Emily “Missy” Crisp (2012)

Over her successful career, Missy Crisp has been willing to use her knowledge in the fields of education, business, technology, and philanthropy and translate it into a career of service to golf that had helped to elevate and grow the game.

Emily “Missy” Crisp was born and raised in New Jersey. She earned a degree from Vassar College and went on to a 20-year career in teaching. She then turned to a career in technology when she founded Crisp Computing Corporation in 1983 which provided consulting services to businesses and individuals to help them navigate through hardware and software installations. She merged with the Long Island company Admit, where she served as CFO from 1992 to 2010.

Crisp grew up playing golf starting at age 5. She won multiple club championships at her home club of Fisher’s Island, but it was not until later that her passion for golf meshed with her professional career. She served on the board at the US Senior Women’s Golf Association, as well as the Website Administrator and Publications Chair for the Women’s Met Golf Association. Her work with these groups quickly caught the attention of the USGA, where Crisp served on the Executive Committee, in positions including treasurer and secretary, becoming only the second women at that time to become a USGA officer.

Her greatest contribution, however, came as a member of the USGA GHIN Committee. Missy was appointed chair of the committee in 2003 and with her technical background excelled in this role, helping GHIN through a period of great growth and expansion. She also proved to be a valuable member of the USGA Foundation Grants Committee, which directs funding to deserving golf programs across the nation. These include the MGA Foundation’s GOLFWORKS student intern program and The First Tee of Metropolitan New York.

Career, family, hours of service to the game – Missy Crisp has been up to it all.