Golf Course Architect Floyd Farley Dies at 98

Floyd Farley, a Past President and Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects and member since 1959, died October 1 at his home in Sedona, Ariz. He was 98.

After designing his first course in 1932—Woodlawn Golf Club in Oklahoma City—Farley found he liked the work and went on to design more than one hundred more layouts, most notably Quail Creek Golf and Country Club, Oklahoma City, Okla.; New Mexico State University Golf Course, Las Cruces, N.M.; Holmes Golf Course, Lincoln, Neb.; John Conrad Regional Golf Course, Midwest City, Okla.; and Miracle Hill Golf Course, Omaha, Neb.

Born in 1907 in Kansas City, Mo., Farley began his golf career as a golf professional. He was drafted into the U.S. Army at age 36 in 1944, then returned to golf after serving until the end of the war, winning two Oklahoma PGA championships and the Oklahoma Match Play Open in 1947.

Farley is survived by his daughter, two grandsons and five great-grandchildren. His wife, Betty, followed him in death on October 5.

The family held a private memorial ceremony. Donations in Farley’s name may be made to the Golf Inc. Scholarship Fund, c/o Thornton Wright, Attorney at Law, 9636 North May Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73120.

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