Steeped in the game’s tradition and evolution, it should come as no surprise that the roots of the Ashland Golf Club are just as thick as the trees that line its historic fairways. The pages of the club’s 100-year history are rich with unparalleled lore. In the midst of prohibition, a two-time British Open champion designed it, and over the years, PGA Tour legends headlined by Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino played it. In 1921, Golden Age course architect Willie Park Jr. - a Scotsman who also built well-known courses in Europe and Canada - designed the original nine holes of what was known at its inception as Ashland Country Club. The links Ashland Golf Club to Celebrate Centennial Season covered 143 acres of farmland and expanded to 18 holes in 1973. The original clubhouse hosted mystery dinner theaters and the big-band sounds of unforgettable musicians like Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Maynard Ferguson. Some staff members even thought the more recent rendition of the clubhouse was haunted before it was torn down in 2013, the same year the course switched from private to public. Those one-of-a-kind recollections will be just part of the story when the Ashland Golf Club enjoys its centennial summer. A 100-day celebration calendar kicks off May 28 and will feature events, unique course and pro shop Ohio Golf Journal
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