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Meet the Team
Robert McNeil, Northeast Golf Company Owner
Robert McNeil is the President and Principal Architect of The Northeast Golf Company, the McNeil Design Collaborative, and MDC Global Golf.
Robert has committed his life to the game of golf since swinging his mother’s old wooden-shafted 9-iron in Massachusetts at 8 years old. At 14, he became a member of the highly regarded Whitinsville Golf Club in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, considered by many aficionados as one of the top 9-hole layouts in the world. At WGC, he honed his game, his affinity for 9-hole layouts, and laid the foundation for a career in golf course design.
Since then, Robert has followed a path of achievement combining quality education and invaluable hands-on experience. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Bryant College (now University) and a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from Ohio State University. At Ohio State, he created his own academic program specializing in golf course design, working within the Agronomy, Engineering, Urban Planning, and Landscape Architecture Departments. Both degree programs were essential in establishing the proper knowledge base for practicing effective business management and creative golf course design principles.
Realizing the importance of understanding successful construction and maintenance practices and techniques, Robert spent three years at New Albany Country Club, a 27-hole Jack Nicklaus signature course in New Albany, Ohio. During this time, Robert assisted in the execution of a number of construction and maintenance projects, from the course’s inception through grand opening.
Robert then joined Keith Foster Golf Course Design, assisting in the development and preparation of design documentation, construction specifications, and client communications on numerous award-winning projects throughout the United States, including Haymaker in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and Texas Star in the Dallas-metro area.
Recognizing that it lies within the spirited history and traditions of design that new creations can be found, Robert has made a devoted commitment to returning to the classic courses of the United States and British Isles to research and study the features and forms that define the classic style.
For over 20 years as Principal and President of The McNeil Design Collaborative, The Northeast Golf Company, and MDC Global Golf, Robert has worked on over 150 golf projects ranging from new course design, municipal layouts, private club renovations, historic restorations, and resort designs.
His work includes award-winning designs at the private Club at River Oaks in Sherman, CT, Rockleigh Golf Course for Bergen County, NJ, the Casino Resort Course- Mohegan Sun Golf Club in Connecticut, and Sun Garden Golf Club in Cluj, Romania. His newest design…The Preserve at Boulder Hills in Wyoming, RI, a one-of-a-kind 18-hole executive layout set within a sprawling 1000-acre sporting retreat, received the Design Excellence Award from the ASGCA.
Robert is a Member of the prestigious American Society of Golf Course Architects.
Billy McNeil, Director of Operations
*Billy is transitioning out of his role over the remainder of the 2026 season following a serious life occurrence. He will no longer be the on-site manager and will conduct all work from a remote setting.
"It has been an absolute honor serving the guests of the East Bay community. I am confident what has been created will sustain and am overwhelmed with emotion as this transition takes place. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my lifetime, and I will certainly miss being a direct part of things at Bristol Golf Park. I intend to remain involved in some capacity while Bristol Golf Park remains under my family's operations. Thank you to all who have supported us. Play the Park!"
Drew Brown, Operations Coordinator
Drew is a fresh face for Bristol Golf Park and the Northeast Golf Company, entering the role as Operations Coordinator in May of 2024. Drew has been surrounded by golf growing up in Massachusetts, caddying at Dedham Country and Polo Club, and decided to pursue a career in golf for his future.
After graduating from Walpole High School in 2020, Drew attended the University of South Carolina, majoring in Sport and Entertainment Management. Drew dove head first into the golf industry in all facets, working in merchandising operations at the Masters from 2022-2024, interning with the USGA as a short-term operations intern for the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, MA, and working as a server in the Green Mile Club at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, NC for the 2022 President’s Cup.
Drew has the opportunity to grow and develop his career with the Northeast Golf Company, working at BGP, and offers a fresh perspective on the golf industry as a recent college graduate.
