Wethersfield
Country Club was incorporated by the State of Connecticut in 1916 for social and
athletic purposes. One year later the original "inside nine" holes between
Prospect Street and Highland Street were opened and the clubhouse dedicated. In 1925 the
"outside nine" holes south of Highland Street were opened to complete the
championship course. Robert D. Pryde who designed the original golf course, as well as the
New Haven, Race Brook, Wyantenuck, and other courses, became the first Executive Director
of the Connecticut State Golf Association and was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall
of Fame in 1999. Because of the superlative play of its members in state and regional
competitions over many decades, Wethersfield Country Club came to be known as the
"Club of Champions".
In 1951 several Wethersfield Country Club
members as leaders of the Greater Hartford Jaycees organized the PGA Tour’s Insurance
City Open that was first played at WCC on Labor Day weekend, 1952. As the Insurance City
Open and later as the Greater Hartford Open, the event was hosted by Wethersfield Country
Club from 1952 until 1983 after which it was moved to the TPC course in Cromwell. Sam
Snead won the tournament in 1955, and Arnold Palmer won his first PGA Tour event in the
United States at Wethersfield in 1956. Other winners included Tommy Bolt, Billy Casper,
Ken Venturi, Dave Stockton, Lee Trevino, and Curtis Strange. Although he played here
several times, Jack Nicklaus never succeeded in winning at Wethersfield. PGA Tour
Professionals continue to regard Wethersfield Country Club as one of the best-conditioned
golf courses in the country.
76 Country Club
Road - Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109 - Tel. 860-529-3326
Wethersfield
Country Club was incorporated by the State of Connecticut in 1916 for social and
athletic purposes. One year later the original "inside nine" holes between
Prospect Street and Highland Street were opened and the clubhouse dedicated. In 1925 the
"outside nine" holes south of Highland Street were opened to complete the
championship course. Robert D. Pryde who designed the original golf course, as well as the
New Haven, Race Brook, Wyantenuck, and other courses, became the first Executive Director
of the Connecticut State Golf Association and was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall
of Fame in 1999. Because of the superlative play of its members in state and regional
competitions over many decades, Wethersfield Country Club came to be known as the
"Club of Champions".