Duluth, MN
Northland Country Club
Northland’s origins begin with a trip to St. Paul in 1898. According to the Club’s history, three Duluth organizers returned with ideas for a golf course, then surveyed a possible site with T.W. Hoopes from the top of a haystack.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 71
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
A view from a haystack
Northland Golf Club was founded on April 17, 1899. Ward Ames Jr. laid out its first course around Superior Street; the present Donald Ross course belongs to a later chapter in the Club’s history.
Championships
Results and dates 1 edition
U.S. Women's Open
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Kathy Cornelius
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes4 references
Sources for this story
- History Of Northland Country Club | Private Golf Course Northland Country Club
History: 1899 founding; Ward Ames; 1921 land acquisition and 1927 Ross course.
Consulted 2026-10-09
Record sources
- Club mark source
- USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results The official champions table records the 1956 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: www.usga.org
- Official Club history and USGA championship records The champions table spells the site Northand. Northland owner history explicitly identifies its 1956 championship; canonical Club is in Duluth, Minnesota.