Old Warson Country Club is a country club located in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1953, it hosted the 1971 Ryder Cup and the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Championship. The golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones.

Hale Irwin, the winner of three U.S. Opens, joined the club in 1974 as a junior member; since 1977 he has been an active member.

Old Warson Country Club

Until 1991, Old Warson Country Club banned Black and Jewish people from joining. That year, it cancelled plans to host a PGA Senior Tour event rather than change its discriminatory rules. Several months later, the club admitted its first Black member: Frederick S. Wood, a retired executive vice president at General Dynamics.

Old Warson Country Club

The initiation fee was $45,000 ($ today) in 1996 and $80,000 ($ today) in 2006.

Old Warson Country Club

Major tournaments held at Old Warson

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External links

Official website

Golf clubs and courses in Missouri

Golf in Missouri

Ryder Cup venues

Buildings and structures in St. Louis County, Missouri

1954 establishments in Missouri