Jay Morrish (c. 1936 – March 2, 2015) was an American golf course designer. He graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Landscape and Nursery Management. In 1964, he taught Horticulture at that university while pursuing graduate degrees.
Career
Morrish served a four-year apprenticeship with Robert Trent Jones, and subsequently two years with George Fazio.
From 1972–1982, he worked for Jack Nicklaus as a member of his golf course design support staff.[2] In 1983, Morrish left the Nicklaus organization and formed a partnership with PGA Tour professional Tom Weiskopf. The Morrish/Weiskopf partnership resulted in the design or updating of more than twenty golf courses. Carter Morrish, Jay Morrish's son, joined in 1998 to form Jay Morrish and Associates in 1988 where they designed the 2 courses at Boulders Resort & Spa. Pine Canyon Club Golf Course was the last golf course Morrish designed.[3]
Morrish was a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, and was president of that body from 2002–2004. In 2007, Morrish was inducted into the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Columbine Country Club. He died at the age of 78 on March 2, 2015.[4]
Courses designed
The following is a partial list of courses designed by Jay Morrish:
- OD denotes courses for which Morrish is the original designer
- R denotes courses reconstructed by Morrish
- A denotes courses for which Morrish made substantial additi
- E denotes courses that Morrish examined and on the construction of which he consulted
| Name | Contribution | Year Built | City / Town | State / Province / Prefecture | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoal Greek GC | OD | 1977 | Birmingham | Alabama |  United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Boulders R&S Scottsdale | OD | 1984 | Carefree | Arizona | United States |
North Course (built 1985), South Course (built 1984), with Carter Morrish |
| Desert Highlands GC | OD | 1984 | Scottsdale | Arizona | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Forest Highlands GC[5] | OD | 1986[6] | Flagstaff | Arizona | United States |
private, with Tom Weiskopf |
| Pine Canyon Club | OD | 2004 | Flagstaff | Arizona | United States |
private, with Carter Morrish |
| TPC Scottsdale[5] | OD | 1986 | Scottsdale | Arizona | United States |
with Tom Weiskopf |
| Troon North GC[5] | OD | 1990[7] | Scottsdale | Arizona | United States |
Monument and Pinnacle Courses, with Tom Weiskopf |
| Bear Creek GC | OD | 1982 | Murrieta | California | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Marbella CC | OD | 1989 | San Juan Capistrano | California | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Blackstone CC[5] | OD | 2007[8] | Aurora | Colorado | United States |
private, with Tom Weiskopf |
| Castle Pines GC | OD | 1981[9] | Castle Rock | Colorado | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Colorado National GC | OD | 2003[10] | Erie | Colorado | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus, originally named Vista Ridge GC[11] |
| CC of the Rockies | OD | 1984 | Edwards | Colorado | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Sonnenalp Club | OD | 1980[12] | Edwards | Colorado | United States |
private, with Bob Cupp[13] |
| The Club at Ravenna | OD | 2006[14] | Littleton | Colorado | United States |
private, with Jack Nicklaus |
| Bear's Paw CC | OD | 1980 | Naples | Florida | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Sailfish Point CC | OD | 1981 | Stuart | Florida | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Walden Lake G&CC | OD | 1978 | Plant City | Florida | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Annandale GC | OD | 1981 | Madison | Mississippi | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| CC of St. Albans | OD | 1981 | St. Albans | Missouri | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| CC at Muirfield Village | OD | 1982 | Dublin | Ohio | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Double Eagle Club | OD | 1992[15] | Galena | Ohio | United States |
with Tom Weiskopf |
| Muirfield Village GC | OD | 1974[16] | Dublin | Ohio | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Lochinvar GC | OD | 1980 | Houston | Texas | United States |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| Northwood Club[5] | R/A | 1946 | Dallas | Texas | United States |
with Tom Weiskopf, redesigned in 1990[17] |
| Glen Abbey GC | OD | 1976 | Oakville | Ontario |  Canada |
with Jack Nicklaus |
| New St. Andrews GC | OD | 1976 | Ōtawara | Tochigi |  Japan |
with Jack Nicklaus |
References
- ^ "ticstream.lib.msu.edu: Jay Morrish Bio". Michigan State University Libraries. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Golf Courses by Jay Morrish". Turfgrass Information Center at Michigan State University.
- ^ Doherty, Patricia. "The Best Arizona Golf Courses for Expert Design and Stunning Views". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Golf-course architect Morrish dies at age 78". Golf Channel. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Golf Courses Designed by Jay Morrish". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12.
- ^ "https://fhgc.com/: Forest Highlands-Canyon Course".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "https://www.troon.com: Troon North Golf Course".
- ^ "http://www.golfcolorado.com: Blackstone Country Club".
- ^ "https://castlepinesgolfclub.club/: Castle Pines Golf Club".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "https://www.golfpass.com: Into the great wide open in Erie: Colorado National Golf Club offers true 'prairie' golf near Denver".
- ^ "https://www.golfpass.com: Into the great wide open in Erie: Colorado National Golf Club offers true 'prairie' golf near Denver".
- ^ "https://sonnenalpclub.com: A Golfer's Paradise".
- ^ "https://www.coloradogolfhalloffame.org/: Jay Morrish".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "https://www.golfingcolorado.com: Golf Course Information".
- ^ "https://linksmagazine.com/: Double Eagle Club".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "https://www.golfpass.com: Golf courses by the decade: a timeline of the evolution of architecture".
- ^ "https://northstar.northwoodclub.org/: Welcome to Northwood Club".
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