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Bertrand Jay Riviere

(1933 - 2010)

Born: October 1, 1933

Died: Henderson, North Carolina, October 15, 2010, at age 77

Jay graduated from Rice University in 1956. While at Rice, he played on the football team and was a member of the 1954 team that defeated Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. He was also on the golf team at Rice. After college, Jay worked for Jimmy Demaret as an assistant golf professional at the Concord Hotel in Kiamesha Lake, New York. Subsequently, he was assistant golf professional under Claude Harmon at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York for three years. Jay discovered his lifetime occupation as a golf course architect in 1964. He and Dave Marr joined forces and created Riviere-Marr which continued until his retirement in 2002. He was responsible for designing, constructing and renovating approximately seventy-five courses primarily in the Houston area, as well as others nationally and internationally.

COURSES DESIGNED
Louisiana
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Pine Hills Country Club, CLOSED 2013
395 Britton Rd
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Louisiana
71225
(318) 644-5370
Year Built:
Missouri
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Lakewood Oaks Golf Club
651 Ne St Andrews Cir
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Missouri
816/373-6886
Year Built: - 1979
Texas
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Bay Forest Golf Course
201 Bay Forest Dr
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Texas
77571
281/471-4653
Year Built: - 1988
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Bear Creek Golf World, Presidents Course, CLOSED 2017
16001 Clay Rd
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Texas
77084
Year Built: - 1968
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Bear Creek Golf World, Challenger Course, CLOSED 2017
16001 Clay Rd
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Texas
77084
Year Built: - 1978
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Bear Creek Golf World, Masters Course, CLOSED 2017
16001 Clay Rd
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Texas
77084
Year Built: - 1973
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Bentwood Country Club
2111 Club House Ln
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Texas
76904
915/944-8575
Year Built: 1980
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Oakhurst Golf Club
19980 Bentwood Oaks Dr
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Texas
77365
281/354-4653
Year Built: 1994
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Bluebonnet Country Club, Closed 2012
Route 2
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Texas
77868
(866) 934-3462
Year Built: - 1973
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Clear Lake Golf Course, CLOSED 2005
1202 Reseda Dr
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Texas
77062
CLOSED
Year Built: - 1963
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Trinity Plantation Golf Course
Hwy 19 S
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Texas
75862
(936) 594-2583
Year Built:
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El Campo Country Club
Rural Route 4
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Texas
77437
(949) 543-6592
Year Built: 1966
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Evergreen Point Golf Course, CLOSED 2016
1530 Evergreen Rd
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Texas
77520
Year Built: - 1996
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Falls Resort & Golf Club, CLOSED 2016
1750 N Falls Dr
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Texas
13820
Year Built: - 1984
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Gleannloch Farms Golf Course
19393 Champion Forest
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Texas
77379
281/225-1200
Year Built: - 2000
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Green Meadows Golf Club, East Course, CLOSED 2009
6138 Franz Rd
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Texas
77493
Year Built: - 1965
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Hearthstone Country Club
7615 Ameswood Dr
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Texas
77095
281/463-2204
Year Built: 1997
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Stonetree Golf Club
406 N Roy Reynolds Dr
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Texas
76543
254/699-6034
Year Built: 1970
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Red Wolf Golf Resort
27350 Afton Way
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Texas
77336
(281) 324-1841
Year Built: - 1975
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Mcallen Country Club
615 Wichita Ave
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Texas
78503
956/686-0923
Year Built: 1968
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Pecan Lakes Golf Course
2001 Fairway Drive
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Texas
77868
Year Built: - 2002
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Pasadena Municipal Golf Course
1000 Duffer Ln
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Texas
77034
281/481-0834
Year Built: - 1971
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Pine Forest Country Club Golf Course
18003 Clay Rd
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Texas
77084
281/463-1234
Year Built: - 1975
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Quail Valley - El Dorado Course
2880 La Quinta Dr
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Texas
77459
281/403-5910
Year Built: - 1970
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Quail Valley, Executive Course, CLOSED 2006
2880 La Quinta Dr
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Texas
77459
CLOSED
Year Built: - 1984
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Rayburn Country Club & Resort
Wingate Blvd
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Texas
75951
409/689-2271
Year Built: - 1968
1 Rankings / Reviews
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River Plantation Country Club
550 Country Club Dr
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Texas
77302
409/273-2611
Year Built: - 1968
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River Ridge Golf Club, Closed 2017
3133 Brazos Oak Lane
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Texas
77474
Year Built: 1998
1 Rankings / Reviews
Video
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Sharpstown Golf Course
6600 Harbor Town Dr
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Texas
77036
713/988-2099
Year Built:
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South Shore Harbour Country Club
4300 S Shore Blvd
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Texas
77573
(281) 334-0521
Year Built:
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Treeline Golf Club, CLOSED 2006
17505 N. Eldridge Pkwy
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Texas
77375
CLOSED
Year Built: - 1953
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Willow Fork Country Club
21055 Westheimer Pkwy
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Texas
77450
281/579-6262
Year Built:
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World Houston Golf Course, CLOSED 2012
4000 Greens Rd
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Texas
77032
Year Built: 1940