St. Louis, MO

Old Warson Country Club

Old Warson grew from a 1952 purchase of 180 acres through the Algonquin Chemical Company. Hayes Rarick arranged the acquisition, and thirty-eight founders attended the organizational meeting in January 1953.¹

Location: St. Louis, MO
Course: 18 holes · par 71
Original architect: Robert Trent Jones
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Old Warson Country Club history

The property had passed through several earlier owners, including members of the Mullanphy family and George Strake. The new institution converted that tract into a purpose-built golf club.¹

In the 2009 U.S. Women’s Amateur final at Old Warson, Jennifer Song defeated Jennifer Johnson 3 and 1.²

The course

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CourseOld Warson Country Club18 holes · par 71 · View course record

Championships

Results and dates 4 editions

U.S. Mid-Amateur

1999
Danny Green
September 25–30, 1999

U.S. Senior Amateur

2016
Dave Ryan
September 17–22, 2016

U.S. Women's Amateur

2009
Jennifer Song
August 3–9, 2009

Western Amateur

1957
Edgar Updegraff
August 19–25, 1957

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ArchitectRobert Trent JonesOriginal design · Old Warson Country Club

Archive2009 U.S. Women's AmateurThe 2009 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Old Warson.Clubs in MO

Sources and editorial notes7 references

Sources for this story

Old Warson | History Old Warson Country Club
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
2026 USGA Media Guide: U.S. Women’s Amateur United States Golf Association
Championship results: 2009
Consulted 2026-09-23

Record sources

Club mark source
USGA: 2026 U.S. Senior Amateur record book, page 8 Offline: archived primary source /Users/cwhitelam/Documents/AGA Research Archive/shared/usga-championship-records-20261024/26SeniorAm.pdf; SHA-256 db447a8079c9a707c54710acb92d7da567e788bc38b4b449c065d542155ab300. Exact result row: 2016 (Sept. 17-22) Dave Ryan d. Matthew Sughrue , 2 up; Old Warson C.C., St. Louis, Mo.; Medalist — 138, Tim Jackson; Entries: 2,382 8 U.S. Senior Amateur Use the championship final, not the qualifying medalist. Match-play outcomes are not stroke totals. Current routing, scorecard and par are not asserted. The primary result identifies this exact Club and place; the retained named physical Course is its sole Course identity. This links Course identity only, without asserting an unchanged historical routing or scorecard.
USGA 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur Record Book The USGA record book, page 10, records the 2009 U.S. Women’s Amateur dates, champion and host.
USGA: U.S. Mid-Amateur official final result Printed/PDF page 8, 1999 result row. Completed championship, finalists and final match margin are recorded. Match-play margin is not a stroke total. Actual date range transcribed from the retrospective championship results.
Western Golf Association: 2025 Western Amateur Records and Statistics Guide WGA completed championship result; detailed guide PDF page19 and venue/summary table.