BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Algie M. Pulley, Jr., ASGCA Fellow, died Sept. 21, 2025, near his home in Georgetown, Texas. He was age 85.
A native of Petersburg, Virginia, Pulley earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia, where he captained the golf team, and later studied Turf Management at the University of Maryland. He served severalyears as a Lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard and spent nearly six decades in the golf industry, in development, design, management and planning golf courses and support facilities.
Pulley’s stated belief was that “The focus in golf course design should be building positive human relationships through golf by establishing a pleasant, positive attitude beginning with the management staff and carried out by all employees.” Aware of the changing times and needs in the golf industry, Pulley put forth innovative solutionsand called upon a host of specialists in all areas of creation and operation of a golf course to do so.
A client described Pulley this way: “One seldom meets a professional in any field with such an abundance of ability, background and dedication. He was a tireless and loyal worker and an outstanding golfer and golf course architect.”
Golf course designed by Pulley include: Chardonnay Golf Course, Napa, California; Sky Valley Golf Course,Vallejo, California; Moraga Country Club, Moraga, California; and Prince George’s Country Club (with Arnold Palmer, ASGCA Fellow), Mitchellville, Maryland.
Pulley became an ASGCA member in 1974 and became a Fellow in 2011. He is survived by his wife, Gayle.
ASGCA Background
Founded in 1946 by Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones and 12 other leading architects, the American Society ofGolf Course Architects is a non-profit organization comprised of experienced golf course designers located throughout North America. Members have completed a rigorous application process that includes the peer review of representative golf courses. ASGCA members are able to counsel in all aspects of golf course design and remodeling and comprise many of the great talents throughout the golf industry.
For more information about ASGCA, including a current list of members, visit http://www.asgca.org or call (262) 786-5960.