Architect
Vern Morcom
Head greenkeeper at Kingston Heath from 1928 to 1967, commissioned to design, remodel or build dozens of courses throughout Australia, including Spring Valley and Rosanna. Source
- Life
- 1900–1976
- Firm
- M.A. Morcom and Son
- Based in
- Melbourne, Australia
Painting: Lonsdale Links. Illustration only; the painting is still to come.
On The Golf List
11 courses credited to Morcom, best ranked first.
- 29Lonsdale Links
VICPoint Lonsdale · Australia
- 35Glenelg
SANovar Gardens · Australia
- 51Spring Valley
VICClayton South · Australia
- 61Curlewis
VICCurlewis · Australia
- 64Sandringham Golf Links
VICCheltenham · Australia
- 73Royal Hobart
TASSeven Mile Beach · Australia
- –Blackwood
SACherry Gardens · Australia
Unranked - –Cobram-Barooga (Old)
NSWBarooga · Australia
Unranked - –Lakes Entrance
VICLakes Entrance · Australia
Unranked - –Leongatha
VICLeongatha South · Australia
Unranked - –Yarra Bend
VICMelbourne · Australia
Unranked
History
In order, each line from a published source.
- 1926
Vern Morcom was working under his father Mick at Royal Melbourne when Alister MacKenzie arrived in 1926. Source
- 1928
He oversaw most of the bunker construction at Kingston Heath, which led to his appointment as its head greenkeeper, a job he held from 1928 to 1967. Source
- 1950
His work while at Kingston Heath included Lonsdale in 1950. Source
His designs included Spring Valley in the early 1950s, Rosanna, Leongatha, the Grange East course in Adelaide, Royal Hobart, Curlewis, Kyneton and Anglesea. Source