Swope Memorial Golf Course
Swope Memorial Golf Course is a golf course that was founded in 1934 and previously designed by golf course architect A. W. Tillinghast. It hosted the 1949 Kansas City Open Invitational, a PGA Tour event at the time and is the only golf course in the Kansas City area to have done so.
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°00′06″N 94°31′00″W |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Established | 1934 |
| Type | Public |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Tournaments hosted | Kansas City Open Invitational (1949) |
| Website | http://www.swopememorialgolfcourse.com |
| Designed by | A. W. Tillinghast |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6274 yards |
| Course rating | 70.9 |
| Slope rating | 132 |
In 1953 Swope hosted the United Golf Association (UGA) National Championship, in which Ann Gregory and Charlie Sifford won the women's and men's divisions, respectively.[1]
Course layout
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardage | N/A | 372 | 317 | 267 | 368 | 451 | 172 | 330 | 167 | 477 | 2,921 | 384 | 361 | 504 | 235 | 416 | 349 | 134 | 566 | 404 | 3,353 | 6,274 |
| Par | N/A | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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External links
References
- Demas, Lane (2017). Game of Privilege: An African American History of Golf. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-4696-3422-7.
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