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Grover Cleveland Golf Course
At Grover Cleveland Golf Course
Ganson Depew laid out the course, with Walter Travis later contributing suggestions before the 1912 U.S. Open. Donald Ross redesigned it in 1917 and 1918, leaving a further architectural layer.1
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- 18 Course total
- Par
- 69 Recorded par
- Place
- Amherst New York
Grover Cleveland Golf Course design and history
The property changed again in 1947 when the city transferred land for a veterans hospital. Three holes and part of a fourth were lost, requiring replacement holes. Erie County identifies nine surviving 1912 Open holes and highlights the seventeenth’s Redan-style green.1
Sources for this story 1 reference
Course design
Scorecard
Complete 18-hole record
Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.
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Tee register
| Tee | Gender | Par | Rating | Slope | Front yards | Back yards | Total yards | Front par | Back par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White · Women | Women | 72 | 71.8 | 119 | 2,917 | 2,648 | 5,565 | 37 | 35 |
| White · Men | Men | 69 | 66.5 | 107 | 2,917 | 2,647 | 5,564 | 34 | 35 |
| Red · Men | Men | 69 | 64.1 | 100 | 2,596 | 2,413 | 5,009 | 34 | 35 |
| Red · Women | Women | 72 | 68.9 | 109 | 2,596 | 2,413 | 5,009 | 37 | 35 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White · Women | 350 | 405 | 160 | 415 | 320 | 230 | 194 | 463 | 380 | 2,917 | 312 | 339 | 524 | 142 | 319 | 296 | 245 | 146 | 325 | 2,648 | 5,565 |
| White · Men | 350 | 405 | 160 | 415 | 320 | 230 | 194 | 463 | 380 | 2,917 | 312 | 339 | 524 | 142 | 319 | 295 | 245 | 146 | 325 | 2,647 | 5,564 |
| Red · Men | 320 | 390 | 130 | 380 | 241 | 205 | 177 | 390 | 363 | 2,596 | 285 | 319 | 447 | 122 | 315 | 275 | 224 | 121 | 305 | 2,413 | 5,009 |
| Red · Women | 320 | 390 | 130 | 380 | 241 | 205 | 177 | 390 | 363 | 2,596 | 285 | 319 | 447 | 122 | 315 | 275 | 224 | 121 | 305 | 2,413 | 5,009 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 69 |
| Hcp | 11 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 10 |
Front nine Holes 1-9
| Tee or hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White · Women | 350 | 405 | 160 | 415 | 320 | 230 | 194 | 463 | 380 | 2,917 |
| White · Men | 350 | 405 | 160 | 415 | 320 | 230 | 194 | 463 | 380 | 2,917 |
| Red · Men | 320 | 390 | 130 | 380 | 241 | 205 | 177 | 390 | 363 | 2,596 |
| Red · Women | 320 | 390 | 130 | 380 | 241 | 205 | 177 | 390 | 363 | 2,596 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
| Hcp | 11 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 |
Back nine Holes 10-18
| Tee or hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White · Women | 312 | 339 | 524 | 142 | 319 | 296 | 245 | 146 | 325 | 2,648 |
| White · Men | 312 | 339 | 524 | 142 | 319 | 295 | 245 | 146 | 325 | 2,647 |
| Red · Men | 285 | 319 | 447 | 122 | 315 | 275 | 224 | 121 | 305 | 2,413 |
| Red · Women | 285 | 319 | 447 | 122 | 315 | 275 | 224 | 121 | 305 | 2,413 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| Hcp | 12 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 10 |