Jo Morse
Josephine Gould Morse was an American bridge player from Tucson, Arizona.
Jo Morse was born and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts. She briefly lived in Miami, Florida in her teens and then moved to Washington, DC where she graduated from McKinley Technology High School. While in Washington she met Jack Morse, who was also from the Boston area. They married in Beacon Hill in April, 1951. She lived in the Washington DC area, Tucson, Arizona and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida before moving to Boise, Idaho in 2019. She died in Boise on May 21, 2025 at the age of 93.
Bridge accomplishments
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Whitehead Women's Pairs 1983
- * Nail Life Master Open Pairs 2003
- * Machlin Women's Swiss Teams 1991, 1998
- * Wagar Women's Knockout Teams 1973, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1986
- * Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams 1990
Runners-up
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Machlin Women's Swiss Teams 1985
- * Wagar Women's Knockout Teams 1980, 1988, 1989, 1991
- * Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams 1999
- * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match 1973, 2008