Glen Echo County Club, located in Normandy, Missouri,Golfnation.com profile of Glen Echo Country Club. - accessed 7 July 2010. is a private golf club that was founded by George McGrew and his son-in-law, Albert Bond Lambert. Completed in 1901, it was the first 18-hole golf course in St. Louis and the first golf course constructed west of the Mississippi River. The course hosted the golf events for the 1904 Summer Olympics.Spalding's report of the 1904 Summer Olympics. pp. 231, 233.
History The club was designed by James Foulis from Scotland, winner of the 1896 U.S. Open, and built by him and his brother Robert. It opened on May 25, 1901 and hosted the golf events for the 1904 Summer Olympics. The LPGA Tour visited the course, hosting the St. Louis Women's Invitational in 1954, 1964, and 1970.
Hole information All information about the holes are from this source.
Hole #NameParYards1Lilac Way43802The Valley44323Spirits43574Long Drive55385Roadway42776The Glen31767Boomerang44688Alps54729Fountain3164 Hole #NameParYards10Hard Scrabble551011Hillside324412Westward Ho440613Echo435314Dewdrop313615The Lake436016Punch Bowl443417Old Hickory438418Sweet Home4411
Other amenities The course offers a short range tee and a separate Zoysia long range tee. It also has driving range, a chipping green, and a practice bunker. It has a bent grass green that allows for walking and golf carts on the course.Golf.com profile of the Glen Echo Country Club. - accessed 7 July 2010. The fairways for the course are Zoysia grass. The course's bunkers were renovated in the fall of 2012 by Goalby Golf Design and the Glen Echo staff, resulting in the bunkers being modified to the old style flat bottomed bunker.
References
External links Official website.