Louisville · KY
Est. 1926 · Tom Winton (original, 1926); redesigned by Rees Jones (2004)
Why we love this place
We love standing somewhere history actually happened, and Big Spring is exactly that: Kentucky's first major championship venue, with a spring still bubbling by the 13th green. Classic bones, modern polish from Rees Jones, and a name straight out of pioneer country. That's our kind of throwback.
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About Big Spring Country Club
Big Spring Country Club traces to 1926, when a course was laid out on former farmland by Scottish architect Tom Winton. The club takes its name from a natural spring that once served pioneer settlers and still flows near the 13th green. Its defining moment came in 1952, when Big Spring hosted the PGA Championship, the first major staged by a Kentucky club, with Jim Turnesa defeating Chick Harbert in the 36-hole final; William Diddel had remodeled the course in 1951 in preparation. Larry Packard reworked several holes in 1964 after Interstate 64 construction, and Rees Jones completed a comprehensive redesign in 2004. In 2014 the club merged with Harmony Landing in Goshen, giving members two eighteen-hole courses. It sits just outside the St. Matthews area of Louisville, Kentucky.
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