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]
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]