Course record

Essex County Club

The original nine-hole course belonged to Essex County Club’s founding landscape of 1893. The Club dates its Donald Ross-designed eighteen-hole course to 1917.¹

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Original design: Donald Ross
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Club location: Manchester-By-The-Sea

Ross’s enduring course at Essex

An eighteen-hole course already existed at Essex in 1900. Ross’s later redesign, developed between 1909 and 1917, worked with the rugged ground, retained native fescue and introduced varied hazards, including mound hazards, pit bunkers and a double-tiered greenside bunker.²

Course design

1917 Original design

Donald Ross

Design of the eighteen-hole course

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	70	73	135	3,465	3,090	6,555	36	34
Gold	Men	70	71	132	3,263	2,932	6,195	36	34
White · Women	Women	73	76	136	3,196	2,800	5,996	38	35
White · Men	Men	70	69.9	131	3,196	2,800	5,996	36	34
Red · Women	Women	73	73.1	133	2,978	2,526	5,504	38	35
Red · Men	Men	70	67.2	124	2,978	2,526	5,504	36	34
Green · Men	Men	70	60.4	110	2,302	1,993	4,295	36	34
Green · Women	Women	73	66.3	119	2,302	1,993	4,295	38	35

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Blue	440	335	623	233	503	335	142	422	432	3,465	363	178	420	379	172	347	453	361	417	3,090	6,555
Gold	408	335	556	223	458	330	142	422	389	3,263	342	178	392	379	172	347	406	327	389	2,932	6,195
White · Women	408	313	556	213	448	327	128	414	389	3,196	342	160	382	353	142	319	391	322	389	2,800	5,996
White · Men	408	313	556	213	448	327	128	414	389	3,196	342	160	382	353	142	319	391	322	389	2,800	5,996
Red · Women	408	297	471	184	439	314	118	406	341	2,978	331	148	323	308	121	305	321	262	407	2,526	5,504
Red · Men	408	297	471	184	439	314	118	406	341	2,978	331	148	323	308	121	305	321	262	407	2,526	5,504
Green · Men	269	177	445	100	323	262	118	317	291	2,302	262	96	251	234	121	220	321	193	295	1,993	4,295
Green · Women	269	177	445	100	323	262	118	317	291	2,302	262	96	251	234	121	220	321	193	295	1,993	4,295
Par	4	4	5	3	5	4	3	4	4	36	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	34	70
Hcp	5	13	1	11	15	9	17	3	7		12	14	6	2	18	10	4	16	8

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Blue	440	335	623	233	503	335	142	422	432	3,465
Gold	408	335	556	223	458	330	142	422	389	3,263
White · Women	408	313	556	213	448	327	128	414	389	3,196
White · Men	408	313	556	213	448	327	128	414	389	3,196
Red · Women	408	297	471	184	439	314	118	406	341	2,978
Red · Men	408	297	471	184	439	314	118	406	341	2,978
Green · Men	269	177	445	100	323	262	118	317	291	2,302
Green · Women	269	177	445	100	323	262	118	317	291	2,302
Par	4	4	5	3	5	4	3	4	4	36
Hcp	5	13	1	11	15	9	17	3	7

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Blue	363	178	420	379	172	347	453	361	417	3,090
Gold	342	178	392	379	172	347	406	327	389	2,932
White · Women	342	160	382	353	142	319	391	322	389	2,800
White · Men	342	160	382	353	142	319	391	322	389	2,800
Red · Women	331	148	323	308	121	305	321	262	407	2,526
Red · Men	331	148	323	308	121	305	321	262	407	2,526
Green · Men	262	96	251	234	121	220	321	193	295	1,993
Green · Women	262	96	251	234	121	220	321	193	295	1,993
Par	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	34
Hcp	12	14	6	2	18	10	4	16	8

Sources and record notes4 references

Sources for this history

Club History and Traditions Essex County Club
1893 founding; 1917 Ross course; Manchester location
Consulted 2026-09-17
Essex County Club The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Landscape history: first eighteen holes in 1900; Ross redesign 1909–1917, native fescue and varied hazards.
Consulted 2026-09-21

Course record sources

Club mark sourceClub Mark
Essex County Club: official course historyDonald Ross · Original design · 1917