Jack Daray, Vice President
Golf Course Architect and Site Planner
Education:
Harvard University BBA & MBA; Graduate School of Business Administration, Tulane University.
Affiliations:
Golf Superintendents Association, Southern California Golf Association,USGA, & NGF.
Experience:
1941-1960: Ensign to Captain U.S. Navy. Established Food & Beverage System for the US Navy. 1960-1972:
Co-owner/manager of Mission Hills Golf Club, Northbrook (Chicago), Ill. 1970-1979:
Golf Course Architect and Director of Golf, Branigar Organization, Medinah (Chicago), Ill. Performed feasibility studies and provided course management guidance for 17 major golf course resorts.
1979: Golf Course Architect, Vice-President, Halsey Daray Golf, (HDG).
Mr. Daray Jr., “as a second generation golf course architect” with a Masters in Business Administration, contributes a unique sense of history, design, and the business of golf, to his creative solutions. As owner and manager of a Chicago area golf course, Jack has personal and practical knowledge of golf course development and operations. A former touring pro, he is the son of a founding member of the PGA and American Society of Golf Course Architects.
Mr. Daray's
first major project in California was with his father: the design and construction, in the
1960's, of the Coronado Municipal Golf Course, on land created by dredging the
San Diego Bay. He is Golf Course
Architect for courses in the mid-west and east coast. His designs stem from the
philosophy of providing courses which capture repetitive play, challenge the
golfer without being penal, and are maintenance sensitive.
Mr. Daray’s design techniques
produce golf courses that are financially successful, and enjoyed by both average
and championship players. He is fully experienced in all facets of golf course
management, administration and turf management, and an expert in cost effective
water management systems. As
instructor at the highly recognized San Diego Golf Academy, Jack has taught
golf course design and development, economics, and golf course operations to
aspiring golf pros and future golf course operators.
Four decades of golf course
design experience and a strong business background make Mr. Daray a leading
expert in his profession.