Career Profile
Jan Bel Jan comes from Pittsburgh, PA golf family. Her father, George BelJan, was a golf pro/superintendent; three of his five “in the golf business” brothers were peer-respected PGA professionals. From them, she learned the game and business of golf. Jan began her design career with Tom Fazio with whom she held a senior position in golf course design, construction and project management for more than twenty years. Her experience as a registered Landscape Architect, Certified Arborist and former assistant superintendent, provide her with a unique outlook on the playability, strategy, ecology, economics and aesthetics of golf courses.
Ms. Bel Jan was elected into the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) in 1990 and serves as Treasurer on the ASGCA Executive Committee. She represents the ASGCA as a board member of the National Alliance for Accessible Golf.
Jan formed her golf course design firm in 2009. She is a long-time contributor to the multiple disciplines of golf. Ms. Bel Jan has presented customized programs to PGA of America, CMAA and GCSAA members. Topics include “Setting Up Golf Courses for Success”, how to retain and engage more women in golf, environmental sustainability and inclusion of people with disabilities in golf. In 2013, Ms. Bel Jan was an Adjunct Professor at Hodges University, Johnson School of Business in Naples, FL. From 2012 to 2017, Jan was a founding partner in the National Women's Golf Alliance.
The USGA features Jan in its 2017-2018 Golf Museum exhibit, “Breaking New Ground – Women and Golf Course Architecture”. In 2016 and 2014, she earned the American Society of Golf Course Architects’ “Design Excellence” Award. LINKS Magazine named Jan as one of “The Top 10 Female Golf Course Architects” in March 2015, and in January 2014, she was presented with the Women In the Golf Industry’s "President’s Award." Sports Illustrated Plus listed Jan among the “Top Ten Most Influential Women in the Game of Golf" in December 2000 and February 2005.
Professional Affiliations
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American Society of Golf Course Architects
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2019 |
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2016 - 2018 |
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2000 - 2003 |
- ASGCA Instructor: Remodeling University
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2002 - 2005; 2011 |
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National Alliance for Accessible Golf
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2012 - 2018 |
- ADA (American Disabilities Act) & Golf Coalition
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1994; 2001 |
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USGA Southeast Region
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Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)
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1991 - 1998; 2016 - 2018 |
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1995 - 1996 |
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2007 - 2009 |
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National Golf Course Owners Association (NCGOA)
- Speaker: National Conference
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2014 - 2016 |
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| Registered Landscape Architect |
1984 - 2018 |
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| American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) |
1989 - 2018 |
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National Women's Golf Alliance (NWGA)
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Florida Turfgrass Association Board of Directors
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“Golf Course Best Management Practices” Group, Co-editor
- With Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
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2003 - 2007 |
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2018 |
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Audubon International
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USGA Regional Seminars
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Club Managers Association of America (CMAA)
- Speaker: National Conference –
“Tees to Please - Five Keys to Inviting & Keeping Female Golfers at Your Club”
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March 2015 |
- Speaker: International Business Mangement Institute “Environmental Sustainability”
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May 2015 |
- Speaker: Regional and National Conferences
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2003 - 2007; 2009 |
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Crittenden Conferences
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Women In the Golf Industry (WIGI) 2004 - 2016
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Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA)
- Speaker: Annual Conferences
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2013, 2016 |
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1991 - 2001 |
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2011 |
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Sun River Resort Women’s Golf Forum
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Women in Golf Summit
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| International Society of Arboriculture |
2007 - 2018 |
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| Florida Urban Forestry Council |
2000 - 2018 |
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| Florida Native Plant Society |
2000 - 2018 |
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National Institute of Golf Management School
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National Golf Foundation (NGF)
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Irrigation Association
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