Normandie Golf Club has a history matched by few golf courses. Designed by Old Tom Morris protege Robert Foulis and opened in 1901, the course in St. Louis is one of the oldest tracks west of the Mississippi.
Through the years, many famous athletes and Hollywood personalities have walked the fairways at Normandie. But the historic St. Louis Club is casting aside its historic past for a place in the game's future.
Located in one of St. Louis' most underserved communities, the course is undergoing a rebirth thanks to Jack Nicklaus and members of the city's golf community.
The Metropolitan Golf Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association in St. Louis and owner of the course, announced in 2021 that Nicklaus would be leading a multi-million-dollar renovation of the course. The renovation by Nicklaus and design associate Chris Cochran is part of a project with an overall goal of revitalizing one of St. Louis' most neglected neighborhoods and helping ensure access to the game in the future for the city's at-risk and underserved residents.
Nicklaus has donated the cost of design services, and the Metropolitan Golf Foundation has been busy raising money to complete the project, which will be designated as a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course when it opens next year. The course closed in 2023 so work could begin on the project.