Old Warson Country Club

Old Warson Country Club is a country club located in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1953,^[3] it hosted the 1971 Ryder Cup and the 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur. The golf course was designed by Robert Trent Jones.^[4]

Old Warson Country Club

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Club information
Coordinates	38.617°N 90.383°W / 38.617; -90.383
Location	Ladue, Missouri
Established	April 15, 1954
Type	Private
Total holes	18
Events hosted	1971 Ryder Cup, 1957 Western Amateur, 1962 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, 1999 U.S. Mid-Amateur Golf, 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur Golf, 2016 U.S. Senior Men's Amateur Golf
Website	oldwarson.com
Designed by	Robert Trent Jones
Par	71[1]
Length	6,946 yards (6,351 m)[1]
Course rating	74.6[2]
Slope rating	135[2]

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.^[3][5]

Until 1991, Old Warson Country Club banned Black and Jewish people from joining.^[6] That year, it cancelled plans to host a PGA Senior Tour event rather than change its discriminatory rules.^[7][8] Several months later, the club admitted its first Black member: Frederick S. Wood, a retired executive vice president at General Dynamics.^[6][9]

The initiation fee was $45,000 ($90,220 today^[10]) in 1996 and $80,000 ($124,780 today^[10]) in 2006.^[6]

Major tournaments

Year	Tournament	Winner
1957	Western Amateur	Ed Updegraff
1962	Trans-Mississippi Amateur	Bob Ryan
1971	Ryder Cup	Team USA
1999	U.S. Mid-Amateur	Danny Green
2009	U.S. Women's Amateur	Jennifer Song
2016	U.S. Senior Amateur	Dave Ryan