Mike Morley

Mike Morley
Personal information
Born	(1946-06-17) June 17, 1946 (age 79) Morris, Minnesota
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting 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
PGA Championship	T15: 1976
U.S. Open	T8: 1980
The Open Championship	DNP

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.

Early life and amateur career

In 1946, Morley was born in Morris, Minnesota. He was raised there and in Minot, North Dakota where his family later moved during his youth.

Morely graduated from high school in La Jolla, California in 1964 and then attended Arizona State University in Tempe and was a two-time first-team All-American on the Sun Devil golf team in 1967 and 1968. ^{[1] [ dead link ]}

Professional career

Morley won a handful of tournaments as a professional, including the satellite 1972 Magnolia State Classic, ^{[2] [3]} and the 1977 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open; ^{[4] [5]} both events were opposite major championships. 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 was a tie for eighth at the U.S. Open in 1980 at Baltusrol. ^{[6] [ dead link ]}

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. ^[5] 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. ^[7] Most of the courses Morley has designed are in Minnesota.

Personal life

Morely lives in Minot, North Dakota. ^{[8] [ dead link ]}

Awards and honors

• In 1967 and 1968, Morley earned first-team All-American honors at Arizona State University. ^{[1] [ dead link ]}
• In 1977, Morley was inducted into the North Dakota Golf Hall of Fame. ^[9]
• Morley is a member of the Arizona State University Hall of Fame. ^{[10] [ dead link ]}
• In 2002, Morley was voted "Mr. Golf" by the Minnesota Golf Association.

Amateur wins

• mid-1960s Two North Dakota State Amateur Opens

Professional wins (11)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	July 10, 1977	Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open	68-69-64-66=267	−17	2 strokes	Bob Murphy, Victor Regalado

Source: ^[11]

Other regular wins (9)

• 1972 Magnolia State Classic
• 1973 Shreveport Open, North Dakota Open ^[12]
• 1975 Minnesota State Open ^[13]
• 1978 North Dakota Open ^[12]
• 1982 Minnesota State Open ^[13]
• 1983 Minnesota State Open, ^[13] Arizona Open
• 1986 Arizona Open

Senior wins (1)

• 2003 Minnesota Senior Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1967	1978	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981
Masters Tournament	CUT										48	CUT			CUT
U.S. Open										T14	T27	60		T8	CUT
PGA Championship									47	T15	T44	T42		T46	T61

Note: Morley never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

See also

• Fall 1969 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

References

1. "Arizona State Men's Golf All-Americans". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
2. "Mike Morley has four-stroke lead in Magnolia golf". Florence Times. Alabama. Associated Press. April 9, 1972. p. 34.
3. "Morley takes Magnolia win". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina. Associated Press. April 10, 1972. p. 17.
4. "Mike Morley winner, finally". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. July 11, 1977. p. 4B.
5. "Article from pgatour.com's Life Beyond the Green series". Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved October 16, 2006.
6. "Golf Major Championships".
7. "Biographical information from Danhalldorson.com". Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved October 16, 2006.
8. "A Golfer's Life". Minnesota Golfer online. Retrieved October 16, 2006.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "Hall of Fame". North Dakota Golf Association. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
10. "Hall of Fame: men's golf". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
11. "Mike Morley PGA TOUR Player Profile, Stats, Bio, Career". www.pgatour.com. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
12. "Bobcat North Dakota Open - Bobcat Company". www.bobcat.com. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
13. "Minnesota State Open Championship – Past Champions". PGA of America – Minnesota section. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

External links

• Mike Morley at the PGA Tour official site
• Arizona State University Athletics