Highland Park Golf Course | |
Location: | Birmingham, Alabama |
Coordinates: | 33.5108°N -86.775°W |
Establishment: | 1903 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Honours Golf |
Holes: | 18 |
Par1: | 70 |
Length1: | 5,801 |
Rating1: | 68.1 |
Slope1: | 128 |
Highland Park Golf Course is a public golf course in Birmingham, Alabama. Established in 1903 as the Country Club of Birmingham, it is the oldest golf course in the state of Alabama.[1]
Bobby Jones won the Birmingham Country Club Invitational at Highland Park in 1916 at the age of 14.[2] Charlie Boswell shot an 81 on the course on Oct. 5, 1956. The course was renamed the Charlie Boswell Golf Course at Highland Park. Today, Boswell is honored by a plaque on the first tee box. Honors Golf took over the golf club and made course and course house improvements and changed the name back to Highland Park Golf Course.[2]