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| Coordinates | 35°35′59″N97°34′51″W / 35.599790°N 97.580919°W Coordinates: 35°35′59″N97°34′51″W / 35.599790°N 97.580919°W |
| Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States |
| Established | 1960 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | www |
| Designed by | Floyd Parley |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,157 yd (6,544 m) |
| Course rating | 75.2 |
| Slope rating | 140 |
Quail Creek Golf & Country Club is a private golf and country club located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The Club is situated on 158 acres with 125 acres devoted to the golf course. The plans for Quail Creek Golf & Country Club began in 1960 and the golf course and clubhouse design and construction followed in 1961–62. [1]
Johnston envisioned turning pasture land into a residential area and a golf country club. Quail Creek came to fruition when a steering committee of businessmen headed by elected Chairman, Boston Smith, met on May 6, 1960. After much research, the committee selected a 158-acre section of farmland which was a familiar landmark to Oklahoma City residents, having been the country home of Virgil Browne, a well known civic leader. The committee agreed that 400 members had to be signed in order to assure that the club could be built and plans began to unfold. [1]
The contract to begin construction of the Club was awarded to Acme Construction Company and ground was officially broken on November 30, 1960. Oklahoma City architectural firm Howard, Samis and Davies was commissioned to design a 40,000 square foot building at an estimated cost of $860,000. They came forward with a building built with more than 2000 tons of creamy beige limestone rock, called Silverdale Stone brought from Silverdale, Kansas. The architects also used large areas of glass. [1]
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