HOPE VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB’S STORIED GOLF PROGRAM IS ROOTED AT THE HEART OF GOLF HISTORY.
Our meticulously maintained course is known as the “total gem” of Donald James Ross (1872 – 1948), golf’s most famous and prolific architect. Through the decades it has retained its original 1926 routing, attracting notice of golf historians and earning accolades. At the same time, the course has gone through periodic renovations with high-profile golf course architects such as Perry Maxwell, Dan Maples, John LaFoy, and Brian Silva. Most recently, the club is undertaking improvements with noted golf course architect Kris Spence.
HISTORICAL FACTS – EARLY HIGHLIGHTS OF HOPE VALLEY’S GOLF HISTORY
As host to the fourth of Byron Nelson’s record-breaking 11-consecutive PGA Tour Victories in 1945, Hope Valley first earned distinction beyond its role as a beautiful, challenging course. In 1945 Byron Nelson won the second Durham Open on Easter, April 1, with a 71-69-72-65 (276), the only score under par. More importantly it was Nelson’s fourth victory in an 11 consecutive streak. A brisk breeze and Hope Valley’s fast, undulating greens frustrated most of the field, including Sam Snead, who four-putted one green from 20 feet.
In 1955 Mike Souchak, Hope Valley resident and member, shot the lowest 72 hole score in PGA TOUR history at the time. Mike’s total of 257 at the Texas Open in San Antonio was his first tour victory. He then followed that great accomplishment by winning four TOUR events the following year, more than any other Professional in 1956.
