Course record

Old White

The Old White takes its name from the hotel that stood at the resort between 1858 and 1922. It became The Greenbrier’s first eighteen-hole golf course, giving the property a new recreational centerpiece.¹

Open the Club record

Original design: C.B. Macdonald
Opened: 1914
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Club location: White Sulphur Springs

Macdonald’s Old White references

Charles Blair Macdonald drew on famous British holes: the eighth refers to North Berwick’s Redan, the thirteenth to Prestwick’s Alps, and the fifteenth to St. Andrews’ Eden. Those references connect individual West Virginia greens to older golfing ideas.¹

Course design

Date unrecorded Original design

C.B. Macdonald
Date unrecorded Completion

Seth Raynor

Construction contribution to the original Old White course with Charles Blair Macdonald

Scorecard

Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

Course record

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Black	Men	70	76	142	3,521	3,771	7,292	34	36
Gold	Men	70	74.1	137	3,375	3,519	6,894	34	36
Blue	Men	70	71.7	130	3,110	3,316	6,426	34	36
White · Men	Men	70	69.1	127	2,866	2,987	5,853	34	36
White · Women	Women	70	74.3	130	2,866	2,987	5,853	34	36
Green · Men	Men	70	64.2	113	2,430	2,591	5,021	34	36
Green · Women	Women	70	69.4	122	2,430	2,591	5,021	34	36

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Black	449	486	208	430	388	475	436	236	413	3,521	382	484	570	496	395	229	421	615	179	3,771	7,292
Gold	449	446	208	430	340	475	390	224	413	3,375	357	441	547	451	395	195	418	564	151	3,519	6,894
Blue	428	378	197	398	330	436	380	180	383	3,110	344	412	536	414	344	188	379	555	144	3,316	6,426
White · Men	420	367	188	369	303	383	345	154	337	2,866	305	394	504	401	311	135	335	466	136	2,987	5,853
White · Women	420	367	188	369	303	383	345	154	337	2,866	305	394	504	401	311	135	335	466	136	2,987	5,853
Green · Men	296	321	148	329	246	335	323	119	313	2,430	284	332	465	308	270	114	310	406	102	2,591	5,021
Green · Women	296	321	148	329	246	335	323	119	313	2,430	284	332	465	308	270	114	310	406	102	2,591	5,021
Par	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	34	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	36	70
Hcp	3	5	17	13	11	1	7	15	9		14	12	2	6	10	16	8	4	18

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Black	449	486	208	430	388	475	436	236	413	3,521
Gold	449	446	208	430	340	475	390	224	413	3,375
Blue	428	378	197	398	330	436	380	180	383	3,110
White · Men	420	367	188	369	303	383	345	154	337	2,866
White · Women	420	367	188	369	303	383	345	154	337	2,866
Green · Men	296	321	148	329	246	335	323	119	313	2,430
Green · Women	296	321	148	329	246	335	323	119	313	2,430
Par	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	34
Hcp	3	5	17	13	11	1	7	15	9

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Black	382	484	570	496	395	229	421	615	179	3,771
Gold	357	441	547	451	395	195	418	564	151	3,519
Blue	344	412	536	414	344	188	379	555	144	3,316
White · Men	305	394	504	401	311	135	335	466	136	2,987
White · Women	305	394	504	401	311	135	335	466	136	2,987
Green · Men	284	332	465	308	270	114	310	406	102	2,591
Green · Women	284	332	465	308	270	114	310	406	102	2,591
Par	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	36
Hcp	14	12	2	6	10	16	8	4	18

Sources and record notes6 references

Sources for this history

The Old White The Greenbrier
Main historical narrative and course descriptions; stale future-event language excluded.
Consulted 2026-09-21

Course record sources

Club mark sourceClub Mark
The Greenbrier: Golf HistoryCourse record
The Greenbrier: By the NumbersCourse opening
The GreenbrierC.B. Macdonald · Original design · Date unrecorded
The Greenbrier: Golf HistorySeth Raynor · Completion · Date unrecorded