During his junior year at
Irmo High School, Weed convinced his father to convert their family-owned bean fields into Weed Hill Driving Range.
Dustin Johnson,
Wesley Bryan,
Lauren Stephenson and 70 others who made their careers by playing professionally, becoming superintendents or golf course architects credit Weed Hill Driving Range for their introductions to golf. Weed was a member of the
Presbyterian College men's golf team for two seasons (1974–75). He then transferred to Lake City Community College (now
Florida Gateway College) to focus on their Golf Course Operations and Landscape Technology program. Weed began his professional career in an extended apprenticeship with Pete Dye. Dye would become Weed's mentor, confidant and best friend. Ahead of the inaugural 1982 Tournament Players Championship (now
The Players Championship) at the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass (
TPC Sawgrass), Dye and Weed designed and constructed the Stadium Course, which became the permanent home of The Players Championship. Following significant renovations to the Stadium Course by Dye and Weed as directed by PGA TOUR Commissioner
Deane Beman, Weed was hired in 1983 by the
PGA TOUR as a Certified Golf Course Superintendent at TPC Sawgrass. From 1987 to 1996, Weed served as the PGA TOUR's Chief Designer. He was responsible for many of today’s best-known TPC venues, which continue to host prominent professional events. From 1985 to 1995, Weed held certification through the
GCSAA as a Certified Golf Course Superintendent. In 1994, Weed formed Bobby Weed Golf Design. His firm's new and renovated courses are consistently ranked at the top of their respective design categories. Notable original designs and renovations include Grove XXIII (Hobe Sound, Fla.) for
Michael Jordan, The Olde Farm (Bristol, Va.), Spanish Oaks Golf Club (Bee Cave, TX),
TPC River Highlands (Cromwell, CT), Medalist Golf Club (Jupiter, Fla.),
Timuquana Country Club (Jacksonville, Fla.), Grandfather Golf & Country Club (Linville, NC), New Orleans Country Club (New Orleans, La.) and the
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.). Along with his wife, Weed is a co-founder and board member of HEAL! (Healing Every Autistic Life). The HEAL Foundation is a non-profit organization based in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, serving individuals and families living with autism spectrum disorders. Weed has a nonverbal autistic daughter. She has experienced much growth and success with the support of HEAL. == Selected course portfolio ==