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Glenwood Golf Course is a par

Par (score)

The word "par" is a term in the game of golf used to denote the pre-determined number of strokes that a scratch golfer should require to complete a hole, a round , or a tournament...

35, nine-hole golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

in Glenwood, Iowa

Glenwood, Iowa

Glenwood is a city in and the county seat of Mills County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,269 in the 2010 census, a decline from 5,358 in the 2000 census. -History:...

. Thomas Davis designed the course with bent grass greens and bluegrass

Poa

Poa is a genus of about 500 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass , bluegrass , tussock , and speargrass. "Poa" is Greek for fodder...

fairways. From the front tees it is 2564 yards, 33.5 rating

Golf handicap

A handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's playing ability based on the tees played for a given course. It is used to calculate a net score from the number of strokes actually played, thus allowing players of different proficiency to play against each other on somewhat equal terms...

, and 120 slope

Golf handicap

, and from the back tees it is 2776 yards, 34.5 rating, and 123 slope, as provided by the USGA.

History

In looking for a place to lay out a course, a family named Brower was approached and because the parents had recently died, the daughter liked the idea of the farm becoming a golf course and sold the family farm of 32.8 acres (132,737 m²) to the Golf Corporation, Thomas W. Davis, Pres., for $10,000. Another adjoining 11 acres (44,515.5 m²) were bought for $6,000. $17,000 had already been raised by selling shares for $100 a share, so with $1,000 in the bank, they forged ahead. Tom Davis designed the nine-hole course, and with the help of many volunteers, many of whom belonged to the Glenwood Lions Club, the work began. Two dams were built to supply the water for the greens, the fairways were seeded (1963), and the members of the soon-to-be Ladies League for the course hand planted trees. Opening day was May 30, 1964. Dues the first year were $35.00, and if you belonged within a five-mile (8 km) radius of Glenwood, you could not play without being a member. The old farmhouse was used as a clubhouse. Later a new clubhouse was built at a cost of $185,000.

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