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Worcester Country Club

At Worcester Country Club

Donald Ross personally supervised the design and construction of Worcester’s course. Five par threes gave the layout an unusual balance within its par-70 routing.1

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Holes
18
Course total
Par
70
Recorded par
Place
Worcester
Massachusetts

Ross’s Worcester course opens

Former president William Howard Taft struck the ceremonial first drive at the September 29, 1914 dedication. About 2,500 people gathered for the opening around the Tudor clubhouse.1

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Course design

  1. Original design

    Donald Ross

    Open Architect recordWorcester Country Club

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Tee register

Tee Gender Par Rating Slope Front yards Back yards Total yards Front par Back par
Red · Men Men 70 74 133 3,280 3,431 6,711 35 35
Red/black Men 70 72.1 131 3,151 3,257 6,408 35 35
Black · Men Men 70 70.8 128 3,046 3,166 6,212 35 35
Black · Women Women 70 76.7 133 3,046 3,166 6,212 35 35
Blue · Women Women 70 74.5 129 2,874 2,950 5,824 35 35
Blue · Men Men 70 68.9 124 2,874 2,950 5,824 35 35
White/blue · Men Men 70 65.8 118 2,523 2,763 5,286 35 35
White/blue · Women Women 70 71.1 123 2,523 2,763 5,286 35 35
Red · Women Women 71 69.7 122 2,511 2,525 5,036 35 36
White · Women Women 70 68.6 119 2,390 2,515 4,905 35 35
White · Men Men 70 63.6 113 2,390 2,515 4,905 35 35
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTot
Red · Men3875633882354832074121954103,2801784084381974015884134603483,4316,711
Red/black3875323882154501624121954103,1511784084201753405154134603483,2576,408
Black · Men3705323602154501623901674003,0461563904201753405153904503303,1666,212
Black · Women3705323602154501623901674003,0461563904201753405153904503303,1666,212
Blue · Women3515183502074151573801523442,8741453764101603274523534173102,9505,824
Blue · Men3515183502074151573801523442,8741453764101603274523534173102,9505,824
White/blue · Men3514582651473441573051523442,5231453763121103274523534172712,7635,286
White/blue · Women3514582651473441573051523442,5231453763121103274523534172712,7635,286
Red · Women3054603881433441373051223072,511973663211102854233133392712,5255,036
White · Women3054582651473441373051223072,390973653121102854233133392712,5154,905
White · Men3054582651473441373051223072,390973653121102854233133392712,5154,905
Par454353434353443454443570
Hcp133911715517118821216610414
Front nine Holes 1-9
Tee or hole123456789Out
Red · Men3875633882354832074121954103,280
Red/black3875323882154501624121954103,151
Black · Men3705323602154501623901674003,046
Black · Women3705323602154501623901674003,046
Blue · Women3515183502074151573801523442,874
Blue · Men3515183502074151573801523442,874
White/blue · Men3514582651473441573051523442,523
White/blue · Women3514582651473441573051523442,523
Red · Women3054603881433441373051223072,511
White · Women3054582651473441373051223072,390
White · Men3054582651473441373051223072,390
Par45435343435
Hcp1339117155171
Back nine Holes 10-18
Tee or hole101112131415161718In
Red · Men1784084381974015884134603483,431
Red/black1784084201753405154134603483,257
Black · Men1563904201753405153904503303,166
Black · Women1563904201753405153904503303,166
Blue · Women1453764101603274523534173102,950
Blue · Men1453764101603274523534173102,950
White/blue · Men1453763121103274523534172712,763
White/blue · Women1453763121103274523534172712,763
Red · Women973663211102854233133392712,525
White · Women973653121102854233133392712,515
White · Men973653121102854233133392712,515
Par34434544435
Hcp18821216610414
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