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Highland Park Golf Course is a public golf course in Birmingham, Alabama. Established in 1903 as the Country Club of Birmingham, it is the oldest golf course in the state of Alabama.[1]
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Coordinates | 33°30′39″N 86°46′30″W / 33.51083°N 86.77500°W |
Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
Established | 1903 |
Type | Public |
Operated by | Honours Golf |
Total holes | 18 |
Website | www |
Par | 70 |
Length | 5,801 |
Course rating | 68.1 |
Slope rating | 128 |
Bobby Jones won the Birmingham Country Club Invitational at Highland Park in 1916 at the age of 14.[2]
Charlie Boswell shot an 81 on the course on Oct. 5, 1956. The course was renamed the Charlie Boswell Golf Course at Highland Park. Today, Boswell is honored by a plaque on the first tee box. Honors Golf took over the golf club and made course and course house improvements and changed the name back to Highland Park Golf Course.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Highland Park Golf Course". Highland Park Golf Website. Cybergolf. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ a b "Highland Park Golf Course - Alabama's Oldest Golf Course".