Des Moines Golf and Country Club
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Joe Roseman mowing the Des Moines Golf and Country Club course, c. 1910
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| Club information | |
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| Location | 1600 Jordan Creek Parkway West Des Moines, Iowa |
| Established | 1897, 1970 (present site) |
| Type | Private |
| Total holes | 36 |
| Tournaments hosted |
1999 U.S. Senior Open 2017 Solheim Cup |
| Website | dmgcc.org |
| North Course | |
| Designed by | Pete Dye |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,301 yards (6,676 m) |
| Course rating | 74.9 |
| Slope rating | 135 |
| South Course | |
| Designed by | Pete Dye |
| Par | 73 |
| Length | 7,103 yards (6,495 m) |
| Course rating | 74.2 |
| Slope rating | 135 |
Des Moines Golf and Country Club is a private country club in West Des Moines, Iowa, located few minutes west of Des Moines. Its golf courses have consistently been ranked in the top ten golf courses in the state of Iowa.
Established in 1899, it established its current site in 1970. In late September 1897, the foundation of the Des Moines Golf and Country Club was established. Newspaper accounts have the details: “A forty-acre field owned by Mr. J. S. Polk just north of the station at the end of Ingersoll Line will be fitted up for the grounds. Mr. Polk has consented to rent the ground to the club and become a member himself.”
An organizational meeting on October 7 ratified articles of incorporation. N. T. Guernsey was elected as the first president of the new club. The incorporation papers were filed in Polk County on October 11, 1897. In 1906, Joe Roseman was appointed as head professional and greens superintendent.
In 1923, the Ashworth estate in West Des Moines was purchased and a new 18-hole golf course was designed. Following a devastating fire in 1946, a new clubhouse was built and membership rose to 365. In 1966, the new east-west freeway cut through the heart of the golf course and members voted to move and build a new facility, featuring two golf courses, doubling the size of the clubhouse as well as membership.
Dedicated 47 years ago in 1970, the club relocated to Dallas County on a hillside overlooking a valley in West Des Moines. Its tri-level clubhouse is the hub of all activities, including 12 tennis courts, an Olympic-size swimming pool, and the Pool and Tennis Pavilion.
The club hosted the 1999 U.S. Senior Open, with a record 200,000 fans showing up for the three-day event, won by Dave Eichelberger. It will host the Solheim Cup in 2017.
North Course
OUT PAR 36 3647
IN PAR 36- 3654 TOTAL PAR 72- 7301
Location #1 – Located at the intersection of Ingersoll Avenue and Polk Boulevard, the first golf course was a haphazard 18 holes with no definition. It was later changed to a 9-hole course by designer Warren Dickinson. A "new" 9 was created with a "modern look" with fairways, trees, bunkers, and a few traps. The first Iowa Golf Association Championship was held on the grounds on August 28, 1900.
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