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- 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: * 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 * 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: * * Northwood Club * * * * 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. 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. (en)
- 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: * * Northwood Club * * * * (en)
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