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Coordinates | 33°30′39″N86°46′30″W / 33.51083°N 86.77500°W Coordinates: 33°30′39″N86°46′30″W / 33.51083°N 86.77500°W |
Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
Established | 1903 |
Type | Public |
Operated by | Honours Golf |
Total holes | 18 |
Website | www |
Par | 70 |
Length | 5,801 |
Course rating | 68.1 |
Slope rating | 128 |
Highland Park Golf Course is a public golf course in Birmingham, Alabama. Established in 1903 as the Country Club of Birmingham, it is the oldest golf course in the state of Alabama. [1]
Bobby Jones won the Birmingham Country Club Invitational at Highland Park in 1916 at the age of 14. [2]
Charlie Boswell shot an 81 on the course on Oct. 5, 1956. The course was renamed the Charlie Boswell Golf Course at Highland Park. Today, Boswell is honored by a plaque on the first tee box. Honors Golf took over the golf club and made course and course house improvements and changed the name back to Highland Park Golf Course. [2]
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