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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
Open the Club record- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 69
- Club location
- 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
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 |
Sources and record notes5 references
Sources for this history
- Grover Cleveland Golf Course
Erie County Parks, Recreation and Forestry
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Course record sources
- Club mark sourceClub Mark
- Erie County Parks, Recreation and ForestryDonald Ross · Redesign · 1917–1918
- Erie County Parks, Recreation and ForestryGanson Depew · Original design · Date unrecorded
- Erie County Parks, Recreation and ForestryWalter Travis · Consulting · Date unrecorded