Michael John Hurdzan
| Michael John Hurdzan | |
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Hurdzan at Erin Hills in August 2011
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| Born |
September 11, 1943 Wheeling, W.Va |
| Residence | Columbus, Ohio |
| Alma mater |
Ohio State University, University of Vermont |
| Occupation | Golf Course Architect |
| Organization | Hurdzan Golf Design (formerly Hurdzan/Fry) |
| Children | Christopher Hurdzan, Ph.D., MBA |
| Awards |
Old Tom Morris Award, 2013 Donald Ross Award, 2007 Don A. Rossi Award, 2002 |
| Website | www.HurdzanGolf.com |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1966 – 1996 |
| Rank |
 Colonel
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| Commands held |
 1990: 2nd POG (TAC) (Airborne) 1988: 2nd Bat., Training Group, 70th Division 1986: 246th POC (TAC) (DS), 360th Bat., 2nd POG 1982: SFC "C", 2nd Bat., 11th SFG (Airborne) 1973: SFOD 5, "C" Co., 2nd Bat., 11th SFG (Airborne) |
| Awards |
 Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal National Defense Service Medal
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Michael John Hurdzan (born September 11, 1943) is an American golf course architect, author, and a retired United States Army Colonel, who served with the United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets). He is a member and past president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), who is noted for designing and renovating many golf courses and clubs, including U.S. Open golf courses.
Hurdzan is a recipient of the Old Tom Morris Award, the Donald Ross Award and the Don A. Rossi Award, the "triple crown" of his profession and an honor he shares only with Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson, Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Rees Jones and, as of 2015, Pete Dye.
Hurdzan was born on September 11, 1943. He studied Turfgrass Management at the Ohio State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in 1966, and earned a master's degree in Plant and Soil Science in 1969 and a Ph.D. in Environmental Plant Physiology in 1974 at the University of Vermont. He later returned to the Ohio State University to study Landscape Architecture, and completed 3 of the 4 years program in 1978. While he was still an undergraduate at Ohio State University, Hurdzan was an Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) student. He later became a commander in the United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets). His unit was prepared to fight in the Vietnam War, but had their orders canceled twice. He received his Certificate of Retirement from the United States Army in 1996; he retired with the rank of a Colonel.
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