1899 A group of 14 university professors and local businessmen form the South Willamette Golf Club – the second golf club founded in the state of Oregon – on College Hill. “In its young and struggling years the club was a small and exclusive affair with a nine-hole golf course spread out over the east slope of College Hill.” – The Story of Eugene
1912 The Club is incorporated on Christmas Eve when it acquires its first clubhouse (2598 South Willamette Street) next to the Club’s first golf course, a nine-hole layout with sand greens.
The Club is incorporated on Christmas Eve when it acquires its first clubhouse (2598 South Willamette Street) next to the Club’s first golf course, a nine-hole layout with sand greens.
1921 Membership dues are $1 a month, plus war tax.
Membership dues are $1 a month, plus war tax.
1923 The Club purchases 146-acers of farmland from the Young, Ford, and McAlister families on the north side of the Willamette River. - - H. Chandler Egan, 1904/1905 U.S. Amateur Champion, (photographed) is engaged to design an 18-hole course.
The Club purchases 146-acers of farmland from the Young, Ford, and McAlister families on the north side of the Willamette River. - - H. Chandler Egan, 1904/1905 U.S. Amateur Champion, (photographed) is engaged to design an 18-hole course.
1930 Eugene Country Club hosts it's first high-profile tournament: the Oregon Open Championship. Leo Diegel
1952 Eugene Country Club hosts the National Junior JC Championship. Future PGA Tour star, Al Geiberger, prominently competed in this event early in his amateur career.
Eugene Country Club hosts the National Junior JC Championship. Future PGA Tour star, Al Geiberger, prominently competed in this event early in his amateur career.
1959 Eugene Country Club hosts the NCAA Men's Championship. Houston / Dick Crawford
1961 Eugene Country Club hosts the Women's Trans-Mississippi Championship. JoAnne (Gunderson) Carner
Eugene Country Club hosts the Women's Trans-Mississippi Championship.
1964 Eugene Country Club hosts the U.S. Junior Boys Championship. Johnny Miller
1965-1967 Robert Trent Jones is commissioned to make design changes with significantly larger greens as one of the key goals. In a unique remodeling of a golf course, Jones reverses the original Egan routing, placing the first tee near Egan’s 18th green, and so on.
Robert Trent Jones is commissioned to make design changes with significantly larger greens as one of the key goals. In a unique remodeling of a golf course, Jones reverses the original Egan routing, placing the first tee near Egan’s 18th green, and so on.
1976 Arnold Palmer visits Eugene Country Club.
Arnold Palmer visits Eugene Country Club.
1974 Eugene Country Club hosts the Women's Trans-National Championship. Barbara Barrow
Eugene Country Club hosts the Women's Trans-National Championship.
1978 Eugene Country Club hosts the NCAA Men’s Championship. Oklahoma State / David Edwards
1993 Eugene Country Club hosts the U.S. Men's Mid-Amateur Championship. Jeff Thomas
Eugene Country Club hosts the U.S. Men's Mid-Amateur Championship.
2002 Eugene Country Club hosts the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship. Kathy Hartwiger
2008 Eugene Country Club hosts the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. Amanda Blumenherst - - Eugene Country Club is named Oregon Golf Associate Club of the Year.
Eugene Country Club hosts the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship.
- - Eugene Country Club is named Oregon Golf Associate Club of the Year.
2011/2012 Eugene Country Club is rated #85 in America’s Top 100 Golf Courses by Golf Digest.
Eugene Country Club is rated #85 in America’s Top 100 Golf Courses by Golf Digest.
2012 Eugene Country Club is rated #67 Best Modern Golf Course by Golf Week.
Eugene Country Club is rated #67 Best Modern Golf Course by Golf Week.
2014 Eugene Country Club hosts the NCAA Men's West Regionals. Stanford
2016 Eugene Country Club hosts the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Championship Finals. Men's University of Oregon / Aaron Wise Women's University of Washington / Virginia Elena Carta
Eugene Country Club hosts the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Championship Finals.
2017 A club-wide renovation project and re-brand combining history and modernity is completed.
2018 Eugene Country Club hosts the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. Champion: Jeff Wilson Jeff Wilson
2025 Eugene Country Club hosts the Pacific Coast Amateur. Jaden Dumdamaya
Eugene Country Club hosts the Pacific Coast Amateur.
2029 Eugene Country Club will host the U.S. Girls Junior Championship.
Eugene Country Club will host the U.S. Girls Junior Championship.
Striking a balance between tradition and transformation is a hallmark of the Eugene Country Club story, both in its remarkable history and for the coming chapters yet to be written. Such is seen in the thought behind our logo rebrand (2016).