Amherst, NY
Grover Cleveland Golf Course
The public Grover Cleveland course occupies the former Country Club of Buffalo site. The private Club used this property from 1902 to 1925 and hosted the 1912 U.S. Open, won by defending champion John McDermott.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 69
- Original architect
- Ganson Depew
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
Grover Cleveland Golf Course history
When the Club left in 1925, the City of Buffalo bought the course and renamed the park for its former mayor and the United States president. A former national-championship ground became municipal recreation.
Championships
Results and dates 1 edition
U.S. Amateur Public Links
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Lester Bolstad
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes3 references
Sources for this story
- Grover Cleveland Golf Course Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- Club mark source
- USGA: U.S. Amateur Public Links Results,1922–2014 1926 result row. 1926 (Aug. 3-7): Lester Bolstad d. Carl F. Kauffmann, 3 and 2; Grover Cleveland Park, Buffalo, N.Y.; Medalist — 146, Richard J. Walsh; Entries: 117 Archived original SHA-256 f09d2cf13365029ab6057ae52ccc45fb100e1bd9696f028057e55f4b80a1ffe3. Champion and runner-up are distinct from the qualifying medalist. Match margins are not stroke totals.