My career began with a shovel and a bucket, picking up rocks as an intern with Renaissance Golf Design.  It was my first job after college at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and I couldn't have felt more fortunate to be learning around such a talented group of architects.  I spent 9 months working with Renaissance and the maintenance crew to help build and grow-in the new golf course.  Old Macdonald is currently ranked #47 on Golf Digest's Top 100 list of golf courses.

In 2011 I was still working as an intern with Renaissance Golf Design and was hired to work with the design team to quickly build the first 6 greens and approaches on the back nine before the oncoming Winter.  The results were stunning, Dismal River Red was named best new golf course when opened and is still considered one of the best golf courses in the country.

In 2016 Stein Golf Design was hired for finish and oversight of Gil Hanse's multi year renovation of the Gavea Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro.  Stein Golf Design participated in the largest phase of the renovation, reconstructing 4 greens and several bunkers on the "beach side" of this well known design within the city limits of Rio de Janeiro.

The Bandon Preserve has become one of the most popular amenities of the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.  Built in 2011, with Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw as chief architects, this 13 hole par three golf course can be enjoyed by all skill levels. 

I was fortunate to return to the resort and work as an intern under Bill Coore and Dave Zinkand, helping to mould the golf course from clearing to grassing.  This was one of my most memorable and rewarding experiences of my career from very early on.

In 2012, Stein Golf Design was commissioned for its first international project as lead shaper at the Fasano hotel in Punta del Este, Uruguay.  This challenging 9 hole track is situated across gentle rolling terrain in clear view of a beautiful estuary, filled with dozens of bird species.  The bunkering scheme was intended to reflect the rugged pastoral setting which surrounds the golf course.  Jagged and craggy bunker edges have been created by the ever creeping bermuda grass and heavy rains.  The results are a unique bunker style shaped by Stein Golf Design and morphed by mother nature. 

In 2015, Stein Golf Design was hired by architect Mike DeVries to supervise and re-construct a new design for the practice facility at the Tamarack Golf Club.  The previous driving range had only 8 stations and a tired chipping green.  We expanded the useable area, creating 14 new stations. We also installed a brand new bent grass chipping green with blue grass surrounds.  The project was intended as a test to evaluate a larger bent grass project on this classic Charles Banks Design.

In 2015, Stein Golf Design continued a long term working relationship with Architect Jim Urbina at Bob O' Link.  Jeffrey was brought in to restore the bunkers throughout this 1916 C.H. Alison layout.  A true classic design from golf's golden age, the golf course features some of the largest collection of bunkers and greens anywhere in the United States. 

Stein Golf Design was hired at Fazenda Boa Vista in 2012 by Arnold Palmer Golf Design Co. to create and set the tone for the bunker style of the golf course.  The golf course was finished the following year and opened with excellent reviews, much in part to the patience and diligence of senior architect Thad Llayton.  It can now be said that this Arnold Palmer golf design is certainly one of the best golf courses in all of Brazil.

Working with Jim Wagner and Hanse Golf Design, Jeffrey was brought in to do several special projects for this multi-year renovation project.  The project work was performed over several years from 2013-15' including the driving range, greens expansion, bunker shaping, and drainage.

For this 1921 A.W. Tillinghast restoration, architect Jim Urbina was awarded best private restoration by Golf Magazine in 2014.  Stein Golf Construction was hired to finish shaping bunkers and greens before sodding.  Other responsibilities included supervision and management of multi-year golf course drainage upgrades.

Working in collaboration with Urbina Golf Design since 2011, Jeffrey was hired as lead shaper for this quirky 1925 Devereaux Emmett restoration.  The club is undertaking a multi year effort to restore all greens and bunkers to their original shapes and locations before the club centenary.

In 2010, the American economy was struggling and new work was scarce.  I then decided to take the opportunity to caddy at the Cape Kidnappers Golf Resort on a world Top 100 golf course designed by Tom Doak.  Later in the year I found a renovation job at the Cromwell Golf Club, there I learned new construction techniques in a totally new environment.  All told, I ended up living in New Zealand for one year and continued learning about golf course design with travels throughout the great courses of the Australian Sandbelt.  It was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.