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.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 71 · Opened 1954
- Original architect
- Robert Trent Jones
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
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.
In the 2009 U.S. Women’s Amateur final at Old Warson, Jennifer Song defeated Jennifer Johnson 3 and 1.
Championships
- 2016 U.S. Senior AmateurOld Warson Country Club
- 2009 U.S. Women's AmateurOld Warson Country Club
- 1999 U.S. Mid-AmateurOld Warson Country Club
- 1971 Ryder CupOld Warson Country Club
View all 5 past editions
Results and dates 5 editions
Ryder Cup
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United States (Ryder Cup)
U.S. Mid-Amateur
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Danny Green
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U.S. Senior Amateur
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Dave Ryan
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U.S. Women's Amateur
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Jennifer Song
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Western Amateur
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Edgar Updegraff
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes9 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.
- Ryder Cup official history The official Ryder Cup history data records the 1971 course and result.
- PGA TOUR 2011 Official Guide, Ryder Cup historical table (printed 4-9; PDF page 568) The official historical results table identifies Old Warson Country Club as the 1971 Ryder Cup venue. This record verifies the club and year only; it does not infer a physical course, composite routing, unchanged layout, tees, or all-round use.
- Western Golf Association: 2025 Western Amateur Records and Statistics Guide WGA completed championship result; detailed guide PDF page19 and venue/summary table.