Few American private clubs carry the historical weight of St. Louis Country Club. Founded in 1892, it ranks among the oldest golf and country clubs in the Midwest, and its golf course has been shaped over generations by some of the most respected hands in golf architecture. The present layout bears the influence of Seth Raynor, who redesigned it in the early 1920s, bringing his characteristic template holes and strategic ground game to a rolling property in Ladue, one of St. Louis's most storied suburbs.
The club has hosted significant national competition, most notably the 1947 U.S. Amateur, and it remains one of the courses serious students of American golf architecture make a point of seeking out. Raynor's work here reflects his mentor Charles Blair Macdonald's philosophy — width off the tee rewarded, precise approaches demanded, and the land itself doing much of the design work.
St. Louis itself has a deep and proud golf culture, and this club sits at its apex. Getting on means knowing a member.
