients.

Prior to joining Bergin Golf Designs, over the course of 20+ years as a golf course superintendent, Spencer was involved with golf course construction, maintenance, and renovations. During his early superintendent career, Spencer worked on many notable courses such as: Callaway Gardens, The Golf Club of Georgia, Kiawah Island, Hawks Ridge, Barnsley Gardens and Dunwoody Country Club.  It was during his nearly 17 years at Dunwoody Country Club where Spencer developed his own philosophies of golf course maintenance and where he matured as a golf course superintendent. His ability to see things not as they are, but what they could be, was well evidenced during his time there.