Old Warson Country Club
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| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°37′01″N 90°22′59″W / 38.617°N 90.383°W |
| Location | Ladue, Missouri |
| Established | April 15, 1954 |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Events hosted | 1971 Ryder Cup, 1957 Western Amateur, 1962 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf, 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Golf, 2016 U.S. Senior Men's Amateur Golf |
| Website | oldwarson.com |
| Designed by | Robert Trent Jones |
| Par | 71[1] |
| Length | 6,946 yards (6,351 m)[1] |
| Course rating | 74.6[2] |
| Slope rating | 135[2] |
Old Warson Country Club is a country club located in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1953,[3] it hosted the 1971 Ryder Cup and the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur. The golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones.[4]
Hale Irwin, the winner of three U.S. Opens, joined the club in 1974 as a junior member; since 1977 he has been an active member.[3][5]
Until 1991, Old Warson Country Club banned Black and Jewish people from joining.[6] That year, it cancelled plans to host a PGA Senior Tour event rather than change its discriminatory rules.[7][8] Several months later, the club admitted its first Black member: Frederick S. Wood, a retired executive vice president at General Dynamics.[6][9]
The initiation fee was $45,000 ($90,220 today[10]) in 1996 and $80,000 ($124,780 today[10]) in 2006.[6]
