Casey Country Club

About the club

In 1929 Bill Jones and several friends met, on what was then a portion of Mills Farm, for the purpose of laying out a golf course. They planned the layout of the course while standing near a log behind the present number six green. O. L. Lang contacted a Scotsman by the name of George Telford to assist with the design. Telford was a “Doodlebugger” and was in Montrose where he was drilling an oil well. The Casey Country Club has a history streching over 80 years. The course, which opened in late 1929, was owned by the Mills Family until 1930 when the forty-three acres were purchased for $2500 to become the Casey Country Club. The original course layout was significantly different than today: Number One tee was where Number Eight is now. Number Two was from the Number Nine tee to the practice green. Number Three was from the current Number One tee to the big tree on the right of the Number One fairway. Number Four was a par three to the right and across the creek to what is now the Number Two green. Number Five was to the right of the current Number Two green and played as a par four to the current Number Three green. Number Six was the same as the current Number Four. Number Seven was the same as the current Number Five, but played as a par five. Number Eight was the same as Number Six is now, and Number Nine was the same as the current Number Seven hole. The first meeting to organize the Casey Country Club was held in July or August of 1930. The following are believed to be the Charter Members of the Casey Country Club: W. C. Turner, A. H. Lindsey, Huck Finn, Glenn Kite, Ryan Bertram, Frank Steppacher, Walter Fawley, Chas. Beavers, Bob Wright, H. V. Brunker, Fred Chrysler, R. D. Orr, O. L. Lang, O. A. Logue, C. H. Markwell, and Harold Jones.