Kansas City Swope Memorial Golf Course Earns Seven MILLION Bucks Worth Of Upgrades

A bit of local investment that's totes worth it . . . Now, locals probably won't see hottie Paige on the course BUT it's a low key and historic attraction on the East side that actually lures some of the more serious golfers from throughout the region.

Here's more background . . .

Built in 1919 and redesigned in 1934 by the legendary architect A.W. Tillinghast, Swope Memorial hosted a PGA tour stop in 1949 — the only local public course with that distinction. The great Ben Hogan once walked its hilly topography. For 90 years, golfers have gazed from the lofted perch on the 17th hole to Kansas City’s skyline 12 miles away.

But in addition to being a historic place, Swope Memorial is also … getting old.

Which is why the parks department will soon take a proposal to the city council seeking to fund a major overhaul of Swope Memorial, likely to the tune of around $7 million, Douglas Schroeder, director of golf services for Kansas City Parks & Recreation said.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

After a century, historic KC golf course plans to close for a year for $7M overhaul

"This is a prized asset ... and we need to spend some money to get it back to the gold standard it should be."