The verdant fairway at Langston Golf Course.Īt the Langston Grille, pictures of some of the greatest to have golfed at Langston are portrayed on the walls, such as Rafe Botts, Calvin Peete, James Black, and Lee Elder. On any given day, you can see groundhogs, geese, bald eagles, foxes, and vultures roaming throughout the course. Keeping this in mind will help you be sure to not overshoot or undershoot your swing. This provides an idea of what club to utilize, giving a better chance of placing the ball on the green.Īnd before you get to the end of the course, Hole 17 has a challenging dogleg left. Though many individuals have rangefinders, the black-and-white poles placed throughout the course measures the distance from the hole to 150 yards out. From there you can either ride your golf cart or pull your clubs across the bridge to finish off your par.
“Many balls have been lost in that water,” chuckled Andrews. Moving further into the course, Hole 13, located in the back, starts with having to clear a portion of the river.
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Upon clearing the water, you aren’t able to see the tee, so you aim for the directional flag kindly placed by Ernie Andrews, a long-time Langston golfer and USGTF teaching professional at Langston Golf Course. It is the longest from the tee and has multiple blind spots. Have you tried the challenge that Hole 3, and in particular what Hole 10, offers? Hole 3 has the infamous “Joe Lewis tree.” In the last few years the tree hasn’t showed its previous size, but a few years back it was a challenging obstacle to maneuver around, something most people struggled to get past, especially the legendary boxer Joe Lewis.Īs for Hole 10, this is one you definitely have to test out for yourself. The course begins moderately, as most courses do, and becomes more challenging as the holes progress.
Within about five years, nine more holes were added to complete the course. When Langston opened in 1939, it was a basic nine-hole course. There is no better time to explore all of what Langston has to offer than during the beautiful fall season with the cooler weather and stunning change of autumn leaves. Have you yet to play at the historic Langston Golf Course, located just blocks from Capitol Hill? This is a gem within our neighborhood that you don’t want to miss out on. “Ernie Andrews of Langston Golf Course and Bernard Shaw a CNN journalist enjoying some fun laughs at Langston.” Credits: Stacy Peterson
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