Michael Morris is a Certified Golf Course Superintendent (retired) and has been the Director of Golf Course and Facilities at Crystal Downs Country Club since 1987—beginning his career there as an intern in 1986. Crystal Downs was designed by Alister MacKenzie and constructed by Perry Maxell in the late 1920s and is consistently rated as one of the top golf courses in the world. Crystal Downs is certified by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System and the Michigan Environmental Stewardship Program.    

Morris received a BA, an MA in English, and a certificate in Turfgrass Management from Michigan State University. He achieved and sustained the Certified Golf Course Superintendent designation from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America for 25 years. He has been an instructor and speaker, specifically addressing green speed and putting green management, for GCSAA at regional and national events, and has taken a seminar to Canada and Sweden. Morris currently teaches an online class for Greenkeeper University, titled “Mastering Management and Communication Skills.” In addition, he has authored several articles for Golf Course Management.