Highland Park Golf Course

Highland Park Golf Course
Club information
Coordinates33°30′39″N 86°46′30″W / 33.51083°N 86.77500°W / 33.51083; -86.77500
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
Established1903
TypePublic
Operated byHonours Golf
Total holes18
Websitewww.highlandparkgolf.com
Par70
Length5,801
Course rating68.1
Slope rating128

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]

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

  1. ^ "Highland Park Golf Course". Highland Park Golf Website. Cybergolf. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  2. ^ a b "Highland Park Golf Course - Alabama's Oldest Golf Course".


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