Glen Echo Country Club

Glen Echo Country Club
View of the clubhouse
Place data
Coordinates:	38 ° 42 '4 "  N , 90 ° 18' 2"  E Coordinates: 38 ° 42 '4 "  N , 90 ° 18' 2"  O
Playable since:	May 25, 1901
Architect:	James Foulis
Par:	71
Length:	6382 yards

The Glen Echo Country Club is a private golf course in Normandy , a suburb of St. Louis . The club was founded by George McGrew and his son-in-law Albert Bond Lambert . Completed in 1901, the course was the first 18-hole golf course in St. Louis and the first golf course west of the Mississippi River .

history

The site was designed by the Scot James Foulis , winner of the US Open in 1896. His brother helped him with the construction.

The opening took place on May 25, 1901, and during the 1904 Summer Olympics the course was a venue for golf competitions . As part of the LPGA Tour , the women's invitational was held on the course in 1954, 1964 and 1970.

Holes

hole Surname par Yards 1 Lilac Way 4th 380 2 The Valley 4th 432 3 Spooks 4th 357 4th Long Drive 5 538 5 Roadway 4th 277 6th The Glen 3 176 7th boomerang 4th 468 8th Alps 5 472 9 Fountain 3 164

hole Surname par Yards 10 Hard scrabble 5 510 11 Hillside 3 244 12 Westward Ho 4th 406 13 echo 4th 353 14th Dewdrop 3 136 15th The Lake 4th 360 16 Punch bowl 4th 434 17th Old hickory 4th 384 18th Sweet home 4th 411

Web links

• Official Homepage (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Jim Healey: Glen Echo Country Club. Accessed December 1, 2019 .