Geoffrey Cornish

Geoffrey St John Cornish
Born	Geoffrey St John Cornish (1914-08-06)August 6, 1914 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died	February 10, 2012(2012-02-10) (aged 97) Amherst, Massachusetts
Occupation	Golf course architect
Nationality	American
Notable works	The Golf Course, Golf Course Design, Eighteen Stakes on a Sunday Afternoon, Classic Golf Design
Notable awards	1981 GCSAA Distinguished Service Award 1982 ASGCA Donald Ross Award 1984 N.G.F. Outstanding Service Award 1991 Metropolitan New York GCSAA John Reid Lifetime Achievement Award 1992 Canadian GCSA John Steel Award 1996 Golf Course Builders Association of America Don Rossi Humanitarian Award 1996 Silver Medal of the British Institute of Golf Course Architects 1996 Canadian Golf Hall of Fame

Geoffrey St John Cornish (August 6, 1914 – February 10, 2012) was a golf course architect, author, and a fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects. He designed over 200 courses, including 9-hole additions, around the world.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Cornish received a bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia and a Master's from the University of Massachusetts, both in agronomy. His interest in golf course architecture was aroused upon graduation in 1935, when he was hired to evaluate soils and find topsoil on the Capilano Golf Club, then under construction in West Vancouver, for Canadian architect Stanley Thompson. Cornish then continued his training for four years with Thompson before becoming Head Greenkeeper at St. Charles Country Club, Winnipeg.

During World War II, Cornish served with the Canadian Army overseas (1941–1945). After the war, he returned to become an associate of Stanley Thompson from 1946-47. This was followed by a five-year association with pioneer turf grass scientist Lawrence S. Dickinson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

During his first years as a designer, Cornish was assisted in artwork and drafting by his wife, the former Carol Burr Gawthrop. He soon established himself as a competent designer, and in 1964 took on a partner, young Penn State graduate William G. Robinson. Robinson moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1977, and established the firm of Cornish and Robinson, Golf Course Designers, Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta. They prepared the publication Golf Course Design: An Introduction, distributed by the National Golf Foundation and used in many GCSAA classes.

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