East Lake Golf Club

East Lake Golf Club
Club information
Established1904[1]
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Events hostedThe Tour Championship
Ryder Cup (1963)
U.S. Amateur
WebsiteEastLakeGolfClub.com
East Lake Golf Course
Designed byTom Bendelow (1908)
Donald Ross (1913)
George Cobb (1959 renovation)
Rees Jones (1995 & 2008 renovation)
Andrew Green (2023 renovation)
Par72/70
Length7,346 yards (6,717 m)
Course rating76.2[2]
Slope rating144[2]
Course record60 – Zach Johnson (2007)

East Lake Golf Club is a private golf club 5 miles east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1904, it is the oldest golf course in the city.[3] East Lake was the home course of golfer Bobby Jones and much of its clubhouse serves as a tribute to his accomplishments.

Since 2004, East Lake has been the permanent home of The Tour Championship, the culminating event of the PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup.[1] The Tour Championship was first played at the course in 1998. The reigning Tour Championship and FedEx Cup champion is Scottie Scheffler.

All proceeds from operations at East Lake Golf Club—more than $20 million to date[3]—go to support the East Lake Foundation, which has helped transform one of the nation's worst public housing projects into a thriving community.[4]

  1. ^ a b "About the club". Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Course Rating and Slope Database – East Lake Golf Club". USGA. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "East Lake Golf Club". Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Who We Are". East Lake Foundation. Retrieved May 12, 2017.