Jay Morrish

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.

Jay Morrish
Born1936
Grand Junction, Colorado,[1] U.S.
Died (aged 78)
Highland Village, Texas, U.S.
Alma materColorado State University (BS)
OccupationArchitect
Projects

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 additions
  • 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 GCOD1977BirminghamAlabama United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Boulders R&S ScottsdaleOD1984CarefreeArizona United StatesNorth Course (built 1985), South Course (built 1984), with Carter Morrish
Desert Highlands GCOD1984ScottsdaleArizona United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Forest Highlands GC[5]OD1986[6]FlagstaffArizona United Statesprivate, with Tom Weiskopf
Pine Canyon ClubOD2004FlagstaffArizona United Statesprivate, with Carter Morrish
TPC Scottsdale[5]OD1986ScottsdaleArizona United Stateswith Tom Weiskopf
Troon North GC[5]OD1990[7]ScottsdaleArizona United StatesMonument and Pinnacle Courses, with Tom Weiskopf
Bear Creek GCOD1982MurrietaCalifornia United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Marbella CCOD1989San Juan CapistranoCalifornia United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Blackstone CC[5]OD2007[8]AuroraColorado United Statesprivate, with Tom Weiskopf
Castle Pines GCOD1981[9]Castle RockColorado United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Colorado National GCOD2003[10]ErieColorado United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus, originally named Vista Ridge GC[11]
CC of the RockiesOD1984EdwardsColorado United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Sonnenalp ClubOD1980[12]EdwardsColorado United Statesprivate, with Bob Cupp[13]
The Club at RavennaOD2006[14]LittletonColorado United Statesprivate, with Jack Nicklaus
Bear's Paw CCOD1980NaplesFlorida United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Sailfish Point CCOD1981StuartFlorida United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Walden Lake G&CCOD1978Plant CityFlorida United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Annandale GCOD1981MadisonMississippi United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
CC of St. AlbansOD1981St. AlbansMissouri United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
CC at Muirfield VillageOD1982DublinOhio United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Double Eagle ClubOD1992[15]GalenaOhio United Stateswith Tom Weiskopf
Muirfield Village GCOD1974[16]DublinOhio United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Lochinvar GCOD1980HoustonTexas United Stateswith Jack Nicklaus
Northwood Club[5]R/A1946DallasTexas United Stateswith Tom Weiskopf, redesigned in 1990[17]
Glen Abbey GCOD1976OakvilleOntario Canadawith Jack Nicklaus
New St. Andrews GCOD1976ŌtawaraTochigi Japanwith Jack Nicklaus

References
  1. "ticstream.lib.msu.edu: Jay Morrish Bio". Michigan State University Libraries. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. "Golf Courses by Jay Morrish". Turfgrass Information Center at Michigan State University.
  3. Doherty, Patricia. "The Best Arizona Golf Courses for Expert Design and Stunning Views". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. "Golf-course architect Morrish dies at age 78". Golf Channel. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. "Golf Courses Designed by Jay Morrish". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12.
  6. "https://fhgc.com/: Forest Highlands-Canyon Course". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  7. "https://www.troon.com: Troon North Golf Course".
  8. "http://www.golfcolorado.com: Blackstone Country Club".
  9. "https://castlepinesgolfclub.club/: Castle Pines Golf Club". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  10. "https://www.golfpass.com: Into the great wide open in Erie: Colorado National Golf Club offers true 'prairie' golf near Denver".
  11. "https://www.golfpass.com: Into the great wide open in Erie: Colorado National Golf Club offers true 'prairie' golf near Denver".
  12. "https://sonnenalpclub.com: A Golfer's Paradise".
  13. "https://www.coloradogolfhalloffame.org/: Jay Morrish". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  14. "https://www.golfingcolorado.com: Golf Course Information".
  15. "https://linksmagazine.com/: Double Eagle Club". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  16. "https://www.golfpass.com: Golf courses by the decade: a timeline of the evolution of architecture".
  17. "https://northstar.northwoodclub.org/: Welcome to Northwood Club". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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