Getting to Know 2023 CSGA President Brian Morse

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Brian Morse, whose hometown is Merced, is a 1971 graduate of Gonzaga (1971) and later University of West Los Angeles (1977). Today, he is an attorney and civil litigator.

Golf Game: Inconsistent. I’m a long hitter, I’ve got good touch, I putt reasonably well, but I get in trouble off the tee. I feel like if I could quit my day job, I could get down to scratch.  My best score is a 69 at Merced.

Significance of being CSGA President: It means that I have a year of great responsibility. I want to use this year wisely to keep the CSGA’s reputation what it is, and to try and keep it current and move it forward as society changes. We need to keep the CSGA relevant.

Best Part about Volunteering: The people that you work with. The other volunteers. They are just the highest-caliber people on earth. Everyone pulls in the same direction. It’s just great to be a part of. It’s just that good feeling you get when you are a part of, and you want to share it with everyone else.

Greatest Golf Moment: I’d have to say it was teeing off without choking on the very first hole of my first AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Dream Foursome: David Feherty, Roger Maltbie and Gary McCord. I like to laugh.

Role of Golf: Trying to play golf the right way makes you a better person in every way. We don’t always succeed, but I appreciate that every time I am out. There is some lesson to be absorbed, either from observing your own successes and failings, or in observing how someone else does it better or worse. Every time I play, it reinforces what good there is in human beings while enjoying a sporting endeavor. It’s unique from the etiquette, to calling penalties on yourself, it’s a very interesting pursuit. Some people say I couldn’t play golf every day. I’m not so sure I couldn’t stay away from it.

Brian’s wife is Beverly and he has two children, son Matthew and daughter Rachelle.