Following graduation with honors and a degree in landscape architecture from Arizona in 1981, Charlton joined RTJ II. He honed his skills under Robert Trent Jones, Jr.’s tutelage and has grown into a highly respected architect in his own right. Charlton is a member of the executive committee of the prestigious American Society of Golf Course Architects, and was the organization’s president in 2008/2009. Charlton’s body of work with the RTJ II team is as remarkable as it is global, and has won countless awards and accolades. His more than 50 designs include Trans Strait Golf Club and Yalong Bay Golf Club in China; The Marshes Golf Club in Canada; Skjoldenæsholm Golf Center in Denmark; Bjaavann Golfklubb and Holtsmark Golf Club in Norway; and Sky Hill Jeju Country Club in South Korea. He has also designed courses in Australia, South America, and Japan. Charlton’s domestic creations include Arizona National Golf Club in Arizona; The Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe and Rancho San Marcos Golf Course in California; Raven Golf Club at Sandestin in Florida; Osprey Meadows at Tamarack Resort in Idaho; Prairie Landing Golf Club and ThunderHawk Golf Club in Illinois; Southern Highlands Golf Club in Nevada; Chambers Bay in Washington; and University Ridge Golf Course in Wisconsin.