
Brent Dolittle

Brent Dolittle

Brent Dolittle

Brent Dolittle

Brent Dolittle

Brent Dolittle
Overview
Robert Trent Jones designed Shady Oaks, best known as being Ben Hogan's home club in the decades after his retirement, in the mid-1950s for founder Marvin Leonard. The design of the course was state of the art and emblematic of the new style of design: heavily engineered; long, with narrow fairways thorugh treeliined corridors that placed a premium on driving accuracy; and large, sectioned greens. That mode prevailed until 2020 when the club hired the Australiian firm of Ogilvy, Cocking and Mead to remodel the course. The architiects infused it with a bigger, more sweeping style of bunker, removed trees, and shifted and extended greens. It's once again a course that reflects the popular architecture of the moment.
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Awards

Best in State: Previously unranked.
Current ranking: 15th.
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Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
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Reviews
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“Beautiful private club, with distinct bunkering (particularly on the Front 9). Mr. Hogan's home club, with a lot of memorabilia. Worth the visit."
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“If you can get here, you won't be disappointed. Course requires strategy and accuracy to negotiate. The greens are fun, really smooth and roll great! This was Ben Hogan's home course, and they have an incredible amount of history and memorabilia from Mr. Hogan."
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“Very playable golf course yet challenging with the bunkering and oak trees that frame the holes. Bunkering overall is some of the most aesthetically pleasing that one will encounter anywhere. Shady Oaks asks all the questions as different clubs are required off the tee and a stunning variety of green "
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“Fun to play where Ben Hogan called home for many years of his life"
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“Shady Oaks surprised me from the start -- I was expecting something like Colonial and this is a much hillier and open property. I only visited after the recent renovation, but with a good course and much history related to Ben Hogan, it is a great experience."
Read More2021
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