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Blue
Dallas Athletic Club’s Blue Course supplied the stage for the 1963 PGA Championship, won by Jack Nicklaus. The future redesign architect first knew the course as a competitor.1
Open the Club record- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Club location
- Dallas Texas
Blue design and history
Nicklaus later returned to direct renovation work. The Club’s illustrated history records him inspecting construction with architect Scott Miller and superintendent Clyde Nettles, then attending the rebuilt course’s dedication.1
Course design
Hosted competitions
U.S. Mid-Amateur
PGA Championship
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs | Men | 72 | 73.8 | 140 | 3,470 | 3,406 | 6,876 | 36 | 36 |
| One Star · Men | Men | 72 | 72 | 138 | 3,239 | 3,249 | 6,488 | 36 | 36 |
| One Star · Women | Women | 72 | 78.3 | 151 | 3,239 | 3,249 | 6,488 | 36 | 36 |
| Two Star · Women | Women | 72 | 75.6 | 144 | 3,043 | 3,015 | 6,058 | 36 | 36 |
| Two Star · Men | Men | 72 | 70 | 133 | 3,043 | 3,015 | 6,058 | 36 | 36 |
| Three Star · Men | Men | 72 | 67.8 | 127 | 2,823 | 2,798 | 5,621 | 36 | 36 |
| Three Star · Women | Women | 72 | 73.7 | 140 | 2,823 | 2,798 | 5,621 | 36 | 36 |
| Four Star · Women | Women | 72 | 71.3 | 130 | 2,462 | 2,518 | 4,980 | 36 | 36 |
| Four Star · Men | Men | 72 | 64.9 | 122 | 2,462 | 2,518 | 4,980 | 36 | 36 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs | 518 | 412 | 582 | 210 | 428 | 388 | 192 | 350 | 390 | 3,470 | 510 | 360 | 353 | 534 | 178 | 398 | 203 | 440 | 430 | 3,406 | 6,876 |
| One Star · Men | 510 | 403 | 523 | 175 | 388 | 380 | 168 | 322 | 370 | 3,239 | 502 | 351 | 336 | 505 | 161 | 384 | 174 | 432 | 404 | 3,249 | 6,488 |
| One Star · Women | 510 | 403 | 523 | 175 | 388 | 380 | 168 | 322 | 370 | 3,239 | 502 | 351 | 336 | 505 | 161 | 384 | 174 | 432 | 404 | 3,249 | 6,488 |
| Two Star · Women | 486 | 386 | 503 | 158 | 354 | 360 | 142 | 305 | 349 | 3,043 | 484 | 333 | 317 | 478 | 149 | 363 | 147 | 388 | 356 | 3,015 | 6,058 |
| Two Star · Men | 486 | 386 | 503 | 158 | 354 | 360 | 142 | 305 | 349 | 3,043 | 484 | 333 | 317 | 478 | 149 | 363 | 147 | 388 | 356 | 3,015 | 6,058 |
| Three Star · Men | 462 | 382 | 468 | 136 | 340 | 338 | 122 | 257 | 318 | 2,823 | 477 | 302 | 303 | 461 | 141 | 317 | 122 | 361 | 314 | 2,798 | 5,621 |
| Three Star · Women | 462 | 382 | 468 | 136 | 340 | 338 | 122 | 257 | 318 | 2,823 | 477 | 302 | 303 | 461 | 141 | 317 | 122 | 361 | 314 | 2,798 | 5,621 |
| Four Star · Women | 412 | 332 | 419 | 104 | 310 | 278 | 103 | 240 | 264 | 2,462 | 459 | 268 | 284 | 424 | 121 | 295 | 90 | 312 | 265 | 2,518 | 4,980 |
| Four Star · Men | 412 | 332 | 419 | 104 | 310 | 278 | 103 | 240 | 264 | 2,462 | 459 | 268 | 284 | 424 | 121 | 295 | 90 | 312 | 265 | 2,518 | 4,980 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Hcp | 13 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
Front nine Holes 1-9
| Tee or hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs | 518 | 412 | 582 | 210 | 428 | 388 | 192 | 350 | 390 | 3,470 |
| One Star · Men | 510 | 403 | 523 | 175 | 388 | 380 | 168 | 322 | 370 | 3,239 |
| One Star · Women | 510 | 403 | 523 | 175 | 388 | 380 | 168 | 322 | 370 | 3,239 |
| Two Star · Women | 486 | 386 | 503 | 158 | 354 | 360 | 142 | 305 | 349 | 3,043 |
| Two Star · Men | 486 | 386 | 503 | 158 | 354 | 360 | 142 | 305 | 349 | 3,043 |
| Three Star · Men | 462 | 382 | 468 | 136 | 340 | 338 | 122 | 257 | 318 | 2,823 |
| Three Star · Women | 462 | 382 | 468 | 136 | 340 | 338 | 122 | 257 | 318 | 2,823 |
| Four Star · Women | 412 | 332 | 419 | 104 | 310 | 278 | 103 | 240 | 264 | 2,462 |
| Four Star · Men | 412 | 332 | 419 | 104 | 310 | 278 | 103 | 240 | 264 | 2,462 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Hcp | 13 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 5 |
Back nine Holes 10-18
| Tee or hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champs | 510 | 360 | 353 | 534 | 178 | 398 | 203 | 440 | 430 | 3,406 |
| One Star · Men | 502 | 351 | 336 | 505 | 161 | 384 | 174 | 432 | 404 | 3,249 |
| One Star · Women | 502 | 351 | 336 | 505 | 161 | 384 | 174 | 432 | 404 | 3,249 |
| Two Star · Women | 484 | 333 | 317 | 478 | 149 | 363 | 147 | 388 | 356 | 3,015 |
| Two Star · Men | 484 | 333 | 317 | 478 | 149 | 363 | 147 | 388 | 356 | 3,015 |
| Three Star · Men | 477 | 302 | 303 | 461 | 141 | 317 | 122 | 361 | 314 | 2,798 |
| Three Star · Women | 477 | 302 | 303 | 461 | 141 | 317 | 122 | 361 | 314 | 2,798 |
| Four Star · Women | 459 | 268 | 284 | 424 | 121 | 295 | 90 | 312 | 265 | 2,518 |
| Four Star · Men | 459 | 268 | 284 | 424 | 121 | 295 | 90 | 312 | 265 | 2,518 |
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Hcp | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
Sources and record notes3 references
Sources for this history
- Dallas Athletic Club | Illustrated History
Dallas Athletic Club
Institutional history and course description.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Course record sources
- Club mark sourceClub Mark
- Dallas Athletic ClubJack Nicklaus · Renovation · Date unrecorded