International Expertise - Local Knowledge!

Co-founders Jon Morrow and Al Tikkanen founded MorrowTikkanen in 2004 while collaborating on the award-winning Red Mountain Golf Club's design and building.

An extensive background in all facets of golf course design, renovation, supervision, and construction gives us the unique ability to bridge the gap between international and local golf design and construction firms.

Extensive exposure to the diverse range of climatic, agronomic, cultural, and environmental conditions in Asia gives us an unmatched local and regional database, which we use to produce sound advice for our clients that will save them money.

We have in-depth design expertise in all areas, including planning and building new golf course developments, renovating existing ones, and even designing and building changes to specific holes.

Notable Projects

  • Hole 12 - 16 Re-Design & Construction
    Jon Morrow - Course Designer & Construction Manager
    Client - MBK Public Co Ltd (Listed company on SET)
    20223/2024

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  • Full Course Design & Construction
    Jon Morrow - Course Designer & Construction Manager
    Al Tikkanen - Shaper
    Client - MBK Public Co Ltd (Listed company on SET)
    2004 - 2008

  • Full Course Design & Construction
    Jon Morrow - Course Designer & Construction Manager
    Al Tikkanen - Shaper
    Client - MBK Public Co Ltd (Listed company on SET)
    2004 - 2008

  • Jon Morrow - Course Design & Construction (Selected Holes)
    2013 & 2016

    Jon Morrow - Design Consultant
    2003-2004

  • Al Tikkanen - Co Lead Shaper
    18 hole Ron Garl replica layout
    2010

  • Jon Morrow - Design Consultant (Front 9)
    2002

  • Al Tikkanen - Lead Shaper
    Vijay Singh/IMG Design
    2007/2008

  • Al Tikkanen - Co Designer & Lead Shaper
    2011

  • Al Tikkanen - Consultant and Lead Shaper
    Lee Schmidt Design
    2013/2014

Notable Projects - Pre 2004

  • Al Tikkanen - Lead Shaper
    Ron Garl Design
    1994-1995

  • Al Tikkanen - Lead Shaper
    Dr. Sukitti Design
    1990/1991

  • Al Tikkanen - Co Designer and Lead Shaper
    18 Hole RTJ Jnr/Tom Watson Design
    1987

  • Al Tikkanen - Lead Shaper
    Gary Roger Baird Design
    1988/1989

  • Al Tikkanen - Co-Designer and Lead Shaper
    Pirapon Namatra Co Designer
    1993/1994

  • Al Tikkanen
    Hole 13 - Designed in the Field

  • Jon Morrow

    Designer & Project Manager

    Jon Morrow has been immersed in the game of golf since the age of 9. He played and coached the game of golf at every level and held Director of Golf level positions before embarking on a Course Design career. This broad exposure to the competitive and commercial sides of the game has provided a firm foundation for a career in Golf Course Design.

    Jon represented Wales and Great Britain at Junior, Youth and Senior International levels as a player by the age of 18. Following a successful 4 year Golf Scholarship at Florida State University, USA, Jon returned to the UK to pursue a playing and teaching career.

    In 1994 he opened Asia’s first Gary Player Golf Academy at the prestigious Blue Canyon C.C. in Phuket, Thailand, which he ran for nearly 8 years.

    First hand experience competing in Britain, Europe and the US provided an invaluable database for Great Holes and Courses and the skills required to tame them.

    Coaching beginner golfers on their initial steps on the course and helping students break 100, 90, 80 and even 70 for the first time, allowed him as an instructor to develop a unique empathy with golfers of all levels; an experience few of today’s ‘player/designers’ are ever likely to enjoy. There is perhaps no better education to understand playability in Golf Course Design.

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  • Al Tikkanen

    Head Shaper & Designer

    Al has been in Golf Course Construction for 35 years and has been involved in over 40 courses in 10 countries as Shaper, Consultant and Designer.

    He has worked with an impressive list of blue chip firms, including several years with R.T. Jones Jr. It was ironically his experiences with the Big International Design Houses that confirmed his belief that the ‘Franchise’ method is a recipe for mediocrity in Course Design.

    Al’s unique talent and imagination are truly realised when given the freedom to fine tune the Golf Course Scheme in the Computer Modelling phase and on the ground during Construction proper. His vast experience, creativity, passion for the game and unrivalled shaping ability make him one of the very best ‘On site’ Designers in Golf.