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.

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 working on the following golf courses:[1]

  • Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi, 1981
  • Bear Creek Golf Club, Murrieta, California, 1982
  • Bear's Paw Country Club, Naples, Florida, 1980
  • Castle Pines, Colorado
  • Colorado National, Colorado
  • Country Club at Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio, 1982
  • Country Club of St. Albans, St. Albans, Missouri, 1981
  • Country Club of the Rockies, Edwards, Colorado, 1984
  • Desert Highlands Golf Club, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1984
  • Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, 1976
  • Lochinvar Golf Club, Houston, Texas, 1980
  • Marbella Country Club, San Juan Capistrano, California, 1989
  • Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
  • New St. Andrews Golf Club, Japan, 1976
  • Ravenna, Littleton, Colorado
  • Sailfish Point Country Club, Stuart, Florida, 1981
  • Shoal Greek Golf Club, Birmingham, Alabama, 1977
  • Walden Lake Golf & Country Club, Plant City, Florida, 1978

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 including:

Son Carter Morrish 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Golf Courses by Jay Morrish". Turfgrass Information Center at Michigan State University.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Golf Courses Designed by Jay Morrish". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12.
  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.
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