Golf Courses by Tom Bendelow

Tom Bendelow designed 111 courses across 23 states in the Stymie directory.

111Courses

23States

1868–1936

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Tom Bendelow (1868–1936), nicknamed "The Johnny Appleseed of American Golf" and "The Dean of American Golf", was a Scottish American golf course architect during the first half of the twentieth century. He is credited with having designed some 600 courses in a 35-year span. Six of his designs have received historic designation by the National Park Service for their significance.

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The hardest, easiest, and longest courses designed by Tom Bendelow in the Stymie directory, ranked by slope rating and total yardage from scorecard data.

With scorecards

Peak slope

155

Longest

7,397 yds

Avg back tee

6,435 yds

Hardest Tom Bendelow Courses

Highest Slope Rating

#	Course	City	Slope
1	Dallas National Golf Club#96 GD Dallas, TX	Dallas, TX	155
2	Lakewood Country Club Lakewood, CO	Lakewood, CO	150
3	Oakwood Country Club Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	150
4	Manistee Golf & Country Club Manistee, MI	Manistee, MI	149
5	Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, IL	Olympia Fields, IL	147
6	East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, GA	Atlanta, GA	144
7	Allegheny Country Club Sewickley, PA	Sewickley, PA	143
8	Colonia Country Club Rahway, NJ	Rahway, NJ	142
9	Dubsdread Golf Course Orlando, FL	Orlando, FL	142
10	Naperville Country Club Naperville, IL	Naperville, IL	142

Easiest Tom Bendelow Courses

Lowest Slope (Public/Muni)

#	Course	City	Slope
1	Audubon Country Club Louisville, KY	Louisville, KY	73
2	Butler Country Club Penn Township, PA	Penn Township, PA	94
3	Oshkosh Country Club Oshkosh, WI	Oshkosh, WI	94
4	Excelsior Springs Golf Course Excelsior, KS	Excelsior, KS	97
5	Mullett Lake Country Club Cheboygan, MI	Cheboygan, MI	100
6	Columbus Park Golf Course Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL	102
7	East Orange Golf Course Millburn, NJ	Millburn, NJ	102
8	Dubsdread Golf Course Orlando, FL	Orlando, FL	103
9	Jefferson Park Golf Course Seattle, WA	Seattle, WA	103
10	Lafayette Club Minnetonka Beach, MN	Minnetonka Beach, MN	103

Longest Tom Bendelow Courses

Most Yards (Back Tees)

#	Course	City	Yards
1	East Lake Golf Club Atlanta, GA	Atlanta, GA	7,397
2	Dallas National Golf Club#96 GD Dallas, TX	Dallas, TX	7,278
3	Santa Fe Country Club Santa Fe, NM	Santa Fe, NM	7,179
4	Beatrice Country Club Beatrice, NE	Beatrice, NE	7,169
5	Oakwood Country Club Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO	7,156
6	Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, IL	Olympia Fields, IL	7,106
7	Lexington Country Club Lexington, KY	Lexington, KY	7,103
8	Hickory Grove Golf Course Oelwein, IA	Oelwein, IA	7,084
9	Lake Shore Country Club Glencoe, IL	Glencoe, IL	7,000
10	Butler Country Club Penn Township, PA	Penn Township, PA	6,936

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Lincoln Park Golf Course

San Francisco, CA · 18 holes

Slope 119Est. 1908Scorecard

Wilson Course at Griffith Park Golf Courses

Los Angeles, CA · 36 holes

Est. 1914

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Greeley Country Club

Greeley, CO · 18 holes

Slope 135Est. 1932Scorecard

Lakewood Country Club

Lakewood, CO · 18 holes

Slope 150Est. 1908Scorecard

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Manchester Country Club

Manchester, CT · 18 holes

Slope 130Est. 1917Scorecard

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Dubsdread Golf Course

Orlando, FL · 18 holes

Slope 142Est. 1923Scorecard

Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club

Tampa, FL · 18 holes

Slope 136Est. 1916Scorecard

Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club

Temple Terrace, FL · 18 holes

Slope 127Est. 1923Scorecard

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East Lake Golf Club

Atlanta, GA · 18 holes

Slope 144Est. 1904Scorecard

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Dubuque Golf & Country Club

Dubuque, IA · 18 holes

Est. 1923

Hickory Grove Golf Course

Oelwein, IA · 18 holes

Slope 140Est. 1915Scorecard

Hyperion Field Club

Johnston, IA · 18 holes

Slope 127Est. 1907Scorecard

Ottumwa Country Club

Ottumwa, IA · 18 holes

Est. 1922

Sioux City Country Club

Sioux City, IA · 18 holes

Slope 132Est. 1908Scorecard

Wapsipinicon Golf Club

Independence, IA · 9 holes

Est. 1909

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Aurora Country Club

Aurora, IL · 18 holes

Slope 141Est. 1914Scorecard

Bel-Mar Country Club

Belvidere, IL · 18 holes

Est. 1919

Bloomingdale Golf Club

Bloomingdale, IL · 18 holes

Slope 127Est. 1920Scorecard

Champaign Country Club

Champaign, IL · 18 holes

Slope 135Est. 1904Scorecard

Chevy Chase Golf Club

Wheeling, IL · 18 holes

Slope 130Est. 1928Scorecard

Columbus Park Golf Course

Chicago, IL · 18 holes

Slope 109Est. 1910Scorecard

Edgewood Golf Club (Closed)

Polo, IL · 18 holes

Est. 1916

Glen Oak Country Club

Glen Ellyn, IL · 18 holes

Slope 139Est. 1911Scorecard

Greenview Golf Club

Centralia, IL · 18 holes

Slope 125Est. 1922Scorecard

Illini Golf Course

Springfield, IL · 18 holes

Slope 140Est. 1906Scorecard

Ingersoll Golf Course

Rockford, IL · 18 holes

Slope 129Est. 1922Scorecard

Jackson Park Golf Course

Chicago, IL · 18 holes

Slope 113Est. 1899Scorecard

Jacksonville Country Club

Jacksonville, IL · 18 holes

Slope 124Est. 1925Scorecard

Joliet Country Club (closed)

Joliet, IL · 18 holes

Est. 1905

Kankakee Country Club

Kankakee, IL · 18 holes

Slope 129Est. 1916Scorecard

Lake Shore Country Club

Glencoe, IL · 18 holes

Slope 139Est. 1909Scorecard

Lawrence County Country Club

Lawrenceville, IL · 9 holes

Slope 132Est. 1915Scorecard

Lincoln Elks Country Club

Lincoln, IL · 18 holes

Slope 125Est. 1918Scorecard

Lincoln Oaks Golf Course

Crete, IL · 18 holes

Slope 124Est. 1927Scorecard

Lincolnshire Country Club

Crete, IL · 18 holes

Slope 137Est. 1927Scorecard

Madison Golf Course

Peoria, IL · 18 holes

Slope 108Est. 1909Scorecard

Marquette Park Golf Course

Chicago, IL · 18 holes

Slope 127Scorecard

Medinah Country Club

Medinah, IL · 18 holes

Slope 141Scorecard

Monmouth Country Club

Monmouth, IL · 18 holes

Slope 126Est. 1903Scorecard

Naperville Country Club

Naperville, IL · 18 holes

Slope 142Est. 1921Scorecard

Nelson Park Golf Course

Decatur, IL · 18 holes

Est. 1917

Olympia Fields Country Club

Olympia Fields, IL · 18 holes

Slope 147Est. 1915Scorecard

Pine Hills Golf Club

McNabb, IL · 18 holes

Slope 127Est. 1924Scorecard

Rock Spring Golf Course

Alton, IL · 18 holes

Est. 1912

Sinnissippi Golf Course

Rockford, IL · 18 holes

Slope 128Est. 1912Scorecard

Soangetaha Country Club

Galesburg, IL · 18 holes

Slope 130Est. 1895Scorecard

Urbana Country Club

Urbana, IL · 18 holes

Slope 128Est. 1922Scorecard

Villa Olivia Country Club

Bartlett, IL · 18 holes

Est. 1926

Wing Park Golf Course

Elgin, IL · 18 holes

Est. 1908

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Garrett Country Club

Garrett, IN · 18 holes

Slope 129Est. 1915Scorecard

Helfrich Hills Golf Course

Evansville, IN · 18 holes

Est. 1923

Pottawattomie Country Club

Michigan City, IN · 18 holes

Slope 132Est. 1909Scorecard

Regulation Nine Course at Clermont Golf Course

Brownsburg, IN · 18 holes

Est. 1914

Springs Valley Golf Links Course at French Lick Springs Resort

French Lick, IN · 36 holes

Est. 1907

The Country Club of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN · 18 holes

Est. 1911

Wawasee Golf Club

Syracuse, IN · 18 holes

Est. 1910

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Excelsior Springs Golf Course

Excelsior, KS · 18 holes

Slope 137Est. 1915Scorecard

Leavenworth Golf Club (CLOSED)

Lansing, KS · 18 holes

Est. 1922

Mission Hills Country Club

Mission Hills, KS · 18 holes

Est. 1914

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Audubon Country Club

Louisville, KY · 18 holes

Slope 140Est. 1908Scorecard

Lexington Country Club

Lexington, KY · 18 holes

Slope 129Est. 1908Scorecard

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Atlas Valley Country Club

Grand Blanc, MI · 18 holes

Slope 138Est. 1912Scorecard

Cascades Eighteen Course at Cascades Golf Course

Jackson, MI · 27 holes

Est. 1929

Ella Sharp Park Golf Course

Jackson, MI · 18 holes

Slope 117Est. 1924Scorecard

Executive Nine Course at Cascades Golf Course

Jackson, MI · 27 holes

Est. 1929

Grand Beach Golf Course

Grand Beach, MI · 18 holes

Slope 128Est. 1912Scorecard

Hillsdale Golf & Country Club

Hillsdale, MI · 9 holes

Est. 1904

Huron Hills Golf Course

Ann Arbor, MI · 18 holes

Slope 118Est. 1922Scorecard

Kalamazoo Country Club

Kalamazoo, MI · 18 holes

Slope 139Scorecard

Manistee Golf & Country Club

Manistee, MI · 18 holes

Slope 149Est. 1901Scorecard

Mullett Lake Country Club

Cheboygan, MI · 18 holes

Slope 135Est. 1930Scorecard

Saginaw Country Club

Saginaw Charter Township, MI · 18 holes

Slope 138Est. 1898Scorecard

South Haven Country Club

South Haven, MI · 18 holes

Est. 1920

Spring Lake Country Club

Spring Lake, MI · 18 holes

Slope 128Est. 1911Scorecard

Traverse City Golf and Country Club

Traverse City, MI · 18 holes

Slope 132Est. 1915Scorecard

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Lafayette Club

Minnetonka Beach, MN · 18 holes

Slope 110Est. 1915Scorecard

Minnetonka Country Club

Shorewood, MN · 18 holes

Est. 1916

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Columbia Country Club

Columbia, MO · 18 holes

Est. 1921

Oakwood Country Club

Kansas City, MO · 18 holes

Slope 150Est. 1912Scorecard

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Pass Christian Isles Golf Club

Pass Christian, MS · 18 holes

Est. 1948

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Beatrice Country Club

Beatrice, NE · 18 holes

Slope 139Est. 1917Scorecard

Fremont Golf Club

Fremont, NE · 18 holes

Slope 133Est. 1930Scorecard

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Colonia Country Club

Rahway, NJ · 18 holes

Slope 142Est. 1920Scorecard

East Orange Golf Course

Millburn, NJ · 18 holes

Slope 129Est. 1926Scorecard

Hendricks Field Golf Course

Belleville, NJ · 18 holes

Slope 133Est. 1897Scorecard

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Santa Fe Country Club

Santa Fe, NM · 18 holes

Slope 132Est. 1930Scorecard

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Auburn Golf & Country Club

Auburn, NY · 18 holes

Est. 1915

Dyker Beach Golf Course

Brooklyn, NY · 18 holes

Slope 122Est. 1897Scorecard

Forest Park Golf Course

Wood Haven, NY · 18 holes

Slope 125Est. 1910Scorecard

Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course

Bronx, NY · 18 holes

Est. 1885

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Kettenring Country Club

Defiance, OH · 18 holes

Est. 1921

Moundbuilders Country Club

Newark, OH · 18 holes

Slope 121Est. 1927Scorecard

Rosemont Country Club

Fairlawn, OH · 18 holes

Est. 1910

Shawnee Country Club

Lima, OH · 18 holes

Slope 132Est. 1904Scorecard

Union Country Club

Dover, OH · 18 holes

Slope 128Est. 1911Scorecard

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Allegheny Country Club

Sewickley, PA · 18 holes

Slope 143Est. 1902Scorecard

Butler Country Club

Penn Township, PA · 18 holes

Slope 140Est. 1906Scorecard

Culbertson Hills Golf Club

Edinboro, PA · 18 holes

Slope 131Est. 1930Scorecard

Grove City Country Club

Pine Township, PA · 18 holes

Slope 140Est. 1917Scorecard

Lake Shore Golf Club

Erie, PA · 18 holes

Slope 138Est. 1929Scorecard

Union City Country Club

Union Township, PA · 18 holes

Est. 1915

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Dallas National Golf Club

Dallas, TX · 18 holes

Slope 155Est. 1912Scorecard

River Crest Country Club

Fort Worth, TX · 18 holes

Slope 137Est. 1911Scorecard

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Jefferson Park Golf Course

Seattle, WA · 18 holes

Slope 122Est. 1912Scorecard

Jefferson Park Par 3 Course

Seattle, WA · 18 holes

Est. 1912

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Big Foot Country Club

Fontana, WI · 18 holes

Slope 140Est. 1924Scorecard

Country Club Estates Golf Course

Fontana, WI · 18 holes

Est. 1927

Nakoma Country Club

Madison, WI · 18 holes

Est. 1920

Old Hickory Golf Club

Beaver Dam, WI · 18 holes

Slope 129Est. 1920Scorecard

Oshkosh Country Club

Oshkosh, WI · 18 holes

Slope 116Est. 1916Scorecard

Tripoli Country Club

Milwaukee, WI · 18 holes

Est. 1921

Frequently asked about Tom Bendelow

What is the hardest Tom Bendelow course?

Dallas National Golf Club in Dallas, TX is the hardest Tom Bendelow course in the Stymie directory with a maximum slope rating of 155. Slope rating measures difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch player — 113 is average, 140+ is very difficult.

What is the longest Tom Bendelow course?

East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, GA is the longest Tom Bendelow course at 7,397 yards from the back tees.

What is the easiest Tom Bendelow course to play?

Among public and municipal Tom Bendelow courses, Audubon Country Club in Louisville, KY has the lowest slope rating at 73. Courses with a slope under 115 are typically considered beginner-friendly.

How many Tom Bendelow courses have a slope of 140 or higher?

18 Tom Bendelow courses in the Stymie directory carry a max slope rating of 140 or higher, out of 77 with published scorecard data.

How long is the average Tom Bendelow course?

Across 77 Tom Bendelow courses with published scorecards, the average maximum yardage from the back tees is 6,435 yards. The longest plays to 7,397 yards.