# List of golf courses designed by Old Tom Morris

Old Tom Morris (16 June 1821 – 24 May 1908) designed or remodelled about 75 golf courses throughout his life in the British Isles, including The Open Championship courses of Prestwick, the Old Course at St Andrews, Muirfield, Royal Portrush, and Carnoustie. GolfPass has said that "You could make an argument that Old Tom Morris is the greatest golf course architect who ever lived".

## Career

Morris started designing golf courses whilst working at Carnoustie, when he was employed as an apprentice to Allan Robertson. Many of the courses that he subsequently designed have since been remodelled, but not all of them. In 1850, Allan Robertson initially designed the Carnoustie Golf Links, Old Tom Morris remodelled and extended it to a full 18 holes in the early 1870s. Carnoustie's only surviving Morris hole is the par 5 6th hole, previously known as "Long", it was officially renamed on 24 September 2003 as "Hogan’s Alley" by the 1999 Open Championship winner at Carnoustie Paul Lawrie in honour of Ben Hogan's victory at the same course in The Open in 1953.
He also laid out The Himalayas, 9-hole putting course in St Andrews in 1867 for the St Andrews Ladies Golf Club. It lies next to the Old Course, north of the Swilcan Burn. It is thought that it was the first minigolf or 'miniature links' course in the world, and it's now both a 9-hole and 18-hole putting course.
Morris introduced many of the greenskeeping techniques that are still used today, including:
* He standardised the length of a golf course to 18 holes.
* The first to use a lawn mower to cut putting greens.
* He is said to have accidentally discovered the benefits of routinely dressing the tops of greens with sand to improve the density and uniformity of the putting turf, when he accidentally spilled a wheelbarrow full of sand onto a green.
* Using fertilisers, lime, sulfates, and compost to improve the growth of the turf.
* Using drainage and irrigation to improve linksland golf courses, by digging shallow wells at each green for irrigation and with making minor drainage improvements to bunkers.
* The first strategic design of hazards such that hazards could work as markers so that players could plan their play around them. Before his time, hazards, such as bunkers, were left alone. Morris began managing the state of these hazards.
* Yardage markers, which tell golfers how far they are from the green. The markers can indicate that they are for example 200 yards, 150 yards, or 100 yards from the green.
* The first tee boxes, also known as the teeing area. Before his time, golfers would tee off for the next hole from the green they had just played.

## Golf courses designed by Old Tom Morris

    Denotes that the course is on the current Open Championship rota
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    — Denotes that there is no corroborating evidence to suggest that any other architect was involved in designing the golf course
| Country | Golf Club (golf course) | Location | Other architects |
| Scotland | Alyth Golf Club | Alyth | James Braid |
| Scotland | Anstruther Golf Club | Anstruther | — |
| Scotland | Arbroath Golf Links | Elliot | Willie Fernie, James Braid |
| Scotland | Askernish Golf Club | Askernish | Martin Ebert |
| Scotland | Bridge of Allan Golf Club | Bridge of Allan | — |
| Scotland | Callander Golf Club | Callander | Willie Fernie |
| Scotland | Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship) | Carnoustie | Allan Robertson, James Braid, James Wright |
| Scotland | Crail Golfing Society (Balcomie Links) | Crail | — |
| Scotland | Crieff Golf Club (Ferntower) | Crieff | Robert Simpson, James Braid, John Stark |
| Scotland | Cruden Bay Golf Club (Championship Course) | Cruden Bay | Archie Simpson, Tom Simpson, Herbert Fowler |
| Scotland | Cruden Bay Golf Club (St Olaf Course) | Cruden Bay | Archie Simpson, Tom Simpson, Herbert Fowler |
| Scotland | Cullen Links Golf Club | Cullen | Charlie Neaves |
| Scotland | Dunbar Golf Club | Dunbar | Ben Sayers, James Braid |
| Scotland | Dunkeld and Birnam Golf Club | Dunkeld | — |
| Scotland | Forfar Golf Club | Forfar | James Braid |
| Scotland | Glasgow Golf Club | Bearsden | James Braid, Dave Thomas |
| Scotland | The Golf House Club | Elie | — |
| Scotland | Helensburgh Golf Club | Helensburgh | Tom Turnbull, James Braid |
| Scotland | Kinghorn Golf Club | Kinghorn | Willie Fernie |
| Scotland | King James VI Golf Club | Perth | — |
| Scotland | Kingussie Golf Club | Kingussie | Harry Vardon |
| Scotland | Kirkcaldy Golf Club | Kirkcaldy | — |
| Scotland | Ladybank Golf Club | Ladybank | — |
| Scotland | Lanark Golf Club | Lanark | George Sayers, James Braid |
| Scotland | Leslie Golf Club | Leslie | — |
| Scotland | Leven Links Golf Course | Leven | — |
| Scotland | Luffness New Golf Club | Aberlady | — |
| Scotland | Lundin Golf Club | Lundin Links | James Braid |
| Scotland | Machrihanish Golf Club (Championship) | Machrihanish | Charles Hunter, John Henry Taylor, Guy Campbell |
| Scotland | Montrose Golf Links | Montrose | Willie Park Jr., Harry Colt |
| Scotland | Moray Golf Club (old course) | Lossiemouth | — |
| Scotland | Muirfield | Gullane | Harry Colt, Tom Simpson |
| Scotland | Nairn Dunbar Golf Club | Nairn | James Braid |
| Scotland | Nairn Golf Club | Nairn | Archie Simpson, James Braid, Ben Sayers, Mackenzie & Ebert |
| Scotland | Newtonmore Golf Club | Newtonmore | Tom Watson, Tom Turnbull |
| Scotland | North Berwick Golf Club (The West Links) | North Berwick | Unknown, David Strath, Ben Sayers, C. K. (Cecil Key) Hutchison |
| Scotland | North Inch Golf Course | Perth | — |
| Scotland | Panmure Golf Club | Barry | James Braid |
| Scotland | Prestwick Golf Club | Prestwick | — |
| Scotland | The Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh | Barnton, Edinburgh | Willie Park Jr., James Braid, Mackenzie Ross |
| Scotland | Royal Dornoch Golf Club | Dornoch | John Henry Taylor, George Duncan |
| Scotland | Scotscraig Golf Club | Tayport | James Braid |
| Scotland | St Andrews Ladies’ Putting Club (The Himalayas) | St Andrews | — |
| Scotland | St Andrews Links (Jubilee Course) | St Andrews | John Angus, Willie Auchterlonie, Donald Steel |
| Scotland | St Andrews Links (New Course) | St Andrews | William Hall Blyth |
| Scotland | St Andrews Links (Old Course) | St Andrews | Unknown, Allan Robertson, Martin Hawtree |
| Scotland | Stirling Golf Club | Stirling | Henry Cotton, Howard Swan, Willie Fernie, James Braid |
| Scotland | Strathpeffer Spa Golf Club | Strathpeffer | Willie Park Jr., Tom Vardon |
| Scotland | Tain Golf Club | Tain | — |
| Scotland | Tarland Golf Club | Tarland | — |
| Scotland | Thornhill Golf Club | Thornhill | — |
| Scotland | The West Kilbride Golf Club | West Kilbride | James Braid |
| England | Cleeve Hill Golf Course | Cheltenham | Alister MacKenzie |
| England | Cleveland Golf Club | Redcar | Harry Colt, Donald Steel |
| England | Dewsbury District Golf Club | Mirfield | Ted Ray, Peter Alliss, Dave Thomas |
| England | Kendal Golf Club | Kendal | Harry Vardon, Tom Vardon, John Henry Taylor |
| England | Kettering Golf Club | Kettering | Mackenzie & Ebert |
| England | Kirby Muxloe Golf Club | Kirby Muxloe | Simon Gidman |
| England | Lindrick Golf Club | Anston | Tom Dunn, Willie Park Jr., Alister MacKenzie |
| England | Mitcham Golf Club | Mitcham | Tom Dunn |
| England | Newcastle United Golf Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | — |
| England | Northampton Golf Club | Harlestone | Cameron Sinclair, Donald Steel, Willie Park, Jr., James Braid |
| England | Royal Cromer Golf Club | Cromer | James Braid, John Henry Taylor |
| England | Royal North Devon Golf Club | Westward Ho! | Herbert Fowler |
| England | Wallasey Golf Club | Wallasey | James Braid, John Henry Taylor, Sandy Herd, Harold Hilton, Fred Hawtree |
| England | Warkworth Golf Club | Warkworth | — |
| England | West Herts Golf Club | Croxley Green | John Henry Taylor, Alister MacKenzie, Harry Colt |
| Northern Ireland |
| Northern Ireland | Royal County Down Golf Club (Annesley Links) | Newcastle | Donald Steel, Mackenzie & Ebert |
| Northern Ireland | Royal County Down Golf Club (Championship Links) | Newcastle | George L. Baillie, Harry Vardon, Harry Colt, Donald Steel |
| Northern Ireland | Royal Portrush Golf Club | Portrush | Harry Colt, Mackenzie & Ebert |
| Republic of Ireland | Lahinch Golf Club | Lahinch | Charles Gibson, Alister MacKenzie, Martin Hawtree |
| Republic of Ireland | Rosapenna Golf Links (Old Tom Morris Links) | Downings | James Braid, Harry Vardon, Harry Colt, Pat Ruddy |
| Isle of Man | Castletown Golf Links | Derbyhaven | Mackenzie Ross |
| Isle of Man | King Edward Bay Golf Club | Douglas | — |
| Isle of Man | Ramsey Golf Club | Ramsey | George Lowe, James Braid, Steve Marnoch |
| Wales | Pwllheli Golf Club | Pwllheli | James Braid |

### Open Championship courses designed by Old Tom Morris

* Carnoustie Golf Links
* Muirfield Links
* Prestwick Golf Links
* Old Course at St Andrews Links
* Royal Portrush Links