The Club at Old Hawthorne
Course Name
The Club at Old Hawthorne
Location
Columbia
Address
6221 E Highway WW, Columbia, MO 65201
Phone
Website
http://www.oldhawthorne.com
Course Type
Private
Holes
18
Par
72
Quality/Cost Ratio (1 to 10)
n/a
Course Condition
9
Difficulty
8.5
Fairway Grass
Zoysia
Green Type
Bentgrass
Rough
Combination of Blue and Rye, long enough to know you are in the rough; short enough to find your ball.
Stimpmeter
9.5
Clubhouse
9
Walkability
5 (members suggested that the club could make the walking experience much more enjoyable)
Slope
114 to 134
Yardage
4,732 to 7,221
Overall Rating (1 to 5):
Comments
With a reputation as Columbia’s premier country club, The Club at Old Hawthorne is a no-nonsense private club located a couple of miles east of Columbia. The course doesn’t have much shtik but simply offers pure golf on a beautifully nurtured course. For whatever reason I had a terrible round with one of my highest scores posted in a few weeks. The large, undulating greens posed my biggest challenge, primarily since I had been playing on reasonably slow greens on the previous 6 courses. The greens were actually quite nice; my skill level was the sole culprit. The greens seemed to play much faster than their 9.5 Stimp. The wide lush fairways were lined with beautiful homes, owned by many of Mizzou’s elite. All in all The Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia, Missouri is a wonderful course and club. A special thanks to Mike O’Neill for introducing me to his buddy and Old Hawthorne member Dave Baugher.
This course is a true challenge to a passionate and low handicap player. It is the university of missouri men’s and women’s golf team’s home course, so they made sure to leave it hard. Long par fours, punishing bunkers, and a practice area that competes with the best on tour. Wide fairways can make for a good fairway shot, but you better have good aim as this course has lots of areas from the fairways that don’t offer a good second shot into the green. This course is surrounded by columbia’s nicest homes and will truly make you feel like you’re somewhere special. Don’t pass this gem up if you are given the option to play here.