Fort Worth, TX
Colonial Country Club
An electrical fire damaged Colonial’s clubhouse and destroyed its kitchen in August 1943. Founder Marvin Leonard prepared and delivered meals so members could continue their Sunday brunch on the front lawn, the Club’s timeline recounts.
- Course
- 18 holes · par 70
- Club website
- Visit website
The course
Course design
A schoolhouse helped rebuild Colonial
Wartime restrictions made building materials difficult to obtain. The Club bought an old schoolhouse in Stamford, Texas, and reused its materials for the reconstruction. Leonard had sold Colonial to its members at cost in December 1942.
Championships
Results and dates 2 editions
U.S. Open
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Craig Wood
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U.S. Women's Open
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Meg Mallon
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In the archive
Sources and editorial notes6 references
Sources for this story
- colonialfw.com/public Colonial Country Club
Timeline: December 1942 sale, August 1943 fire, front-lawn meals and reused schoolhouse materials.
Consulted 2026-10-10
Record sources
- Club mark source
- PGA Tour Colonial broadcaster packet
- USGA Women's Open Champions and Championship Results The official champions table records the 1991 winner and site. Recorded site text follows that table; no canonical Club or Course identity is inferred. Explicit date span: www.usga.org
- 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 1941 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.
- USGA championship host record Dated USGA host wording Colonial C.C., Fort Worth, Texas is explicitly reconciled to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, TX. The dated register identifies the Club. A continuing physical Course identity is not inferred from a single stored Course or an unqualified venue name. Host and competition dates: www.usga.org