Course record

Myopia Hunt Club

Herbert C. Leeds joined Myopia in 1896 and developed the Long Nine, replacing rudimentary golf with a more deliberate use of the natural ground. His design placed particular emphasis on green locations and undulating putting surfaces.¹

Open the Club record

Original design: Herbert Corey Leeds
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Club location: South Hamilton

Herbert Leeds and the Long Nine

Leeds converted stone walls into grassed mounds, creating the features known as Myopia’s chocolate drops. Bunkers supplied difficulty where the terrain needed more help. His revised course hosted the 1898 U.S. Open, won by Fred Herd with 328 for seventy-two holes.¹

Course design

2011 Restoration

Gil Hanse

Course master plan and restoration
Date unrecorded Original design

Herbert Corey Leeds

Original layout and subsequent expansion

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
Red	Men	72	72.7	138	3,085	3,470	6,555	36	36
White · Men	Men	72	71.1	134	2,955	3,235	6,190	36	36
White · Women	Women	73	77.4	142	2,955	3,235	6,190	36	37
Club 9 · Men	Men	68	68.8	128	2,925	2,925	5,850	34	34
Yellow · Men	Men	72	67.1	123	2,675	2,820	5,495	36	36
Club 9 · Women	Women	73	74.2	139	2,675	2,810	5,485	36	37
Yellow · Women	Women	73	72.4	137	2,675	2,810	5,485	36	37

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Red	276	488	252	385	417	255	401	473	138	3,085	404	349	451	358	393	529	192	394	400	3,470	6,555
White · Men	263	460	242	364	387	246	395	466	132	2,955	363	321	444	326	351	492	181	388	369	3,235	6,190
White · Women	263	460	242	364	387	246	395	466	132	2,955	363	321	444	326	351	492	181	388	369	3,235	6,190
Club 9 · Men	263	460	466	132	390	376	156	497	185	2,925	263	460	466	132	390	376	156	497	185	2,925	5,850
Yellow · Men	225	433	204	318	370	216	342	439	128	2,675	281	308	447	283	313	428	150	317	293	2,820	5,495
Club 9 · Women	225	433	204	318	370	216	342	439	128	2,675	281	308	447	283	313	428	140	317	293	2,810	5,485
Yellow · Women	225	433	204	318	370	216	342	439	128	2,675	281	308	447	283	313	428	140	317	293	2,810	5,485
Par	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	5	3	36	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	36	72
Hcp	16	14	8	4	2	12	6	10	18		3	15	1	5	11	13	17	9	7

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Red	276	488	252	385	417	255	401	473	138	3,085
White · Men	263	460	242	364	387	246	395	466	132	2,955
White · Women	263	460	242	364	387	246	395	466	132	2,955
Club 9 · Men	263	460	466	132	390	376	156	497	185	2,925
Yellow · Men	225	433	204	318	370	216	342	439	128	2,675
Club 9 · Women	225	433	204	318	370	216	342	439	128	2,675
Yellow · Women	225	433	204	318	370	216	342	439	128	2,675
Par	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	5	3	36
Hcp	16	14	8	4	2	12	6	10	18

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Red	404	349	451	358	393	529	192	394	400	3,470
White · Men	363	321	444	326	351	492	181	388	369	3,235
White · Women	363	321	444	326	351	492	181	388	369	3,235
Club 9 · Men	263	460	466	132	390	376	156	497	185	2,925
Yellow · Men	281	308	447	283	313	428	150	317	293	2,820
Club 9 · Women	281	308	447	283	313	428	140	317	293	2,810
Yellow · Women	281	308	447	283	313	428	140	317	293	2,810
Par	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	36
Hcp	3	15	1	5	11	13	17	9	7

Sources and record notes4 references

Sources for this history

A Commonwealth of Golfers Massachusetts Golf Association
PDF page 74 (printed page 68), Four U.S. Opens in Ten Years, by John P. English: Hamilton, Leeds, design features and four Opens.
Consulted 2026-09-17

Course record sources

golfcoursegurusClub Mark
Hanse Golf Course Design restoration projectsGil Hanse · Restoration · 2011
New England PGA: 2020 Championship player packetHerbert Corey Leeds · Original design · Date unrecorded