Ian Scott-Taylor's golf architectural career includes involvement with or leading over fifty major design projects throughout sixteen countries.

Scott-Taylor's belief in classic strategic golf traces back to his early years in North Wales, in the United Kingdom.

He studied at West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education, City and Guilds London Institute and the University of Wiltshire, where he received his Ph.D in Engineering Design.

At the Royal Commission of Ancient and Historic Monuments, Scott-Taylor worked on some of the most environmentally sensitive sites in the UK. He became an expert on historic landscapes and site recognition and remains one of the only golf course architects in the British Isles to work on heritage and ecological issues for the British Government.

In 1985 Scott-Taylor joined the David Williams Partnership. In his position with other notable golf course designers, he developed his skills and gained a reputation for precision scheme and working drawings.

In 1991 he opened his own practice and worked with David Feherty, Brian Huggett, and Ian Woosnam on numerous sites. With Wales as his home base, projects took him to Turkey, Dubai, Ireland and the USA.

Scott-Taylor came to the USA in 1998 to create a championship style British golf course on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The result... Hunters Oak Golf Club, Queenstown, MD. After completion, he remained in the US.

Scott-Taylor sees a special need for accurate restoration of classic courses and environmentally sensitive solutions for course improvement and expansion. His goal is to build courses that will become the timeless standard of the game.