List of golf courses designed by Donald Ross explained
This is a list of golf courses designed by Donald Ross (November 23, 1872 – April 26, 1948). He designed courses in Canada and the States.This is not a comprehensive list. It is sorted by country, state/province, city, and then course.[1] [2]
Canada
Manitoba
New Brunswick
* Redesigned by Donald Ross 1927.
Nova Scotia
Ontario
United States
Alabama
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
- Bartow Golf Course, Bartow
- Belleair Country Club, Belleair
- Biltmore Golf Club, Coral Gables
- Bobby Jones Golf Course, Sarasota
- Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton
- Clewiston Country Club, Clewiston, Florida
- The Country Club of Orlando, Orlando
- Daytona Beach Golf Course (South Course), Daytona Beach
- Delray Beach Golf Course, Delray Beach
- Dunedin Country Club, Dunedin
- Fort George Island Golf Club (now gone), Jacksonville
- Fort Myers Country Club, Fort Myers
- Gulf Stream Golf Club, Delray Beach
- Hollywood Beach Golf Course, Hollywood, Florida
- Hyde Park Golf Club, Jacksonville
- Keystone Heights Golf & Country Club, Keystone Heights
- Mark Bostic Golf Course, Gainesville
- Lake Wales Country Club, Lake Wales
- Melbourne Golf Club, Melbourne
- New Smyrna Beach Golf Course, New Smyrna Beach
- Palatka Municipal Golf Course, Palatka
- Palm Beach Country Club, Palm Beach
- Palma Ceia Golf Club, Tampa
- Palma Sola Golf Club, Bradenton
- Panama Country Club, Lynn Haven
- Pelican Golf Club (formerly Belleview Biltmore Golf Club), Belleair, Florida
- Pinecrest Golf Club, Avon Park, Florida
- Ponce de Leon Resort & Country Club (now gone), St. Augustine
- Punta Gorda Country Club, Punta Gorda
- Riviera Country Club, Coral Gables
- Sara Bay Country Club, Sarasota
- San Jose Country Club, Jacksonville
- Seminole Golf Club, Juno Beach
- St. Augustine Links - South, St. Augustine
- Timuquana Country Club, Jacksonville
Georgia
- Athens Country Club, Athens
- East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta
- Augusta Country Club, Augusta
- Forest Hills Golf Club, Augusta
- Brunswick Country Club, Brunswick
- Bacon Park Municipal Golf Course (original 18), Savannah
- Country Club of Columbus, Columbus
- Highland Country Club LaGrange, Georgia Front 9
- Savannah Country Club, Savannah
- Washington Wilkes Country Club, Washington
Illinois
- Beverly Country Club, Chicago
- Evanston Golf Club, Skokie
- Skokie Country Club, Glencoe
- Bob O'Link Golf Club, Highland Park
- Old Elm Club, Highland Park
- Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park
- Northmoor Country Club, Highland Park
- Calumet Country Club, Homewood
- Ravisloe Country Club, Homewood
- Oak Park Country Club, River Grove
- LaGrange Country Club, LaGrange
- Indian Hill Club, Winnetka
Flossmoor Country Club, Flossmoor, IL
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
- Idle Hour Country Club, Lexington
Maryland
- Fountain Head Country Club, Hagerstown
- Country Club At Woodmore, Mitchelville Maryland
Actually Ross designed the old Prince George’s Country Club Golf Course in Kentland. It was originally known as Beaver Dam. In approx 1980 Prince George’s Country Club moved to Mitchellville and the name was changed to Woodmore. The Woodmore Course was designed by Arnold Palmer.
Maine
Massachusetts
- Essex County Club, Manchester-by-the-Sea -1893
- North Andover Country Club, Andover
- Ellinwood Country Club, Athol
- Woodland Golf Club, Auburndale
- Belmont Country Club, Belmont
- William J. Devine Memorial Golf Course, Boston (re-design)
- Littlputt Links, Brookline (Indoor miniature golf)[3]
- Kernwood Country Club, Salem
- Fresh Pond Golf Course, Cambridge
- Ponkapoag Golf Course No. 1, Canton
- Ponkapoag Golf Course No. 2 (Front 9 only), Canton
- Cohasset Golf Club, Cohasset
Oakley Country Club, Watertown, Massachusetts - re designed existing 18 hole course. Completed fall 1900.
- Framingham Country Club, Framingham
- Wyckoff Country Club, Holyoke (partial, 5 fairways, 7 greens after re-design)
- Hyannisport Club, Hyannis Port
- George Wright Golf Course, Hyde Park
- Greenock Country Club, Lee
- Longmeadow Country Club, Longmeadow
- Ludlow Country Club, Ludlow
- Merrimack Valley Golf Club, Methuen
- Whaling City Golf Club (Front 9), New Bedford
- Brae Burn Country Club, Newton
- Charles River Country Club, Newton
- Newton Commonwealth, Newton
- North Andover Country Club, North Andover
- Oyster Harbors Osterville
- Petersham Country Club, Petersham
- Country Club of Pittsfield, Pittsfield
- Orchards Golf Club, South Hadley
- Plymouth Country Club Plymouth
- Cohasse Country Club, Southbridge
- Vesper Country Club, Tyngsborough
- Oakley Country Club, Watertown
- Sandy Burr Country Club, Wayland
- Wachusett Country Club, West Boylston
- Leo J. Martin Memorial Golf Course, Weston
- Weston Golf Club, Weston
- Whitinsville Golf Club, Whitinsville
- Winchester Country Club, Winchester
- Worcester Country Club, Worcester
- Bass River Golf Course, Yarmouth
- Pocasset Golf Club, Pocasset
- Springfield Country Club, Springfield
- Tekoa Country Club Westfield
- Winchendon Golf Club (Winchendon, Massachusetts)
- Southwick Country Club Southwick, Massachusetts
- Tatnuck Country Club, Worcester
Michigan
- Chandler Park Detroit, Michigan
- Barton Hills Country Club, Ann Arbor
- Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills
- Dearborn Country Club, Dearborn
- Warren Valley Golf Club, Dearborn Heights
- Detroit Golf Club, Detroit
- Rogell Golf Course, Detroit
- Elk Rapids Golf Club, Elk Rapids
- Franklin Hills Country Club, Franklin
- Grosse Ile Golf and Country Club, Grosse Ile
- Highlands Golf Course, Grand Rapids (Closed)
- Kent Country Club, Grand Rapids
- Rackham Golf Course, Huntington Woods
- Shadow Ridge Golf Course, Ionia
- Monroe Golf and Country Club, Monroe
- Muskegon Country Club, Muskegon, Michigan
- Western Golf & Country Club, Redford
- St. Clair Golf Club, St. Clair
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
- Hillcrest Country Club, Kansas City Hillcrest Country Club is a private country club in Kansas City, Missouri. The course was designed by Donald J. Ross beginning in 1912 and opened for play in 1916. Constructed on the highest point of the County it was aptly named Hillcrest. This championship layout measures 6,763 yards and has played host to a number of large tournaments over the years.[4]
New Hampshire
- Bald Peak Colony Club, Melvin Village
- Bethlehem Country Club, Bethlehem
- Maplewood Golf Club, Bethlehem
- Mount Washington Hotel (Mount Washington Course), Bretton Woods
- The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel (The Panorama Golf Course), Dixville Notch
- Crotched Mountain Golf Club (first 9 holes), Francestown
- Carter Country Club, Lebanon
- Manchester Country Club, Bedford
- Kingswood Golf Club, Wolfeboro
- Lake Sunapee Country Club, New London
- Wentworth By The Sea Country Club, Rye
New Jersey
- Seaview Marriott Resort (Bay Course), Absecon
- Riverton Country Club (1900), Cinnaminson
- Plainfield Country Club, Edison
- River Vale Country Club (1931), River Vale
- Knickerbocker Country Club (1914), Tenafly
- Mountain Ridge Country Club, West Caldwell
- Deal Golf Club, Deal
- Echo Lake Country Club, Westfield
- Crestmont Country Club, West Orange
- Montclair Golf Club (1920), West Orange, New Jersey
New York
- The Sagamore Golf Course, Bolton Landing
- Chautauqua Golf Club-Lake Course, Chautauqua
- Siwanoy Country Club, Bronxville
- North Fork Country Club, Cutchogue
- Mark Twain Golf Course, Elmira
- Glens Falls Country Club, Glens Falls
- Irondequoit Country Club, Pittsford (near Rochester)
- Monroe Golf Club, Pittsford
- Oak Hill Country Club (East & West), Pittsford
- Brook Lea Country Club, Rochester
- Country Club of Rochester, Brighton
- Teugega Country Club, Rome
- Bellevue Country Club, Syracuse
- Tupper Lake Country Club, Tupper Lake
- Country Club of Buffalo, Williamsville
- Rip Van Winkle Country Club, Palenville
- Thendara Golf Club Front Nine, Thendara
- Whippoorwill Club, Armonk
- Schroon Lake Municipal Golf Club, Schroon Lake
- Lake Pleasant Golf Club, Lake Pleasant
North Carolina
- Country Club of Asheville, Asheville
- Asheboro Municipal Golf Course, Asheboro
- Asheville Municipal Golf Club, Asheville
- Grove Park Inn Golf Club, Asheville
- Biltmore Forest Country Club, Biltmore Forest, 1922
- Black Mountain Municipal Golf Course, Black Mountain NC
- Alamance Country Club, Burlington
- Carolina Golf Club, Charlotte, 1929
- Charlotte Country Club, Charlotte, 1910
- Myers Park Country Club, Charlotte
- Hope Valley Country Club, Durham
- Highland Country Club, Fayetteville
- Stryker Golf Course, Fort Bragg
- Overhills Golf Club, Percy Rockefeller Estate now on Fort Bragg - Stryker Golf Course
- Greensboro Country Club, Greensboro
- Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro
- Hendersonville Country Club, Hendersonville
- Lake Hickory Country Club, Hickory
- Highlands Country Club, Highlands
- High Point Country Club, High Point
- Linville Golf Club, Linville
- Lenoir Golf Club, Lenoir
- Pinecrest Country Club, Lumberton
- Lake Lure Municipal Golf Course (9 Holes), Lake Lure, North Carolina
- Monroe Country Club (The Front 9 Holes), Monroe
- Mooresville Golf Course (The Front 9 Holes), Mooresville
- Mimosa Hills Country Club, Morganton
- New Bern Golf and Country Club, New Bern
- Catawba Country Club, Newton
- Pinehurst No. 1, Pinehurst
- Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst
- Pinehurst No. 3, Pinehurst
- Raleigh Country Club, Raleigh
- Pennrose Park Country Club, Reidsville
- Roaring Gap Country Club, Roaring Gap
- Richmond Pines Country Club, Rockingham
- Benvenue Country Club, Rocky Mount
- Country Club of Salisbury, Salisbury
- Sanford Golf Club, Sanford
- Mid Pines Golf Club, Southern Pines
- Pine Needles Golf Club, Southern Pines
- Southern Pines Golf Club, Southern Pines
- Tryon Country Club, Tryon
- Waynesville Country Club Inn, Waynesville
- Cape Fear Country Club, Wilmington
- Wilmington Municipal Golf Course, Wilmington
- Forsyth Country Club, Winston-Salem
- Farmville Country Club
Ohio
- Acacia Country Club, Lyndhurst (Course was closed in 2013 & converted to public greenspace. Reported by James Ewinger, The Plain Dealer on October 11, 2012 at 10:20 AM, updated October 11, 2012 at 8:56 PM)
- Athens Country Club, Athens
- Avon Fields Golf Course, Cincinnati[5]
- Brookside Country Club, Canton - Brookside of Canton is a Don Ross design
- Chillicothe Country Club, Chillicothe
- Oakwood Club, Cleveland Heights (Course closed and turned into a shopping center)
- Scioto Country Club, Columbus
- Dayton Country Club, Dayton
- Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster
- Miami Valley Golf Club, Dayton
- Delaware Country Club (formerly Dornoch), Delaware
- Denison Golf Club at Granville (formerly Granville Golf Course), Granville
- Hamilton Elks Country Club, Hamilton (designed by WC Jackson in 1923) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54333919/hamilton-evening-journal/ https://rosssociety.org/resources/Documents/Ross%20Course%20List/Final%20Ross%20Directory%20of%20Courses%20March%202022%20website%20rev%201.pdf Confirmed to NOT be a Ross course by the Donald Ross Society in the 2022 course list revision page 3.
- Hawthorne Valley Golf Club, Solon Closed permanently in 2019 (designed by Frank H. Pelton and F. T. Stafford)https://northernohio.golf/shock-hawthorne-valley-is-not-a-donald-ross-course/ https://rosssociety.org/resources/Documents/Ross%20Course%20List/Final%20Ross%20Directory%20of%20Courses%20March%202022%20website%20rev%201.pdf Confirmed to NOT be a Ross course by the Donald Ross Society in the 2022 course list revision page 3.
- Congress Lake Club, Hartville
- Westbrook Country Club, Mansfield
- Piqua Country Club, Piqua
- Portsmouth Elks Country Club, McDermott
- Shaker Heights Country Club, Shaker Heights
- Mohawk Golf Club (Original/Back 9), Tiffin
- Inverness Club, Toledo
- Manakiki Golf Course (Cleveland Metroparks), Willoughby Hills
- Mill Creek Park Golf Course, Youngstown
- Columbus Country Club, Columbus
- Miami Shores Golf Course, Troy
- Youngstown Country Club, Youngstown
- Springfield Country Club, Springfield
- Hyde Park Country Club, Cincinnati
- Zanesville Country Club, Zanesville
- Maketewah Country Club, Cincinnati, OH
- Kenwood Country Club (Kendale & Kenview) Cincinnati, OH Home - Kenwood Country Club
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny Country Club, Sewickley Heights
- Bedford Springs Hotel, Bedford
- Elkview Country Club, Greenfield Township
- Buck Hill Falls Golf Club, Buck Hill Falls
- Tumblebrook, Coopersburg
- Edgewood Country Club, Churchill
- Kahkwa Club, Fairview (Erie)
- Steel Club, Hellertown
- Kennett Square Golf and Country Club, Kennett Square
- McCall Field Golf and Country Club
- Gulph Mills Golf Club
- Rolling Rock Club, Laughlintown
- Immergrun Golf Club, Loretto on the campus of Saint Francis University
- Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square
- Jeffersonville Golf Club, Norristown
- "Legendary" Lulu Country Club, North Hills
- Schuylkill Country Club, Orwigsburg
- The Union League Golf Club at Torresdale, Philadelphia
- Pocono Manor Golf Course (East Course), Pocono Manor
- Green Oaks Country Club, Verona
- Conewango Valley Country Club, Warren
- St. Davids Golf Club, Wayne
- Country Club of York, York
- LuLu Country Club, Glenside, Pennsylvania[6]
- Lewistown Country Club Original 9 holes (Lewistown, PA)
- Flourtown Country Club, Flourtown, PA
- The Berkshire Country Club, Reading
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Country Club, Barrington
- Metacomet Country Club, East Providence
- Sakonnet Golf Club, Little Compton
- Point Judith Country Club, Narragansett
- Triggs Memorial Golf Course, Providence
- Agawam Hunt, Rumford
- Wannamoisett Country Club, Rumford
- Goddard Memorial State Park, Warwick
- Warwick Country Club, Warwick
- The Misquamicut Club, Watch Hill
- Winnapaug Golf Course, Westerly
South Carolina
Dogwood hills. Walterboro South Carolina. 9 holes
Tennessee
- Brainerd Golf Club, Chattanooga
- Chattanooga Golf and Country Club, Chattanooga
- Ridgefields Country Club, Kingsport
- Cherokee Country Club, Knoxville
- Holston Hills Country Club, Knoxville
- Memphis Country Club, Memphis
- Belle Meade Country Club, Nashville
- Original Richland Country Club, Nashville
- Shelby Golf Club, Nashville
- Tate Springs Country Club, Bean Station, Tennessee (closed to TVA flooding in 1942)[7]
Texas
- River Oaks Country Club, Houston
- Sunset Grove Country Club, Orange
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Notes and References
- Web site: Donald Ross Designed Courses. Find Golf Courses. 8 July 2022.
- Book: The Golf Architecture of Donald Ross. Classics of Golf. Becken. Bradford. 1 August 2022. 8 July 2022. 978-0-940889-79-8.
- Web site: Muddy River Musings: Mini Golf in Brookline: Past & Present. Liss. Ken. 2015-06-16. Muddy River Musings. 2018-08-20.
- architectural plans located on site of the golf course
- Web site: Avon Fields Golf Course . Golf course database . Demand Media Inc . 5 October 2012.
- Web site: Public Home - Lu Lu CC - PA. www.lulucc.com.
- Book: Tennessee Valley Authority. The Cherokee Project: A Comprehensive Report on the Planning, Design, Construction, and Initial Operations of the Cherokee Project. United States Government Printing Office. 1946. Washington D.C.. 32, 235, 249. Google Books.
