Course record

Glen Echo Country Club

McGrew engaged Jim Foulis, the 1896 U.S. Open champion, to lay out Glen Echo. Foulis had already worked on golf courses in the St. Louis area, bringing practical experience as well as a player’s reputation.¹

Open the Club record

Original design: Jim Foulis
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Club location: St. Louis

Glen Echo Country Club design and history

The Club distinguishes Jim’s role from that of his brother Robert. Robert shaped the greens and tees and cared for the ground, following an apprenticeship in the St. Andrews workshop of Old Tom Morris.¹

Course design

Date unrecorded Original design

Jim Foulis

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
Blue	Men	71	71.7	129	3,264	3,197	6,461	36	35
Blue/White	Men	71	71	126	3,195	3,082	6,277	36	35
White · Men	Men	71	70.2	124	3,069	3,047	6,116	36	35
White · Women	Women	71	75.4	132	3,069	3,037	6,106	36	35
White/Red · Men	Men	71	67.7	120	2,826	2,750	5,576	36	35
White/Red · Women	Women	71	72.2	128	2,814	2,738	5,552	36	35
Long Red(Dist#9)	Women	71	70.5	124	2,650	2,565	5,215	36	35
Red	Women	71	70.2	121	2,608	2,565	5,173	36	35
Gold	Women	71	69.6	121	2,513	2,565	5,078	36	35

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Blue	380	432	357	538	277	176	470	470	164	3,264	510	244	406	353	136	360	434	343	411	3,197	6,461
Blue/White	368	412	357	538	277	162	447	470	164	3,195	451	225	391	353	136	360	424	343	399	3,082	6,277
White · Men	368	412	333	504	252	162	447	460	131	3,069	451	225	391	341	127	345	424	344	399	3,047	6,116
White · Women	368	412	333	504	252	162	447	460	131	3,069	451	225	391	341	127	345	424	334	399	3,037	6,106
White/Red · Men	368	315	318	504	252	144	334	460	131	2,826	451	135	324	341	127	345	355	334	338	2,750	5,576
White/Red · Women	368	315	318	504	252	144	322	460	131	2,814	451	127	324	341	127	345	355	334	334	2,738	5,552
Long Red(Dist#9)	336	315	318	433	214	144	322	437	131	2,650	382	135	324	304	122	291	355	314	338	2,565	5,215
Red	336	315	318	433	214	144	322	437	89	2,608	382	135	324	304	122	291	355	314	338	2,565	5,173
Gold	268	315	318	433	214	144	322	410	89	2,513	382	135	324	304	122	291	355	314	338	2,565	5,078
Par	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	5	3	36	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	35	71
Hcp	7	3	11	5	15	13	1	9	17		10	8	4	14	18	12	2	16	6

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Blue	380	432	357	538	277	176	470	470	164	3,264
Blue/White	368	412	357	538	277	162	447	470	164	3,195
White · Men	368	412	333	504	252	162	447	460	131	3,069
White · Women	368	412	333	504	252	162	447	460	131	3,069
White/Red · Men	368	315	318	504	252	144	334	460	131	2,826
White/Red · Women	368	315	318	504	252	144	322	460	131	2,814
Long Red(Dist#9)	336	315	318	433	214	144	322	437	131	2,650
Red	336	315	318	433	214	144	322	437	89	2,608
Gold	268	315	318	433	214	144	322	410	89	2,513
Par	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	5	3	36
Hcp	7	3	11	5	15	13	1	9	17

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Blue	510	244	406	353	136	360	434	343	411	3,197
Blue/White	451	225	391	353	136	360	424	343	399	3,082
White · Men	451	225	391	341	127	345	424	344	399	3,047
White · Women	451	225	391	341	127	345	424	334	399	3,037
White/Red · Men	451	135	324	341	127	345	355	334	338	2,750
White/Red · Women	451	127	324	341	127	345	355	334	334	2,738
Long Red(Dist#9)	382	135	324	304	122	291	355	314	338	2,565
Red	382	135	324	304	122	291	355	314	338	2,565
Gold	382	135	324	304	122	291	355	314	338	2,565
Par	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	35
Hcp	10	8	4	14	18	12	2	16	6

Sources and record notes3 references

Sources for this history

Glen Echo | Our History Glen Echo Country Club
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21

Course record sources

Club mark sourceClub Mark
Glen Echo Country ClubJim Foulis · Original design · Date unrecorded