Heritage Links promotes new vp of strategic planning

Doug Wright

Heritage Links, a golf course construction company based in Houston, promoted Doug Wright to vice president of strategic planning. Wright, who joined the firm in 2012, previously served as project manager.

Wright will be responsible for overseeing and improving new and existing strategies to develop business and manage projects effectively. His role includes identifying and evaluating new business opportunities, cultivating relationships with architects and clients, participating in project estimating and reviewing project bids and proposals. The position also entails the overall supervision of projects to ensure their profitable and successful completion, with a focus on problem solving. Wright additionally will direct effective marketing tools, social media and advertising decisions for Heritage Links.

Wright has been a student of golf course design, construction and maintenance since the age of 18, and he has held professional positions in all three of these respective areas of the golf industry.

Wright was awarded the winning design in LINKS Magazine’s first annual design contest, being selected from more than 1,100 entries. Among his other talents, he is a notable landscape photographer whose work has been featured in magazines, as well as the marketing materials for various golf courses.

Wright is a graduate of Lehigh University where he earned a bachelor’s in civil engineering.

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