Manito Golf and Country Club

Manito Golf and Country Club
Club information
Coordinates 47°36′32″N 117°23′42″W / 47.609°N 117.395°W / 47.609; -117.395Coordinates: 47°36′32″N 117°23′42″W / 47.609°N 117.395°W / 47.609; -117.395
Location 5303 S. Hatch Road
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Elevation 2,380 feet (725 m)
Established 1922, 96 years ago
1917 (at Hart Field)
Type Private
Total holes 18
Tournaments hosted 1944 PGA Championship
Website www.manitocc.com
Designed by A.V. Macan
Par 71
Length 6,470 yd (5,916 m)
Course rating 70.8[1]
Slope rating 134[1]

Manito Golf and Country Club is a country club in the northwest United States, located in Spokane, Washington. The club was founded in 1917 at Hart Field by a small group of dedicated golf enthusiasts and moved to its current location in southwest Spokane in 1922. It was known as Manito Golf Club until 1935.[2]

Its golf course hosted the PGA Championship in 1944, then match play, in which Bob Hamilton upset favored Byron Nelson in the final.[3][4] The course was designed by A.V. Macan,[5] and was set at 6,330 yards (5,788 m) in late 1921.[6] The back tees are now at 6,470 yards (5,916 m) at par 71, with a course rating of 70.8 and a slope rating of 134.[1]

The elevation at the clubhouse is approximately 2,380 feet (725 m) above sea level.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Manito Golf & Country Club". USGA. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Manito Golf Club changes its name". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. March 2, 1935. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Hamilton faces Byron Nelson in PGA final". St. Petersburg Times. Florida. Associated Press. August 20, 1944. p. 17.
  4. ↑ Stark, Charles R., Jr. (August 21, 1944). "Hamilton beats Nelson to win P.G.A." Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Arthur Vernon Macan". Pacific Northwest Golf Association. Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sporty holes on Manito course". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 11, 1921. p. 3, sports.
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