Dallas, TX
Dallas Athletic Club
Dallas Athletic Club began as a downtown athletic project proposed in 1919 by a group led by T. L. Monagan and W. E. Greiner. Its city building combined sports facilities, offices and residential floors.
- Courses
- 2 courses
- Club website
- Visit website
Courses
Course design
Dallas Athletic Club history
The Club merged with Glen Lakes Golf & Country Club in 1944, then bought 350 acres of the Chapman Ranch in 1952 for a new golf home. Architect Ralph Plummer was engaged to build the courses.
Championships
- 1997 U.S. Mid-AmateurBlueGold · Early rounds
- 1963 PGA ChampionshipBlue
Results and dates 2 editions
PGA Championship
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Jack Nicklaus
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U.S. Mid-Amateur
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Ken Bakst
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes5 references
Sources for this story
- Dallas Athletic Club | Illustrated History Dallas Athletic Club
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Record sources
- Club mark source
- USGA: U.S. Mid-Amateur official final result Printed/PDF page 8, 1997 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.
- 2026 PGA Championship Media Guide The official Media Guide directly enumerates the 45th playing, champion, site, and its year-page date span. The recorded venue and champion preserve the official PGA Championship History entry’s published text.
- PGA Championship host record The 1963 PGA record names Dallas Athletic Club. The owner expressly distinguishes Blue, the historical PGA host, from Gold. Later Nicklaus design work does not erase the owner-documented Course continuity. Host and competition dates: www.pgachampionship.com