Architect

Desmond Muirhead

English-born American golf course designer who collaborated with Jack Nicklaus on Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. Source

Life
1923–2002
Based in
Newport Beach, USA

Painting: Kooralbyn Valley. Illustration only; the painting is still to come.

On The Golf List

One course credited to Muirhead, best ranked first.

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    Kooralbyn Valley

    QLDKooralbyn Valley · Australia

    Unranked

History

In order, each line from a published source.

  1. 1923

    Desmond Muirhead was born in Norwich, England, in 1923 and studied at Cambridge, the University of British Columbia and the University of Oregon. Source

  2. With Jack Nicklaus he designed Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. Source

  3. The demand created by his American work led to his appointment to design Kooralbyn in Queensland. Source

  4. 1979

    The Kooralbyn course opened for play in October 1979. Source

  5. 2002

    He died at his home in Newport Beach, California, in 2002. Source

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