The Officers

Ernest O. Vossler
Owner / President

Ernie Vossler began his golf career as a member of the high school golf team in Ft. Worth, Texas. Growing up in Ft. Worth, it was natural for Vossler to become acquainted with Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, both of whom wrote letters on his behalf so that he could join the PGA TOUR. As a TOUR member, Ernie won five times between 1955 and 1962. But in 1961, to provide stability for his growing family, he accepted the position as Head Professional at Quail Creek Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City. In 1962, he stopped playing on the TOUR. Ernie remained at Quail Creek for ten years. During that time, he was named PGA Professional of the Year, for outstanding abilities as an operator and teacher. Many of his former students are successful PGA and LPGA TOUR players.

In 1971, with Joe Walser, Jr., Ernie formed Unique Golf Concepts, Inc., to create golf developments. Together they built Marsh Island Golf Club in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, The Cardinal Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Ernie, with knowledge of great golf locations from his years on the PGA TOUR, acquired options for land in La Quinta and Carmel, California. Those properties have become La Quinta Hotel Golf & Tennis Resort and Carmel Valley Ranch.

In 1974, Unique Golf Concepts, Inc. was purchased by Landmark Land Company, Inc. Ernie continued to oversee land acquisition for projects such as PGA WEST, Moreno Valley Ranch and Oak Valley. He was involved in the purchase and expansion of Mission Hills Country Club Developments, which achieved national prominence while he was with Landmark Land Company, Inc., include La Quinta Hotel Golf & Tennis Resort, Mission Hills Country Club, PGA WEST, Oak Tree Golf Club, Oak Tree Country Club, Moreno Valley Ranch, Carmel Valley Ranch, Palm Beach Polo and Country Club and Kiawah Island.

Joe Walser, Jr.
Owner / Executive Vice President

Joe Walser began his golf career as a member of his high school golf team in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, playing on the team that won three straight State High School Championships. Joe graduated from Oklahoma State University and participated on the golf team with a full scholarship. He competed as #1 man on the team winning several conference championships. He won the Oklahoma State Amateur and the Oklahoma Open. He competed on PGA TOUR for two years and decided to leave the TOUR after a wrist injury. Also the responsibility of a wife and three children contributed to the decision. He started his career as a Club Golf Professional for 15 years. He became President of the South Central Section for two consecutive years and represented his section on the PGA of America Board of Directors for two different terms, consisting of 5 years. He also won the Horton Smith Award, a national award for the person recognized as giving the most to the education of fellow professionals.

In 1971, with Ernie Vossler, Joe formed Unique Golf Concepts, Inc. to create golf developments. Together they built Marsh Island Golf Club in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, The Cardinal Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Joe, along with Ernie Vossler, using their knowledge of great locations from their years on the PGA TOUR, acquired options for land in La Quinta and Carmel, California. Those properties have become La Quinta Hotel Golf & Tennis Resort and Carmel Valley Ranch.

In 1974, Unique Golf Concepts, Inc. was purchased by Landmark Land Company, Inc. Joe was Senior Vice President of Landmark Land Company, Inc. for 18 years where he was in charge of all golf operations, golf course design and golf course construction. These courses include PGA WEST in La Quinta, California which has hosted the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic and where the Skins Game was held for 7 years, Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma which hosted the 1994 U.S. Amateur and the 1988 PGA Championships, Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina which hosted the 1991 Ryder Cup matches, La Quinta Hotel Golf Club in La Quinta, California which held the World Cup and Senior Skins Game, Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California which held the World Cup and hosts the Nabisco Dinah Shore, Carmel Valley Ranch, Carmel, California and the Palm Beach Polo Club, Palm Beach, Florida.

From 1992 to 1996, Joe worked for the PGA TOUR as Chief Operating Officer of PGA TOUR Golf Course Properties, Inc. overseeing the operations of 20 Tournament Players Clubs (of which 12 host PGA TOUR events), PGA TOUR Design Services, Inc. and PGA TOUR Construction Services, Inc. Walser also represented the PGA TOUR at all PGA of America Board Meetings.

Johnny Pott
Owner / Senior Vice President, Design & Construction

As a PGA TOUR player from 1957 to 1972, Johnny Pott won five tournaments including the 1968 Bing Crosby National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. He was a three-time member of the Ryder Cup Team and was the NCAA Medallist and part of the NCAA Championship Team for Louisiana State University in 1955.

In 1970, Johnny became involved in golf development as Project Director for Unique Golf Concepts at Marsh Island in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, supervising all aspects of design, construction, marketing and management for the Pete Dye golf course there. He became Marketing Director at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma and the Cardinal Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.

When Landmark Land Company, Inc. acquired Unique Golf Concepts, Inc. in 1974, Johnny became Project Director of Belle Terre Golf Club in La Place, Louisiana. In 1979, he moved to Carmel, California as Project Director at Carmel Valley Ranch.

As PGA WEST neared completion, Johnny was called from Carmel to the desert in California where his presence as Marketing Director at this one-of-a-kind community helped make it an immediate success.

In 1986, after PGA WEST was up and operating, Johnny moved on to become Director of Acquisitions and New Projects. He made the acquaintance of the management at Koll International and brought the consulting role for Palmilla Golf Course to Landmark Golf Course Design. In the fall of 1991, Pott took a position as Director of Golf Operations for Koll International in Newport Beach, California. There he supervised the design and construction of the Palmilla Golf Club, a 27-hole facility in Los Cabos, Mexico and the Ocean Course at Cabo Del Sol, the first Jack Nicklaus course in Latin America.

Johnny Pott began his role at Landmark Golf supervising the Paiute Golf Resort, a 72-hole golf project in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pott is currently supervising the Design and Construction division of Landmark Golf.

Andy Vossler
Owner / Vice President

Andy Vossler began his golf career in 1975 as an Assistant Golf Professional at Sugar Creek Country Club in Houston, Texas. After a three-year apprenticeship, he accepted a position with Landmark Land Company and joined his father, Ernie Vossler.

Andy was instrumental in the planning and approval process for the La Quinta Hotel Golf & Tennis Resort, PGA WEST and the acquisition of Mission Hills Country Club. He went on to become the President and Project Director at the La Quinta Hotel Golf & Tennis Resort and Vice President of Landmark Land Company from 1978 to 1992.

In 1988, Andy became the Project Director for several planned communities including the 7,000-acre Oak Valley project in Riverside County, a 1,070-acre project in Sacramento, a 1,050-acre project in San Bernardino County and a 760-acre project in San Bernardino County. He was responsible for all aspects of these projects including design, processing, construction and sales.

Andy Vossler joined Landmark Golf in August 1995 as the Construction Manager for The Plantation project in Indio, California. He is currently a Project Director involved in several projects and issues and working out of the Indian Wells Corporate office.

Steve Barrett
President, Landmark Land Company of Arizona, Inc.

Steve Barrett is the President of Landmark Land Company of Arizona, Inc. and project director for Paradise Ridge, a 2,200 acre master planned community. He is responsible for all aspects of the day to day operation for Landmark and the development of Paradise Ridge. Responsibilities include coordination of all aspects of the Paradise Ridge development plan, governmental permitting process, supervision of land development, golf club and sports club design and development, and management of all aspects of project disposition and operations including contractual negotiations with the Arizona State Land Department of sale/lease terms for disposition of property at auction, and future contractual negotiations with prospective end users.

Mr. Barrett started his Landmark career in 1985 as the Vice President of Landmark Real Estate where he was responsible for monitoring all sales activity, marketing and budgeting. In 1987 Mr. Barrett was the Vice President/Assistant Project Director of Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California. There his responsibilities included real estate, golf planning and development, budgeting, human resource management, coordination of City and County approvals, marketing, monitoring all sales activity, real estate, golf and tennis operations and membership accounts. Prior to being named President, Mr. Barrett was Vice President of Landmark Land Company of Arizona, Inc. and the Project Director of Paradise Ridge from 1989 to 1999. Responsibilities included the coordination, development, and submittal of all work product for the planning permit application to the state of Arizona for the planning and subsequent development of 2,000 acres of Arizona State owned land. Other responsibilities included budgeting, analysis and prospectus for development opportunities in the metropolitan Phoenix area.

Prior to Mr. Barrett's Landmark experience he was the Assistant General Manager and Director of Player Personnel for the New Jersey General's of the United States Football League, and assistant football coach at several major universities for 11 years. In between his athletic career, Mr. Barrett was the District Manager for a major gas company responsible for management, operation and budgeting for 12 plants in Arizona.

Mr. Barrett is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics.

Edward J. Schiller
Vice President of Operations

Edward J. Schiller's career started in 1986, with Landmark Land Company of California, at Mission Hills Country Club, as the Assistant Controller. He was responsible for preparing all financial statements, committee reporting and budgeting analysis for Mission Hills Golf Club. He also designed and implemented a new sales journal procedure and early bird sales recap for management, which is now being used in all Landmark resort and country club facilities.

After managing the installation of the Point of Sales system for the opening of Landmark Land Company's Carmel Valley Ranch Resort and the information system and telecom expansion for the La Quinta Hotel, he served as Systems Manager at La Quinta Hotel where he was responsible for all computer operations at the large resort complex consisting of 640 rooms, 3 championship golf courses, 33 tennis courts and 5 restaurants.

In May of 1992, Ed joined Western Golf Properties as Financial Controller of Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Beach, California and "worked his way up" to Vice President of New Development. While at Western Golf, he was affiliated with such projects in Southern California as Oak Creek in Irvine, The Meadows at Del Mar, and Ocean Trails in Palos Verdes.

With his experience in golf and resort operations, Ed departed from Western Golf to start Schiller Golf Consulting in 1999. As President and Founder of Schiller Golf Consulting, he specialized in all areas of golf operations and development. His consulting services consisted of market feasibility studies, financial plans, business startup plans, computer system evaluations and web page designs.

Ed returned to Landmark in February 2000 as Vice President of Golf Operations.

Ed's educational background includes his degree from the University of Windsor, in Ontario, Canada where he received an Honors Bachelor of Commerce with a Major in Finance and Economics, and Minor in Accounting.

Judy Vossler
Vice President

Judy Vossler began her career in the Coachella Valley in 1980 when she joined the staff of Landmark at La Quinta Hotel, then a 76 room seasonal hotel.

Ms. Vossler served as the General Manager of La Quinta Hotel for 10 years from 1984 through 1993 and was responsible for all operational functions, staffing, expansions, renovations, sales, marketing and community relations as well as interfacing with the golf and tennis facilities of La Quinta Hotel, PGA West and Mission Hills.

During that period of time, she was intricately involved with the design, planning and construction of various remodel and expansion projects at La Quinta Hotel that resulted in a world class 640 rooms/suite full service destination-convention resort.

From 1994 through 1998, Ms. Vossler was employed by KSL Recreation Corporation in community relations and real estate marketing which maintained her close ties to La Quinta Resort and PGA West.

In January 1999, Ms. Vossler rejoined the Landmark team as a Vice President of Landmark Golf. Ms. Vossler served and the Tournament Director of The Skins Game at Landmark Golf Club for four years, 1999-2002. She also manages the Giddings Cup at Landmark Golf Club; it’s a 21 year old senior amateur invitational event for “scratch golfers.”

Throughout her career in the Coachella Valley, Ms Vossler has been actively involved in community development and with many non-profit and charitable organizations. In 1995, La Quinta’s Chamber of Commerce named her “Citizen of the Year.”

Ed Gerlach, ASLA
Director of Design

In support of the senior management team, Ed Gerlach is responsible for the design and planning for all of Landmark's projects.

He joined the Landmark team in 1985. During that period he played a significant role in the design and planning of some of Landmark's most outstanding golf course developments including: Carmel Valley Ranch Resort Lodge, PGA West, Mission Hills North, Moreno Valley Ranch and Oak Valley. Ed left Landmark after the savings and loan debacle in 1992 and rejoined in 1998. Since that time, he has been involved in the design, planning and construction of Landmark Golf Club and Oak Quarry. He is responsible for the design of proposed golf courses at Paradise Ridge and Villages at Ventana.

His experience includes projects of significant scope including international and national projects. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University in 1977 with a bachelor of Landscape Architecture. He is a registered Landscape Architect in California (1986) and Texas (1979). He is well versed in the application of the latest digital technology relating to communicating ideas and concepts relating to golf course development, these include PC computer driven programs AutoCAD 2000 and Corel Draw as well as digital scanners, cameras and printers.