The Country Club of St. Albans (Lewis and Clark)

Overview: The Lewis and Clark Course at St. Albans occupies rolling Missouri hills west of St. Louis, with wooded terrain, valleys, lakes and long views giving the course a strong natural scale. Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish routed the holes through a large property rather than treating the surrounding development as the main subject. Elevation changes and wooded corridors create the character of the round, while the open views and varied ground keep the layout from becoming a purely enclosed parkland course.

History: In 1988, 5,400 acres surrounding the village of St. Albans were purchased for a planned community and country club. Weiskopf and Morrish were selected in 1991 to design and build the Lewis and Clark Course, which opened in November 1992 along with the St. Albans clubhouse. A second course, Tavern Creek, followed in June 1997 under Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry. The larger development preserved Civil War-era graves, historic Theodore Link stone homes and natural habitats, giving the golf courses a layered local setting.

Did You Know? The St. Albans property is home to hundreds of wildlife and plant species, and the course designers were asked to work with that reserve rather than erase it. The Lewis and Clark name also connects the club to Missouri’s exploration history, while the preserved graves and stone buildings keep the property’s older chapters visible between the fairways.