Course record

Colonial Country Club

Marvin Leonard enlisted John Bredemus and Perry Maxwell to help create Colonial. According to the Club’s account, they worked independently, and Leonard selected elements from both designs for the course.¹

Open the Club record

Original design: Perry Maxwell
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Club location: Fort Worth

Leonard chose from two designs

Colonial opened in 1936 with one hundred members and hosted the U.S. Open in 1941. Those dates frame the early development of Leonard’s Fort Worth course, before its long association with the annual invitational tournament.¹

Course design

1936 Co-design

Perry Maxwell
2023 Restoration

Gil Hanse
2023 Restoration

Jim Wagner

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
Black	Men	70	76.3	141	3,612	3,592	7,204	35	35
Blue	Men	70	74.7	137	3,456	3,381	6,837	35	35
Gold · Women	Women	72	79.4	147	3,311	3,216	6,527	36	36
Gold · Men	Men	70	73.1	134	3,311	3,216	6,527	35	35
White · Women	Women	72	76.3	142	3,040	2,931	5,971	36	36
White · Men	Men	70	70.2	128	3,040	2,931	5,971	35	35
Red · Men	Men	70	69	125	2,875	2,825	5,700	35	35
Red · Women	Women	72	74.8	140	2,875	2,825	5,700	36	36

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Black	565	389	483	247	481	406	440	194	407	3,612	408	635	445	190	464	430	192	387	441	3,592	7,204
Blue	555	375	468	220	468	397	409	181	383	3,456	394	600	417	171	435	400	186	373	405	3,381	6,837
Gold · Women	546	359	450	201	440	381	395	169	370	3,311	381	586	400	145	405	380	174	355	390	3,216	6,527
Gold · Men	546	359	450	201	440	381	395	169	370	3,311	381	586	400	145	405	380	174	355	390	3,216	6,527
White · Women	521	331	426	171	386	357	376	146	326	3,040	364	555	371	97	377	349	113	332	373	2,931	5,971
White · Men	521	331	426	171	386	357	376	146	326	3,040	364	555	371	97	377	349	113	332	373	2,931	5,971
Red · Men	508	313	409	162	354	349	366	141	273	2,875	355	534	359	94	371	326	107	328	351	2,825	5,700
Red · Women	508	313	409	162	354	349	366	141	273	2,875	355	534	359	94	371	326	107	328	351	2,825	5,700
Par	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	35	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	35	70
Hcp	9	13	3	17	1	11	5	15	7		4	2	8	18	6	14	16	10	12

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Black	565	389	483	247	481	406	440	194	407	3,612
Blue	555	375	468	220	468	397	409	181	383	3,456
Gold · Women	546	359	450	201	440	381	395	169	370	3,311
Gold · Men	546	359	450	201	440	381	395	169	370	3,311
White · Women	521	331	426	171	386	357	376	146	326	3,040
White · Men	521	331	426	171	386	357	376	146	326	3,040
Red · Men	508	313	409	162	354	349	366	141	273	2,875
Red · Women	508	313	409	162	354	349	366	141	273	2,875
Par	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	35
Hcp	9	13	3	17	1	11	5	15	7

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Black	408	635	445	190	464	430	192	387	441	3,592
Blue	394	600	417	171	435	400	186	373	405	3,381
Gold · Women	381	586	400	145	405	380	174	355	390	3,216
Gold · Men	381	586	400	145	405	380	174	355	390	3,216
White · Women	364	555	371	97	377	349	113	332	373	2,931
White · Men	364	555	371	97	377	349	113	332	373	2,931
Red · Men	355	534	359	94	371	326	107	328	351	2,825
Red · Women	355	534	359	94	371	326	107	328	351	2,825
Par	4	5	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	35
Hcp	4	2	8	18	6	14	16	10	12

Sources and record notes5 references

Sources for this history

Our Golf History | Colonial Country Club - Fort Worth, TX Colonial Country Club
Opening and design paragraphs: Marvin Leonard, 1936, independent designs from Bredemus and Maxwell.
Consulted 2026-10-10

Course record sources

Club mark sourceClub Mark
PGA Tour Colonial broadcaster packetPerry Maxwell · Co-design · 1936
PGA Tour Colonial broadcaster packetGil Hanse · Restoration · 2023
PGA Tour Colonial broadcaster packetJim Wagner · Restoration · 2023

Course design

Perry Maxwell

Gil Hanse

Jim Wagner

Scorecard

Tee register

Sources for this history

Course record sources