Rutgers in NJ was built in '78, I believe. Aside from Sedgley, it's the oldest course I've ever played.
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Also, Adler is no longer anything like the original course, it's down to a 9 from the original 18, I think West is a little closer to what went in back then.
Collecting each state's #1 course (or as many as possible) could also be entertaining.
Per DGCR pages, Honey Bear Hollow claims to me IN's #1. Designed by Ed Headrick, no less!
Roscoe Ewing in Akron, OH by Steady Ed is listed as 1977 (but many changes have been made since)
Only one original hole remains; Hole 4 from the short tee.
As it seems a lot of these old courses have gone through significant redesign over the years, an interesting subset of this quest would be to play the oldest courses still in their original design...
The course I know of that comes closest to this is White Birch Park in St. Louis. Of course "original design" cannot account for the massive erosion and dozens of trees that have died in 34 years. :\As it seems a lot of these old courses have gone through significant redesign over the years, an interesting subset of this quest would be to play the oldest courses still in their original design...