Rocky Roquemore
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William "Rocky" Roquemore, born August 10, 1948, is an international golf course designer with courses in Portugal, Scotland, France, Venezuela, Columbia and the Caribbean, as well as the across the US. He was owner and operator of Canongate Golf Clubs, a set of private golf courses in the Atlanta area, which were subsequently sold to Sequoia Golf LLC. and later ClubCorp.
Roquemore grew up in Lakeland, Georgia. He graduated from Lanier County High School in 1966. He was hired in 1969 as an associate of Joe Lee. Roquemore's first assignment under Lee, was onsite supervisor for the construction of the first three golf courses at Walt Disney World. In 1974 Lee Made him a partner in the firm. During the partnership, the two designed and renovated over 100 golf courses.[1][2] Two of those were chosen as best new course by Golf Digest Magazine, and several other were in the top ten.[citation needed]