Ruth Park Golf Course

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Ruth Park Golf Course

Clubhouse
Club information
Coordinates	38°40′06″N 90°20′54″W / 38.66837°N 90.34844°W / 38.66837; -90.34844Coordinates: 38°40′06″N 90°20′54″W / 38.66837°N 90.34844°W / 38.66837; -90.34844
Location	University City, Missouri, USA
Established	1931
Type	Municipal
Total holes	9
Tournaments hosted	Club Championship
Website	Ruth Park Golf Homepage
Designed by
Par	35
Length	3020 yards Longest hole is #3 - 502 yards
Course record	29 - Russ Bodner 98 - Justin Holley

Ruth Park Golf Course is in the heart of University City, Missouri. It is a 9-hole facility with driving range available for anyone to play year round. Residents of University City get a reduced rate if they present a University ID card produced at the Centennial Commons.

Course History[]

Founded in 1931, the course was designed by Robert Foulis who was an assistant at St. Andrews in Scotland prior to coming over to the United States. Foulis also designed other local courses, including the original Forest Park Golf Course as well as Normandie Golf Club, which is the oldest public course west of the Mississippi River. Ruth Park had plans to become an 18 hole facility, but that never ended up materializing

Layout[]

Ruth Park Golf Course has a unique design that uses the slightly hilly terrain. The fairways are very wide throughout, but the greens are quite small. Several holes have out of bounds to the right off the tee. The course has undergone some work as of late to improve the fairways, and the transition to completely zoysia fairways, with bent grass greens. The second, sixth, and seventh hole are tree lined. There is a small practice putting green to go along with the driving range.