Mike Morley

Mike Morley
Personal information
Born	June 17, 1946 (1946-06-17) (age 65) Morris, Minnesota
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Minot, North Dakota
Career
College	Arizona State University
Turned professional	1969
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	48th: 1977
U.S. Open	T8: 1980
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	T15: 1976

Mike Morley (born June 17, 1946) is an American golf course architect and a former professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour for 14 years.

Morley was born in Morris, Minnesota. He was raised there and in Minot, North Dakota where his family later moved during his youth. He attended Arizona State University and was a two-time first-team All-American on the golf team in 1967 and 1968.

Morley won a handful of tournaments as a professional including the 1972 Magnolia State Classic and the 1977 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open.^[1] He had a great deal of success at the Bing Crosby Pro-Am finishing in the top-10 four times including a solo 2nd in 1976. His best finish in a major championship was T8 in the 1980 U.S. Open.^[2]

After losing his PGA Tour card in 1984, Morley played on an Asian Tour for two or three years. When he retired as a Tour professional, Morley first tried selling real estate in Arizona, but found that golf course architecture and design was the business that he wanted to pursue.^[1] Early in this phase of his career, he worked for Tom Watson's firm. Today he is a partner in a golf course architecture and design business with fellow former PGA Tour golfer Dan Halldorson.^[3] Most of the courses Morley has designed are in Minnesota.

Morley was inducted into the North Dakota Golf Hall of Fame in 1977. He is also a member of the Arizona State University Hall of Fame. He was voted Mr. Golf for 2002 by the Minnesota Golf Association. He lives in Minot, North Dakota.^[4]

Amateur wins

• mid-1960s Two North Dakota State Amateur Opens

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runners-up
1	Jul 10, 1977	Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open	-17 (68-69-64-66=267)	2 strokes	Bob Murphy, Victor Regalado

Other wins

• 1972 Magnolia State Classic
• 1973 Shreveport Open
• 1975 Minnesota State Open
• 1982 Minnesota State Open
• 1983 Minnesota State Open, Arizona Open
• 1986 Arizona Open
• Two North Dakota Opens

Senior wins (non-Champions Tour events)

• 2003 Minnesota Senior Open

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Article from pgatour.com's Life Beyond the Green series". http://www.pgatour.com/u/ce/multi/0,1977,3246142,00.html. Retrieved 16 October 2006. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=232. 
3. ^ "Biographical information from Danhalldorson.com". http://www.danhalldorson.com/design.html. Retrieved 16 October 2006. 
4. ^ "A Golfer's Life". Minnesota Golfer online. http://www.mngolfer.com/content/article.cfm?ContentFile=ON03_103_1x2.htm. Retrieved 16 October 2006. 

External links

• Mike Morley at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Morley, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	June 17, 1946
Place of birth	Morris, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death