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WORCESTER COUNTRY CLUB Worcester Country Club has a long and storied history. The Club’s roots were sown with the founding of Worcester Golf Club in 1900. Worcester was a thriving manufacturing town with worldwide impact in products as diverse as abrasives, precision forgings, drawn wire of all sizes and even women’s corsets. The times were good and the city elders wanted a top- notch golf course and country club to reflect their success. In 1913, they relocated and contracted with renowned architect Donald J. Ross, who personally oversaw the design and construction of the golf course. Ross crafted a gem that stretches to over 6700 yards and plays to a par 70. One unusual feature is the five par threes, which make the course play longer and tougher than the yardage indicates. Most importantly, the golf course is a source of joy for the members and their guests. Its design and character create a route that is always a challenge and never the same. Boredom is not spoken here. The opening Dedication on September 29, 1914 was a gala affair that few would forget. It took place on a perfect autumn afternoon with twenty-five hundred people in attendance around the Tudor clubhouse. There were three big drawing cards for the event – curiosity, a high level golf match and the biggest of all, William Howard Taft, the immediate past President of the United States. Taft, an avid golfer, had the honor of striking the first drive. Like so many golfers after him, he succumbed to golfing nerves and authored a mean duck hook about 125 yards down the fairway. Several mulligans improved the President’s performance. Ten years later following a surge of enthusiasm for the game of golf, Worcester became the first course to hold a qualifying round for the U.S. Open. The response to the course was so enthusiastic that Worcester was offered and hosted the 1925 U.S. Open. Willie MacFarlane (the holder of 21 PGA tournament victories) won this event in a 36-hole playoff over Bobby Jones. Then, in 1960, the Women’s U.S. Open came to town. Betsy Rawls overcame Mickey Wright and a strong field to narrowly capture her fourth Open Championship. However, Worcester is best known as the site of the inaugural Ryder Cup in 1927. In this contest the United States team, captained by Walter Hagen handily defeated Ted Ray’s squad from Great Britain 9-1/2 to 2-1/2. As such, Worcester is one of only three golf clubs (Pinehurst and Hazeltine) to host the premier men’s, the premier women’s and the premier international tournaments. WORCESTER COUNTRY CLUB STATS: 475 Members total, 360 Golf, 115 Social & Non-Resident Members The Club currently has a wait list to join $20,000 Initiation Fee $6.7M Gross Volume $2M F&B Volume; a la carte & catering and events 125 FTE Employees in-season 18 Hole Championship Golf Courses, Clubhouses, 3 Dining Venues, Event Tent, Pool Complex, 1 Tennis Court, Practice Range and Putting Green 2-Candle Pin Bowling Lanes WORCESTER COUNTRY CLUB WEB SITE: www.worcestercc.org THE CLUB’S ORIGINAL MISSION HAS NOT CHANGED AND WITHSTOOD THE TIMES: This Club is established for the purpose of encouraging all kinds of athletic exercises, including golf, bowling, swimming, tennis, cross-country skiing and other out-of-door sports, and for the establishment and maintenance of facilities for the promotion of friendship and good fellowship among its Members and their families.