Forest Park Golf Course

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Forest Park Golf Course
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Coordinates 38°38′41″N90°17′48″W / 38.64468°N 90.29675°W / 38.64468; -90.29675 Coordinates: 38°38′41″N90°17′48″W / 38.64468°N 90.29675°W / 38.64468; -90.29675
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Established1912
TypeMunicipal
Total holes27
Website forestparkgc.com
Hawthorn
Par 35
Length3,047 yards (2,790 m)
Course rating 33.4
Slope rating 108 [1]
Dogwood
Par 35
Length3,140 yards (2,870 m)
Course rating 35.4
Slope rating 130 [2]
Redbud
Par 35
Length3,174 yards (2,900 m)
Course rating 35.3
Slope rating 130 [2]
Imaginative drawing by journalist Marguerite Martyn at the Forest Park Golf Course in 1914, with a man showing a woman how to hold a golf club while a caddie leans against a tree Imaginative Marguerite Martyn drawing of Forest Park Golf Course, St. Louis, in 1914.jpg
Imaginative drawing by journalist Marguerite Martyn at the Forest Park Golf Course in 1914, with a man showing a woman how to hold a golf club while a caddie leans against a tree

The Forest Park Golf Course, also known as the Courses at Forest Park or the Norman Probstein Community Golf Course, opened in 1912 as a nine-hole golf course. [3] The original course was designed by Scotsman Robert Foulis, an employee of the Old Course at St Andrews, while a second and third set of nine holes were finished in 1913 and 1915. [3] In 1929, the Forest Park Golf Course was home to the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. [3]

Between 2001 and 2004, the three courses and the clubhouse were rebuilt under the direction of course designer Stan Gentry. [3] The rebuilding project initially was funded by St. Louis developer Norman Probstein with a gift of $2 million, followed by donations of $2 million from Eagle Golf, $2.4 million from the Danforth Foundation, $4.5 million from Forest Park Forever, and $1.6 million from the city of St. Louis. [4] The three rebuilt courses are named for trees in St. Louis: the Hawthorn is a relatively flat and walkable layout; the Dogwood is a somewhat hilly course with a water fairway; and the Redbud is very hilly and the most challenging layout of the three. [4] One glass-enclosed clubhouse serves all three courses, and it includes a restaurant open to all park users known as Ruthie's Grill. [4] After the completion of the renovations, the Forest Park Golf Course was named the Best Golf Course in St. Louis by the local alternative newspaper, the Riverfront Times . [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Forest Park Golf Course - Redbud/Hawthorn". USGA. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Forest Park Golf Course - Dogwood/Redbud". USGA. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Forest Park Golf Course: History". Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 "Forest Park Forever: Golf". Archived from the original on July 2, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ Riverfront Times: Best Golf Course 2008.
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