Since entering the field of golf course architecture in 1964, Rees Jones has since designed or remodeled over 100 golf courses, many of which are widely recognized as being among the best in the game.

After graduating from Yale University in 1963 with a bachelor's degree, Jones began work in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Harvard University School of Design. Shortly after, he began his career as a principal in Robert Trent Jones Inc. In 1974, Jones established Rees Jones, Inc. in his hometown of Montclair, New Jersey and started to develop a reputation as a creator of notable courses. Jones has since continued to build upon this reputation and at the age of 37 was elected president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, the youngest person ever to hold that post.