Sunset Country Club
Club information
Sunset Country Club is located in the United States
Sunset Country Club
Sunset Country Club is located in Missouri
Sunset Country Club
Coordinates38°31′55″N 90°23′35″W / 38.532°N 90.393°W / 38.532; -90.393
LocationSunset Hills, Missouri
Established1910
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Events hosted1946 Western Open
1956 Carling Open
Websitesunsetcountryclub.org
Designed byRobert and James Foulis
Par72
Length6,686 yards (6,110 m)
Course rating72.6
Slope rating133 [1]

Sunset Country Club is a country club in Sunset Hills, Missouri, in south St. Louis County, Missouri.

The par-72 18-hole golf course designed by Robert and James Foulis was built in 1917. A master plan created by Dr. Michael Hurdzan has guided recent course renovations. The course's #1 fairway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.[2]

Tournaments hosted

Year Event Winner Total To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
1941 Trans-Mississippi Amateur United States Frank Stranahan 6 & 5 United States John Barnum
1946 Western Open United States Ben Hogan 271 −17 4 strokes United States Lloyd Mangrum
1956 Carling Open United States Dow Finsterwald 274 −14 3 strokes United States Jack Burke Jr.
United States Billy Casper
United States Billy Maxwell

Scorecard

Sunset Country Club
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Gold 72.4 / 132 547 376 287 169 442 403 513 520 360 3617 495 400 450 157 335 222 337 215 400 3011 6628
Blue 70.5 / 127 503 345 268 150 434 368 500 502 305 3375 483 385 413 129 320 193 325 195 390 2833 6208
Red 68.6 / 121 470 297 260 136 322 350 481 475 284 3075 475 359 396 118 307 173 314 185 381 2708 5783
SI Men's 13 3 15 17 1 7 5 9 11 16 4 2 18 14 10 12 6 8
Par 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 38 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 34 72
SI Ladies' 9 7 15 17 5 13 1 3 11 4 8 2 14 12 18 10 16 6
Yellow 74.6 / 129 448 288 252 130 308 331 440 451 270 2918 470 346 377 105 292 158 297 139 350 2534 5452
White 69.1 / 123 408 252 250 130 294 308 399 405 211 2657 410 295 320 90 280 121 261 139 295 2211 4868

Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Sunset Country Club". USGA. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  2. ^ "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 1/2/2024 THROUGH 1/4/2024". National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. ^ "Sunset Country Club Scorecard". Sunset Country Club. Retrieved 2022-08-30.