Desmond Muirhead

Gordon Desmond Muirhead (March 23, 1923 – May 2, 2002) was an English-born American golf course designer.

Desmond Muirhead
BornMarch 23, 1923
Norwich, U.K.
DiedMay 2, 2002 (aged 79)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
University of British Columbia
University of Oregon
OccupationGolf course designer
SpouseHelen Muirhead
Children3 daughters

Early life

Desmond Muirhead was born on March 23, 1923, in Norwich, England.[1] He graduated from the University of Cambridge, the University of British Columbia and the University of Oregon.[1]

Career

Muirhead designed many golf courses, including the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.[2] With Jack Nicklaus, he designed Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio.[2]

According to the Honolulu Advertiser, he "became one of the most respected golf course designers" in the United States.[1] An article in Golf Digest suggested that Muirhead "showed chutzpah in drawing inspiration from art, literature and Mother Nature but went off the deep end with fish bunkers and mermaid holes."[3]

Personal life and death

Muirhead had a wife, Helen, and three daughters.[1] They resided in Newport Beach, California, where he died on May 2, 2002.[1]

References
  1. Lum, Curtis (July 30, 2002). "Golf-course designer Desmond Muirhead dead at 79". Honolulul Advertiser. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. "Desmond Muirhead". The Los Angeles Times. May 23, 2002. p. D10. Retrieved April 12, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Whitten, Ron; McLeod, Kagan (September 13, 2010). "Why the lack of innovation?". Golf Digest. Retrieved April 12, 2018.


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