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Phil_the_Author

St. Joseph's CC...
« on: March 17, 2009, 01:18:49 PM »
Anyone familiar with the history of the St. Joseph's CC in Missouri? Who did the original design and when? Does it still have 6 par threes?

Joe Bausch

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Re: St. Joseph's CC...
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2009, 06:47:16 PM »
Anyone familiar with the history of the St. Joseph's CC in Missouri? Who did the original design and when? Does it still have 6 par threes?

Are you connected to the Web Phil?!   ;D

SJCC is supposedly a Tilly design and yes it does have 6 par 3's.

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Phil_the_Author

Re: St. Joseph's CC...
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2009, 09:39:54 PM »
Joe,

St. Joseph's CC is not a Tillinghast original design. It was a minor renovation as a result of an examination he made during his PGA Course Consultation Tour in 1936. It is listed that way on both the Tillinghast association website and in the Tillinghast biography.

A member of the club recently contacted me about Tilly's visit & I was able to email him a copy of Tilly's report on the club. In his correspondence he shared with me that the club lists the original architect as "UNKNOWN". It was designed and built at least in the early teens. We know this because one of their members represented the club in the Trans-Mississiooi championship & other references to tournaments being held at the club as early as 1914.

C&W don't list an original designer either.

Joe Bausch

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Re: St. Joseph's CC...
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2009, 03:18:16 AM »
Their web page suggests it might have been as early as 1911 for the current location of the club:

In 1998, St. Joseph Country Club celebrated its 100 year anniversary.  The organization of St. Joseph Country Club took place in 1898 at what once was the Corby home, which served as its clubhouse.  There were fewer than 60 members at that time.  Mr. L.M. Smith was the Club’s first president.  The first round of golf was played in 1899.


In 1903, the Club moved to the site now used by the Moila Country Club.  It stayed at that location until 1911, when construction started on the present location.  The original clubhouse built in 1911, much like today’s, burned to the ground in 1921.  The present clubhouse was completed and opened in 1922.


And like so many old clubs, I guess that clubhouse fire likely destroyed early records and minutes.
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