Jay Morrish

 ( American Golf Course Architects ) 

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.

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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. 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.

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.

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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

with Jack Nicklaus

North Course (built 1985), South Course (built 1984), with Carter Morrish

with Jack Nicklaus

private, with Tom Weiskopf

private, with Carter Morrish

with Tom Weiskopf

Monument and Pinnacle Courses, with Tom Weiskopf

with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus

private, with Tom Weiskopf

with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus, originally named Vista Ridge GC

with Jack Nicklaus

private, with Bob Cupp

private, with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus

with Tom Weiskopf

with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus

with Carter Morrish

with Tom Weiskopf, redesigned in 1990

with Jack Nicklaus

with Jack Nicklaus

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External links

• Traditional Classic Golf Course Design by Morrish & Assoc.
• Jay Morrish Courses Built from World Golf
• Jay Morrish profile
• American Society of Golf Course Architects profile

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