Hattiesburg Country Club

Detailed description of Hattiesburg Country Club

Hattiesburg Country Club is a Private 18 hole golf course located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Hattiesburg Country Club was founded in 1919. After a fire destroyed the original building, it was rebuilt in 1959 in its present location. The present-day course also opened in 1959. The course was updated in 1999 by Press Maxwell and Nathan Grace..

Hattiesburg Country Club has a rich tradition, hosting the Magnolia Class and Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic from 1968 to 1993. Past winners of the event included the likes of Craig Stadler (1978), Roger Maltbie (1980), Payne Stewart (1982), Russ Cochran (1983), Jim Gallagher Jr. (1985), Gene Sauers (1990) and Greg Kraft (1993).

Hattiesburg Country Club is the home course of the University of Southern Mississippi’s men’s and women’s golf teams.

Par for the course is 71. From the back tees, the course plays to 6,902 yards. From the forward tees, the course measures 4,912 yards. The longest hole on the course is # 3, a par-5 that plays to 550 yards. The shortest hole on the course is # 15, a par-3 that plays to 182 yards from the back tees.

Watch out for # 5, a 442-yard par-4 challenge and the #1 handicap hole on the course. The easiest hole at Hattiesburg Country Club Golf Course is # 12, a 354 yard par-4.